Opinion

  • A Winter Wonderland of Music: December Music Suggestions

    Although the weather reports about the upcoming El Niño season is rather unreliable, your love for this playlist won’t be. “B*tch Better Have My Money” by Rihanna – Although Rihanna is already known to be a strong independent woman (who also has a killer sense of style), she brings the definition of badass to the…

  • Tall People Stand Above Adversity

    We like to think that we are head and shoulders above the rest. By “the rest,” we tall people are of course referring to the general masses, henceforth to be referred to as “shorties.” We ignore the constant inquiries about the weather up here by simply explaining that our brains are literally at a…

  • Total tubular talking: how slang has changed over time

    Each decade brings in a new wave of pop culture including new styles of music, television, movies, and… the way we talk? In the last 40 years, parties have changed from being “radical!” to “lit!” The Californian 80’s saw the rise of the valley girl and the surfer boy. Immortalized in movies, the valley…

  • Twihards Unite: Genderbent Twilight is Worthy of Attention

    There’s no point in denying it; as soon as I tore through the Twilight series in junior high, I was the ultimate Twihard. For those who are less knowledgeable of the darker sides of preteen woe, a Twihard is someone who is obsessed with Twilight. After reading all of the books multiple times (I…

  • Finstagram

    Finsta (n) – a private Instagram account made under a variation of one’s name that promotes anonymity, shared only with trusted friends synonyms: fake Instagram, private, P.I. If you are one of the 300 million Instagram users, chances are you have been followed by, or asked to follow, someone’s private account. For people who…

  • Choose your own adventure

    Too many students sacrifice taking the classes they really want to take in order to take the classes they believe they should be taking. Many people seem to forget that the standard set of classes is not the best option for everyone. Whenever there is a new opportunity at school, whether it is a…

  • Fictional deaths destroy real lives

    As eight year old me sat in the plush, red, velvet seat with a box of Buncha Crunch in one hand and a Diet Coke in the other I could hardly contain my excitement as I waited to view Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince for the first time. Prior to walking into…

  • Take back your voice, take back your vote: Youth need to participate in politics

    When General Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown to the Americans in 1783, he marked the end of the Revolutionary War and the beginning of a new age of democracy. With that democracy came the opportunity for people to take part in the government and have their opinion heard. Today, this privilege is being taken for…

  • Fall Vibes: November Music Suggestions

    To go along with those rustic No Shave November vibes, here is an indie playlist for all of you suburban hipsters. “Edelweiss” by the Sound of Music cast – Although not even slightly a 21st century indie song, “Edelweiss” is still on my “must listen” list. (You can never go wrong with Julie Andrews).…

  • Column: Privacy and Technology

    Today, technology companies such as Google and Facebook monitor every single action made on their services. Your emails, your photos, your Google searches, and the record of any websites you visit are stored somewhere inside these technology companies’ servers. Given the billion plus users these respective companies have on services, it may not seem…