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The New American Experiment

Last Tuesday, Facebook announced plans to establish an independent “Oversight Board” by early 2020. The committee will handle matters related to content-moderation, taking CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s hand off the big red button that decides which posts get taken down and which stay up. This new governing body, which has

Let's Reclaim Patriotism and the American Flag

Let's Reclaim Patriotism and the American Flag

Our nation currently stands in a precarious position. There are serious issues across the country that require our immediate attention: a humanitarian crisis at the southern border, a rapidly changing climate and a presidential administration built on lies, scandals and shameless bullying. With everything going on, it can seem like

Seeing Double: The Missing Ingredient

Seeing Double: The Missing Ingredient

Global warming seems to be an unstoppable trend. The United Nations estimates that we now have only 12 years to reduce carbon dioxide emissions enough to prevent a catastrophic global temperature increase of more than 1.5 degrees Celsius. Despite the dire timeline, scientific consensus and widespread awareness, global carbon

Freshman Add/Drop Period

Freshman Add/Drop Period

Cartoonist Emi Eliason ’22 pokes fun at how first-year students socialize.

The Life Behind “Living”: What We’ve Been Listening To

In the Arts and Living section, we spend every week upholding, analyzing and exalting the arts and culture on the campus, in the valley and world around us. But, it’s also worth taking a moment, or two, to look within the section for the arts and culture we ourselves

What We Can Learn From Instagram’s Latest Influencer Scam

What We Can Learn From Instagram’s Latest Influencer Scam

I have long been intrigued by Instagram influencer Caroline Calloway, who boasts over 800,000 followers on the social media platform. Well before the 27-year-old Virginia native set the internet ablaze when her nationwide “scam” literary tour crashed and burned — Calloway had promised attendees that for $165 a pop, she

AAS Candidate Statements for the Class of 2023

On Friday, Sept. 20, the AAS will hold elections for eight senators from the class of 2023. The students below have announced their candidacies for these elections. Students who are interested in hearing from these candidates or are interested in running but were unable to submit a candidate statement should