Tax breaks for places of worship: Weighing the pros and cons of implementing legislation
As the votes come in on many hotly debated issues, we wanted to use this week to focus on a topic that may not be...
Opinions
Letter to the Editor: The unrest in Iran
It has been one month since the nationwide protests in Iran were sparked by the brutal death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman. Mahsa...
Are the midterms enough of an evaluation?
This past summer when I interned at a healthcare company, I closed off my three-month experience with a performance evaluation. I was judged on four...
There’s no excuse for apoliticism
With Election Day next week, one of the most common ways of being politically active is around the corner. Folks of many different political affiliations...
Pancakes versus waffles
Pancakes or waffles? This endlessly debated, fiercely contested topic is packed full of nuance, with good arguments to be made on both sides; however, when...
Voting: A necessary chore
The day pro-life protesters swarmed Tech Green, I took it upon myself to run away from them and on to the other side of the...
Is it really centrism or is it just self-centrism?
The joy experienced by many, myself included, as the nation awoke to news of Pennsylvania and Georgia turning blue in the 2020 presidential election was...
Felons should be able to vote — while incarcerated, on parole & after their sentence
With the midterm elections quickly approaching, many political issues — from abortions to taxes — are being argued, dissected and voted on. However, the issue...
Is it time to update the registration process at Tech?
With the release of the course catalog this week and the beginning of the registration imminent, we at the Technique wanted to discuss the registration...
The point of Poirot
With his round body, balding head, spectacles and two mustaches, Hercule Poirot holds a pivotal role in Agatha Christie’s anthology. With his comic nature and...
Candy corn is the reigning king of Halloween candy
Candy corn is the greatest candy to grace this planet with its presence. But wait! Before you crumple up this issue of the Technique and...
Blue light, cigarettes and our bodies
In the 1930s and 1940s, cigarettes grew in popularity and were considered to be healthy. They were often recommended by doctors and physicians and many...
Reminiscing on my COVID-19 year
If there is one thing that I definitely do not miss, it’s online school. Countless BlueJeans calls, Zoom meetings, muted professors, hot mics and Canvas...
Disney Plus is ruining the MCU, not the writers
“The Avengers” changed Hollywood and pop culture as we knew it back in 2012. After five Marvel movies of varying quality were released between 2008...
Avoid performative activism
Whether it’s mass incarceration, the climate crisis, systemic racism, xenophobic immigration policies or health disparities, we live in a time of instantaneous access to news...
Looking at fantasy in black and white
Fiery dragons, hoarded mountain of gold, wars under the mountain and grandiose names of Thorin Oakenshield in the tales of old. I grew up utterly...
How much is too much? Graphic scenes in books
The walls of the castle are building around you. The knights and maids and chefs bustle about as you look up and take in your...
How do parents balance the wealth of resources available on the internet with the inherent dangers of such a space?
As the internet age evolves, the question of the relationship between young people and the internet is one that is also developing as fast as...