Finding comfort in true crime
I will be the first to enthusiastically admit it: I like true crime — no, I love true crime. If someone were to browse my...
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On defining a ‘New South’
What does it mean to be Southern? I first found myself grappling with this question in the summer of 2017 when I took a class...
Cringe culture is ‘cringy’
As defined by an Urban Dictionary user, cringe culture is: “making fun of people and/or insulting them by calling them ‘cringey’ or ‘cringe’ for doing...
Flying with Wi-Fi disconnects passengers
Flying typically brings to mind thoughts of exotic destinations, thrilling new memories and everything else summed into one word — “vacation.” However, what happens when...
Chasing burgers while we are still young
This past weekend I went to get a burger. Under most circumstances this would not be remarkable at all; most of us would eat a...
Relearning how to serve
For the past two years, I have spent many of my breaks off from Tech in the same way — on service trips. A group...
Remembering to read outside of the classroom
Ever since I was little (at least, more little than I am now in my golden college years), I knew that I had a best...
Tuition-free education for displaced workers
When the conversation of making post-secondary education in the United States tuition free comes up, it generally revolves around young students moving directly from high...
“Stand your ground” falsely exonerates
On Sept. 26, 2018, off-duty police officer Amber Guyger stepped into a room that she allegedly thought was her apartment, and fatally shot what she...
Career Fair fallout
At the beginning of every semester, hopeful students await the most stressful and overwhelming time of the year: career fair season. The same process occurs...
When remaking a classic is inconceivable
American audiences have been conditioned to expect their favorite movies to be changed. Whether it’s by adding a sequel or remaking the film altogether, it’s...
Alcohol at Tech sporting events
This summer, the SEC announced that it was ending its prohibition on alcohol sales at sanctioned sporting events. While this news made a surprisingly big...
Restructuring my Instagram improved my self-esteem
If you were to look at my Instagram feed a year ago, you would have seen pictures from people I attended high school with (whom...
Climate change: it is not your fault
Climate change discussion has moved from being filler news stories to the forefront of many people’s minds — and Twitter timelines. We all know the...
CS needs a facelift
Computer Science (CS), in its truest sense, refers to a discipline that is an extension of mathematics. Like the connection between physics and mechanical engineering,...
Lost-and-found: Filipino identity
“How do you actually pronounce your name?” My coworker asked. No one had ever asked me this before. BEE-ah-tris.bee-AH-tris. BEE-tris. beh-TRESE. There are probably half...
Embracing local “kill shelters”
I assume, by the way people react when they hear the words “kill shelter,” that they have this image of the evil dog catchers maniacally...
Transparency as a democratic imperative
Our democracy is built on transparency and accountability. When you remove this bedrock, everything that we have built on top of it begins to crumble....