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Let’s face it. Politics has become exhausting. Decisions are being handed down from Washington, D.C. by people who don’t understand us. We’re at each other's throats — yet it often seems we’re powerless, unable to cause change. Don’t get me wrong, I’m

My cat’s name is Simon. Okay, he’s not technically my cat. He belongs to my friend. But she’s studying abroad in this semester, so for all intents and purposes, he is technically mine at least until May. Minute details.  He’s a Snowshoe cat, which is this

As soon as spring classes rolled around, I knew this semester was going to be different. For what seems like the first time, many other students and I encountered the word “screenless” in our syllabi.  Unclear as to what effect this would have on the day-to-day class environment, and seeing,

Last weekend, I deleted all the social media on my phone. Threads? Gone. X? Gone. Instagram? Definitely gone. TikTok already lost its privileges months ago. And okay, so I kept Snapchat for communication purposes, but trust me when I say I’m eyeballing it. I’ve been thinking seriously about

My childhood and background is not your stereotypical, big, loving family. I most certainly did not come from money either. My life as a kid was a vicious cycle of poverty and struggles, constantly moving from one small, run-down apartment to another with my mom and sister.  I’ve never

The recent innovations of AI, such as its ability to debug codes and analyze medical information, have found numerous ways of improving the efficiency of our society’s necessary functions. However, many companies have overinvested in AI and are scrambling to make their investments profitable. This has led to AI