Articles by Op-Ed

Pride extremism isn’t something that you encounter every day, but it’s out there and ready to strike at any moment. Choosing to abstain from pride…

A recent report estimated that 260,000 people died in a 2011 famine in Somalia. Many blame the high death toll (previously estimated between 50,000 and…

Imagine you’re in your hometown hanging with your friends and family. The sky is blue, and the temperature is just right. Suddenly, you find yourself…

The decision of which university to transfer into involved many more factors than the decision of which one to dive into directly from high school.…

After all these years, is it still worth it? Our ancestors began a great political experiment: commoners who rule themselves. They believed that the volatile…

It takes less than 10 seconds to report a murder on the news — a life completely obliterated. But what about all the time it…

No. North Korea will not strike South Korea first under rational circumstances because the North Korean military has fatal weak points, even when compared to…

Last term I tabled with the Sierra Club in the Handschumacher Dining Center and rec center to encourage students to participate in Meatless Mondays. I’d…

Fanaticism is one of the most dangerous mindsets of the individual, and when it is combined with strong religious or political backing, it is also…

By now, I’m certain we are all familiar with Justin Bieber’s ill-fated PR visit to the Anne Frank house. His note, “Hopefully, she would have…