Opinion
Sister not-so-secret nudes
If you’re an active Twitter user – as we all should be – you couldn’t have missed the latest sister scandal. That’s right. I’m talking about James Charles’ booty pic. James joined celebrities like Bella Thorne and Whitney Cummings in leaking their own nudes after being threatened by a hacker. The picture quickly circulated and […]
Laura Ingraham should be fired over latest remarks
Controversy has seemingly become second nature to Fox News – in fact, in 2018, it was rated by a Gallup/Knight poll as the most biased national news network. Because of this, any representative of the network’s comments are usually less than surprising, though often wildly offensive. However, Laura Ingraham’s latest comments on the death of […]
Why everyone should watch Grey’s Anatomy episode on consent
Consent, sexual assault, rape, sexual harassment. These are a few of many words that have received a lot of attention lately, but they are hard to universalize for every situation. The topic of sexual assault and consent has been portrayed in mass media for ages. Some productions tackle the tricky topic well. Others, not so […]
Are active-shooter drills helping students?
Mother Heidi Lee Pottinger said her 4-year-old son was at a football game last fall where the boy mistook celebratory fireworks for an active shooter in an interview with NBC News. Pottinger said that her son sobbed during the incident and has been affected by it since. She tells NBC that now, when he plays […]
Editorial: Should we quit caffeine?
Caffeine is a mixed bag. There are benefits associated with consuming it, like greater levels of alertness, but there are also drawbacks when it comes to drinking too much of it. Most of us drink a concerning amount of caffeinated beverages. As a college student, it’s not unusual to drink more than one caffeinated drink […]
The Rant: Displays of affection in the MUC
Dear lovers in the MUC, We can see you. We see you holding hands walking to pick up your Chick-fil-A Tapingo order, as if you’re going on a romantic hike in a magical forest. The Muenster University Center is not the place to have your romantic night away, and the MUC pit is not a […]
Letter to the Editor: Thank you to USD and Vermillion
Dear USD and Vermillion community, The Union of African American Students would like to take this time to send out a heartfelt thank you to the entire USD campus and Vermillion community for all the support you have shown to our organization over the last few years. Every year we plan events with the mission […]
Billie Eilish is worth the hype
There is something I have to say in regard to Billie Eilish: Believe the hype! Billie Eilish just released her first full-length album, “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” on March 29, which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart. Her rise, however, came earlier, in 2016, when she released her […]
Bi-erasure is real
“I like women and men,” sings Ariana Grande in her new single “MONOPOLY”, a line in the song which has become a point of controversy since its release. In the wake of Grande’s fifth studio album, the singer released a music video that concludes with Grande going in to kiss another woman. Many believe these […]
The Rant: Stuck song syndrome
Dear amateur singers, Shut up. You have all gotten a song stuck in my head, and I sing it all day while it is there. Just because you have a song stuck in your head doesn’t mean that I want a song stuck in my head. By singing it–or more specifically, just a single line […]