Columns
Local elections need more voters
The leaves are falling off the trees, the weather is getting cooler and the days are getting shorter. It’s election season. Although many people know of the big presidential election which happens...
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Voter suppression threatens U.S. democracy
In March 2021, the Georgia Senate passed a controversial voting rights and regulations bill which received the erroneous name “Election Integrity Act of 2021.” It passed, like lots of national, state and...
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Digital nomads should remain ethical and self-aware
In a world of never-ending change, why would the way we work have to stay the same? COVID-19 has forced us to work from the confines of our own homes through the...
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America's labor movement is promising for the economy
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, increasingly large numbers of U.S. workers have become unhappy with the conditions they have been forced to work under. Low wages and limited benefits, especially...
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Biden was right to withdraw from Afghanistan
The United States’ withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan was the greatest move by an American president in my lifetime. Joe Biden, who voted for the war in Iraq and who has been...
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The First Step Act does not sufficiently rectify the war on drugs
Under the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, consequences for offenses regarding crack cocaine and powder cocaine were legally distinguished, setting a mandatory minimum sentence for the former. For every 100 grams of...
Staff Editorials
Editorial: The nuances of social media and anonymous reporting
Social media is a very powerful tool that can give voice to a multitude of underrepresented communities. The ease in which social media allows for story-sharing and discussion makes it a popular...
Columns
Marvel's 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' deserved better marketing
As an avid fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), there is nothing more electrifying than a new MCU film coming out. As such, it was extremely exciting when “Shang-Chi and the...
Columns
BU should invest more in the realm of esports
Competitive gaming, also known as esports, has gained widespread popularity over the past decade, occasionally breaching the public mainstream when large events dole out millions of dollars in prize money to young...
Columns
Islamophobia remains a long-lasting effect of Sept. 11
This past month, on the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, it was commonplace to honor the thousands of Americans who died that day or those who perished in...