No taxes for teens
Our nation was founded in response to the tyrannical ways that Great Britain treated Colonial Americans, including the grievance of unjust taxation without the right...
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Serving up life lessons: restaurants teach grit
To me, working in a restaurant is like acting in a play. The rhythm, the ambiance, the spectacle — the cast and crew has to...
Familiarity in new faces
I remember coming to Tech my freshman year, the only one from my small Southwest Georgia high school. Quite literally, a country girl transplanted to...
It’s time to overhaul schools’ gifted programs
For something that would go on to define so much of my life, the day our school’s gifted program started was utterly underwhelming. One day...
Where Paris failed: putting optics over athletes
As hosts of the Summer 2024 Olympic Games, Paris set the goal to hold the most environmentally friendly Olympic games, in part inspired by the...
A free speech bandemic: books get booted
Orwell, Twain and Angelou: all victims of a disturbing trend rearing its head once again in American education. It’s happening in school boards, libraries, and...
Streaming services are revitalizing, not killing cinema
For my grandparents, it’s a picture show, to my parents, the theater, and to me, just the movies. These terms reflect not just a place...
Cultural side effects of Ozempic
Ozempic has made it easier than ever to comment on people’s appearance, and it is a threat to the body inclusivity movement. The popular medication...
Paving the Wrong Path
Atlanta needs to rethink the I-285 expansion. The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) recently unveiled its plan to construct additional express lanes along I-285, ostensibly...
Outlaw Country and Beyonce: Mass Marketing Vs. Authenticity
Earlier this year, when Beyoncé released “Cowboy Carter,” she thrust the stereotypical country aesthetic into the cultural spotlight, once more selling the shallowest facets of...
Macron’s dissolution of parliament: An agent of chaos and polarization
French President Emmanuel Macron just destroyed his legacy, and the French people will seal his fate in the upcoming week. The decision is shocking in...
2024 Presidential Debate: do Trump and Biden value Georgia voters?
The political maelstrom has come to Georgia as the state hosts the first 2024 presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump....
What the old ladies got right: living slowly and intentionally
AI is taking over our jobs, major global conflicts threaten the start of WWIII, no one is satisfied with our presidential candidates and the country’s...
Open Letter to Harrison Butker
Dear Harrison Butker, Your commencement speech at Benedictine College does not reflect the world in which you and I grew up. We are both from...
The power of a paper and my place within it
My paternal grandfather’s forefathers came from Amritsar. His law degree from Lincoln’s Inn in England hangs in my father’s office in Sandy Springs and mentions...
Replacing apathy with joy
I was an unknowledgeable and unimpassioned person when I entered college. I was not particularly excited — though that argument could have likely been made...
Perceiving masculinity in Generation-Z athletes
The consensus first overall choice in the National Football League (NFL) draft this year is Heisman-winning quarterback Caleb Williams. The 22-year-old is hailed as one...
Beginning of end
I’ve thought about how to start my swan song more times than I can count. When I was a freshman first introduced to the concept...