Opinions

Right-wing media's misinformation materially fuels transphobia and bigotry

Lies bolstered by right-wing media personalities plagued this past Olympic season. Their goal was to convince the internet that there was a liberal agenda to destroy women’s sports by allowing “biologically advantaged”...


Opinions

2024 elections will dictate the spirit of U.S. diplomacy

In my analysis of American politics roughly a year ago, I stressed the importance of foreign policy in the context of the upcoming presidential elections. It is crucial to remember from that...


Opinions

Learn to be alone, enjoy solitude

In February, The Atlantic published an article titled “Why Americans Suddenly Stopped Hanging Out.” In this article, Derek Thompson claims a heightened use of social media, busy schedules, the COVID-19 pandemic and...


Staff Editorials

Pipe Dream's Words of Wisdom 2024

Brandon Ng, Editor-in-Chief  “Hold your people close! Academics are important, but building a community here — people who will cheer you on during the good times and pick you up during the...


Letters

Letter from the Editors: Our responsibility as student journalists

About 54 years ago at Kent State University, four days after President Richard Nixon announced an expansion of the Vietnam War into Cambodia, Ohio Army National Guardsmen fired their weapons into a...


Opinions

Tomorrow is chosen by you

In a way, what I have to say here is both a message to you, the reader, and perhaps also a message in a bottle, a source of inspiration to my future...


Staff Editorials

Editorial: GOP responses to Trump’s historic conviction reveal inner crisis

On May 30, former President Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records after a New York jury deliberated for two days. As the first U.S. president, former...


Senior Columns

That's a wrap

Without a doubt, these past four years have taught me extraordinary lessons about the importance of stepping out of my comfort zone. Like many other students seeking a career in media, developing...


Senior Columns

Senior Column: A bittersweet goodbye

Writing this column is hard. What I want more than anything is to come here and warmly reflect on my past two years spent managing and growing this organization, but I am...


Opinions

People shouldn't be pressured into posting political content

This past year, social media has been a tense place of political discourse. With issues such as reproductive rights, the Trump trial, the continued destruction in Gaza, the violent removal of student...