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The Appropriation and Reappropriation of DEI as a Slur 

Myo Thiha  Opinions Editor  Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott. Photo credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images  On March 26, 2024, at 1:28 a.m., a cargo ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, causing the bridge to collapse. The calamity was caught on video, and the initial focus around the incident remained on saving as many people as possible and discovering the cause of the … Continue reading The Appropriation and Reappropriation of DEI as a Slur 

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Royally Irresponsible: Critiquing the House of Windsor 

Liz Hyman  Staff Writer  With all the changes we have faced these days, the royal family has somehow remained mainstream. Though they are an essential part of British culture, it may be time for the Windsor Dynasty to step aside and gracefully bow out of history.    As a simple American, removed from any impact the royal family may have, I can still acknowledge the unity … Continue reading Royally Irresponsible: Critiquing the House of Windsor 

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Controlling the Algorithm: Examining the Proposed TikTok Ban 

Myo Thiha  Opinions Editor  Photo credit: Avishek Das/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images  On Wednesday, March 13, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act with unusual bipartisan support, resulting in 352 votes in favor to 65 against. The bill gave ByteDance, the owner of social media platform TikTok, an ultimatum: either sell the video app to another buyer or face … Continue reading Controlling the Algorithm: Examining the Proposed TikTok Ban 

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From Church to Change: A Referendum on Megachurches  

Elizabeth Hyman Staff Writer Inside of Lakewood Church. Photo credit: Lifeway Research Did you know that, on average, 45,000 people attend Joel Osteen’s Lakewood megachurch in Texas weekly? Forty-five thousand. That’s more people attending a megachurch weekly than there are people experiencing homelessness daily in all of Texas. (That number is more than 27,000 as of 2024.) Unhoused people don’t have to seek this kind … Continue reading From Church to Change: A Referendum on Megachurches  

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Enough Live-Action Remakes: Defending Animation as an Artform 

Myo Thiha  Opinions Editor  The new Netflix live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender has received mixed reviews from critics and fans alike. Photo credit: Netflix  Netflix’s live-action remake of Avatar: The Last Airbender was released recently to an underwhelming reception from both critics and audiences. This adaptation is not the first live-action version of the beloved Nickelodeon series; famed thriller director M. Night Shyamalan … Continue reading Enough Live-Action Remakes: Defending Animation as an Artform 

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There’s No Gatekeeping Beyoncé 

Myo Thiha  Opinions Editor  Beyoncé in a cowboy hat. Photo credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images/The Recording Academy  Beyoncé recently surprised fans with a Super Bowl commercial announcing that she was releasing two songs, “Texas Hold ’Em” and “16 Carriages.” What caught many people off-guard was that they were both country songs rather than her typical sound. True fans may not have been as surprised since she … Continue reading There’s No Gatekeeping Beyoncé 

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Tackling Race Relations: Revisiting The Blind Side 15 Years Later 

Myo Thiha  Opinions Editor  Image courtesy of People  In the aftermath of this year’s Super Bowl, tackling how the NFL portrays race helps us understand the ethos of marketing football. The NFL sells football as a force that brings people together and breaks down the barriers that separate us as individuals. A common trope is that everyone is equal on the football field, race doesn’t … Continue reading Tackling Race Relations: Revisiting The Blind Side 15 Years Later 

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Congratulating E. Jean Carroll: A Rallying Cry  

Elizabeth Hyman  Staff Writer   Image courtesy Reuters/Brendan Mcdermid  Last Friday, one woman did the impossible. She held her attacker, the ex-president, accountable for a grave assault on her mind, body, and soul that has plagued her since 1996.   A jury of her peers awarded E. Jean Carroll, the plaintiff in a rape case against former president Donald Trump, $83.3 million as they held Trump liable … Continue reading Congratulating E. Jean Carroll: A Rallying Cry  

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Ode to Dr. King: Reflecting on MLK Day in 2024 

Elizabeth Hyman, Staff Writer   Image credit: AFP via Getty Images  As we sit here in a new year, an election year, we are more divided than ever. We face a world that knows not the horror it brings to its youth. MLK Day was just over a week ago, but now, more than ever, we need to be reminded of his message. Dr. Martin Luther … Continue reading Ode to Dr. King: Reflecting on MLK Day in 2024 

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