NIL on college football: a call for more regulation
In recent years, the landscape of college football has undergone a seismic shift with the introduction of the Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) policy. This...
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How to cure the spring slump
It’s that time of year again. Like me, you’ve probably spent the last two weeks bundled up inside, making excuses about how it’s far too...
Avoid going home
For many students, especially in-state first-years, there can be a strong temptation to visit home every weekend instead of staying on campus. Some students may...
Housing Option Issues
Are on and off-campus housing options exploitative? Every year, the Institute admits more and more first-years into a school that is not physically growing. Further,...
Understanding the cosmos
According to Allure magazine’s “Libra Horoscope 2024: What The Stars Predict For You,” I can look forward to a year of success because Venus will...
Replacing the best: would you want to be next?
The sports world has gone into a frenzy thanks to two moves, one expected and one out of nowhere. Alabama coach Nick Saban and Patriots...
Higher Education
At the end of last year, reports came out that the average ACT score was the lowest it has been for the past 30 years....
Tech’s Resolutions
What change do we want to see from Tech in 2024? From the building of the EcoCommons to alterations in housing procedures to COVID-19 practices,...
With eons of creation and generations of stories
The mute swan silently meanders through pond water, occasionally trumpeting or hissing only in anger. However, ancient legend says the swan is given the gift...
YouTube and ads
As major online streaming services come under fire for simultaneously increasing prices and omitting features for their subscribers, the virtues of consuming content on platforms...
Daylight Savings
Why is it one of the few issues with bipartisan support? As the clocks struck two a.m. this past Sunday morning, Nov. 5, every clock...
Letter to the Editor: On Israel and Palestine
Dear Editor, This letter is in response to Doron Lubinsky’s article, “Letter to the Editor: Israel-Palestine conflict,” published in Volume 109, Issue 12 of the...
We villainized femininity in the early 2000s
Throughout my entire life, I have always felt drawn to typically “feminine” media, interests and aesthetic elements. No matter how many pairs of bootcut jeans...
Reconciling growing up with an ethnic name
I am on the floor, making snow angels on the fluffy carpet. The girls around me chatter in a semi-circle around the fishbowl screen of...
Night owls’ blues
From every motivational speaker to every successful CEO to childrens’ picture books and adult self-help novels, the phrase, “The early bird gets the worm” has...
Consensus Opinion: The American Dream
Is the American Dream still alive? The United States has always touted their supposed success in supporting the American Dream. However, in an era with...
Letter to the Editor: Israel-Palestine conflict
Dear Editor, This article is in response to Yashvini Deva’s article, “Israel-Palestine violence ups campus tension,” published in Volume 109, Issue 11 of the Technique. ...
Drafts defy bodily autonomy
With global tensions rising and concern for an eruption of global military conflict escalating among many communities, Congress has been discussing a bill that requires ...