January 24, 2019
Mariella van der Sluijs, Op/Ed Editor
January 24, 2019
Over the weekend I binge-watched the new Netflix phenomenon “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo.” The show centers around the Japanese consultant and tidying guru Marie Kondo, who helps people declutter their houses and focus only...
Joseph Kukral, Op/Ed Editor
January 24, 2019
Undoubtedly, this is not the first column to decry the harmful effects of technology. Studies have demonstrated how technology affects the human psyche in serious and malign ways. It is no coincidence that mental disorders and...
Olivia Shackleton, Editor-in-Chief
January 24, 2019
Lin-Manuel Miranda is quickly becoming a household name as he expands his work from Broadway musicals to more accessible content, such as movies like “Moana” and “Mary Poppins Returns.” Miranda has demonstrated his vast...
Op/Ed Staff
December 6, 2018
George H.W. Bush was, for practically no one, an easy man to admire. From the very beginning of his political career, he frustrated conservatives with his openness to liberalism and rejection of firm ideology. At the height of...
Mariella van der Sluijs, Op/Ed Editor
December 6, 2018
Last year, I wrote an ode to the then-mayor of Amsterdam, Eberhard van der Laan, who has since tragically lost his battle to cancer. The void left by the beloved mayor was felt by everyone in the city, and he left big shoes to...
Olivia Shackleton, Editor-in-Chief
December 6, 2018
As I glare down at my hand trembling, I breathe in and out deeply several times and tell myself to calm down. “Relax, Olivia. It is only a test. One grade. It is only school,” I remind myself. I give myself these short pep...
Joseph Kukral, Op/Ed Editor
December 6, 2018
One of the most controversial elements of the U.S. tax system is the assessment of corporate income tax. The tax is assessed on the economic profits of a corporation at the conclusion of its fiscal year. However, the question...
December 6, 2018
Kathleen Mackey, Managing Editor
December 6, 2018
The three weeks that fall between Thanksgiving and winter break can be the most draining. They feel like they might never end while simultaneously feeling like there aren’t enough hours in the day to get everything done. As...
Olivia Shackleton, Editor-in-Chief
November 15, 2018
Distrust of the media has grown exponentially over the past couple of years; many people refer to the media as being biased or spreading information that is inaccurate and unverified. This distrust has been extremely exacerbated by ...
Kathleen Mackey, Managing Editor
November 15, 2018
We are officially a week away from arguably the best meal of the year and as I start to think about which outfit will allow me to bask in my post-feast coma most comfortably, I’ve also been thinking about what it really means...
