Opinion
The Bachelor is about love, not sex
I’m not ashamed to say that I spent a good amount of my energy over the summer watching, researching, and admittedly obsessing over ABC’s smash hit reality dating show, “The Bachelorette.“ Season 14 followed Minnesota native Becca Kufrin. America got to watch her love story unfold over the course of 10 weeks, and it ended […]
The importance of diversity in children’s media
With the success of movies such as “Black Panther” and “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before,” it is clear that the importance of diversity is slowly making its way to the forefront of the pop culture narrative. However, we can all easily remember when this representation was not as readily available. Even with what […]
Kaepernick and Nike have started the revolution
Nike is over. At least that’s what many anti-Colin Kaepernick fanatics would like you to believe. But when looking at the numbers for online sales Nike has had a 31 percent increase. Colin Kaepernick, once quarterback of the NFL’s ‘49ers, is now a major player in the Black Lives Matter Movement after kneeling during the […]
Playing Gay is okay in Hollywood
Disney is currently seeing backlash for casting a straight actor for its first openly gay role in the 2019 movie “The Jungle Cruise.” As a member of the LGBTQ+ community, I don’t think it’s a problem if a straight actor portrays an LGBTQ+ character. Although it would be ideal for a gay character to be portrayed […]
Serena Williams’ tennis career exemplifies the need for the sport’s immediate internal changes
Serena Williams is the greatest tennis player of all time — including male tennis players. She’s won the most Grand Slam titles of any other player, and her pure skill is unmatched by anyone, even her sister Venus. Maria Sharapova, one of her rivals, even went as far as taking steroids in a failed effort […]
UDiscover deserves better funding
For students who enjoy being creative or doing research, you picked the right university, because here at USD we have what’s called UDiscover. Or, at least, for now. For those that don’t know, UDiscover is a program funded by the Center for Academic and Global Engagement (CAGE) through the Council for Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship […]
Addiction killed Mac Miller, not Ariana
Rapper Mac Miller’s death from an apparent drug overdose at the young age of 26 took the internet and his fans by surprise on Friday. Shortly after the news of his death circulated, some of Mac Miller’s fans took to Twitter and Instagram, horrifically blaming Ariana Grande for her ex’s death. Mac Miller and Ariana Grande […]
Ariana Grande reminds us of the grave issue of sexual assault in America
After listening to Ariana Grande’s fourth chart-topping album “Sweetener,” you’ll believe God is a woman. The singer’s latest album full of hits that uplift and empower women does not come as a surprise to anyone familiar with her outspoken nature. “We are not objects. We are queens,” Grande penned in a tweet from December 2016. […]
Leave Taylor Swift Alone
I love Taylor Swift and I’m not sorry. I know that’s an inflammatory statement in the never-ending wake of the #KimExposedTaylorParty but hear me out. When you ask someone why they hate Taylor Swift, the reasoning is consistently outdated or sexist. The most tired examples are of her history with Kanye West or her romantic […]
Wait, how do I make money as an artist?
Looking at my remaining coursework for the studio art degree I’m aiming to earn, it’s disappointing to see no required business-related coursework. It’s disappointing because college is designed to give me and other students the tools to be successful after four years worth of studying. For studio art students, the only course within our program […]