Krysten Heberly Opinions Editor Alternative medicines have long taken the forefront of culture and remedies. From turmeric powder to herbal supplements, supermarket shelves have been stocked with cures and remedies that seem to be the only escape from the conniving… Read More ›
Editorials
The Issues of an All White House
Krysten Heberly Opinions Editor On March 25, Donald Trump posed with the new staff of summer interns at the White House. Almost immediately, social media users began to point out the nearly all white cast of future representatives depicted, and… Read More ›
Consumer Demand Should Support Ethical Coffee
Krysten Heberly Opinions Editor The only thing I like about my morning, is my coffee. From the long, brisk walk from my apartment to campus, to the lull of the morning gen-eds which are better for doodling than for learning,… Read More ›
Why It’s Healthy to be a Conspiracy Theorist
Krysten Heberly Opinions Editor Often when we think about conspiracy theorists, we think about people with Doc Brown hair wearing a tin foil hat and telling you not to stand next to the microwave. Perhaps we think of the flat-earthers… Read More ›
North Korea: Hungry and Hopeless
Krysten Heberly Opinions Editor North Korea has established itself as a global opponent who should be feared and respected. With constant nuclear tests and threats of war, the world is afraid of a third world war based on the charged… Read More ›
The Death of Print Media
Krysten Heberly Opinions Editor From a young age, I’ve always known that I wanted to be a writer. Perhaps it was because I’ve always talked way too much, or perhaps it was the allure of a solitary life and rampant… Read More ›
Space: A Matter of Sports Cars and Budgeting
Krysten Heberly Opinions Editor On Feb. 6, SpaceX launched the Falcon Heavy rocket – and a Tesla – into space. As the rocket drifted through the vacuum of space to David Bowie’s “Starman,” it became apparent that a new space… Read More ›
The Birds and the Bees Come to College
Krysten Heberly Opinions Editor Sex-ed is one of the most dreaded parts of high school. You likely remember your cheeks blushing bright red as your teacher slid a condom onto a banana. Or perhaps you remember your classmates giggling as… Read More ›
Genetics: The Clone Wars
Krysten Heberly Opinions Editor On Jan. 24, two monkeys were successfully cloned by a team of geneticists in Shanghai. They were created using the same method which produced the infamous “Dolly” the sheep, which was previously thought to be impossible… Read More ›
Teenage Suicide (Don’t Do It)
Krysten Heberly Opinions Editor Often after a loss, we seek to find someone to blame it on. It’s difficult to understand the circumstances which led someone to take their own life, and we seek to place blame on the people… Read More ›