This Issue’s College Issues: The impact of the transformative
Symbolism is ingrained within every society; it is one of the defining and most important characteristics of unique populations. Before one can comprehend a group’s culture, one …
Opinion
Pio stop changes enrage returners
By Mckenna Teigland LC Transportation and Parking are quick to defend themselves on their website concerning the latest change to the Pioneer Express Shuttle, and while I …
Nations, relations and communications
By Madeleine Orona Burgos Every four years — or two, if you count the Winter Olympics — the world becomes enthralled with the athletic prowess of each …
Popping the social bubble of LC
By Zack Johnson It is incredibly easy, and perhaps preferential because of the ease, to settle within one’s own comfortably established social bubble — whether that bubble be …
Colin Kaepernick takes a stand and a seat
By Madison Ames Colin Kaepernick, quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, took a knee instead of standing for the national anthem. According to the National Football League, …
An open letter to LC President Barry Glassner
By Julia Withers Dear President Glassner, Your LA Times article, “Diversity on campus sparks protest? It’s a sign of progress,” sparked frustrating memories for me. You probably …
Colleges feel the pressure to ensure their new students are being politically correct
By Margeaux Reed Political correctness: Our parents hate us for it, politicians criticize us for it, the media ostracizes us for it. However, it seems that the …
The ubiquitous cloak of free speech on college campuses
By Zack Johnson The mystique surrounding the phrase “freedom of speech” has enticed perhaps each and every individual residing beneath its seemingly omnipresent nature at one point …
Let’s talk about Brock: why 20 minutes really mattered
By Madeleine Orona Burgos After spending only three months in jail, Brock Turner was released early from prison Sept. 2. Turner was found guilty of rape March …
The Fourth Estate is subverted by the modern media it helped to create
By Sydney Owada Indulge in the image of a breakfast table strewn with the daily newspaper, a reclining man enjoying his steamy morning coffee with his nose …
An open letter to Donald Trump
By Natalie Rich Mr. Trump: You don’t know me. You’ll likely never know me. And I’m allright with that. Giddy, even. But gone are the days where …