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Free lunch for all

Caroline Betz on October 6, 2023 in Opinions

In the wake of a government shutdown threat that nearly put a halt to free and reduced lunch programs in public schools across America, impacting...

Political satire

The Technique Editorial Board on October 6, 2023 in Consensus Opinion, Opinions

How has the role of satire shifted over time? With the recent New Yorker exposé of political satirist and comedian Hasan Minhaj, there has been...

Consensus Opinion: Government shutdowns

The Technique Editorial Board on September 29, 2023 in Consensus Opinion, Opinions

Why have shutdowns become a common occurrence? As the Sept. 30 deadline for passing bills looms over Congress, it seems that a government shutdown may...

World champion of what?

Joe Henderson on September 29, 2023 in Opinions

A few weeks ago, American sprinter Noah Lyles decided to take on the entire American sports community with the comments he made after winning both...

Congress is aged

Caroline Betz on September 29, 2023 in Opinions

The current President is older than ever before, and members of the Congress have only been as old as they are today twice in the...

Unions across America

The Technique Editorial Board on September 22, 2023 in Consensus Opinion, Opinions

What factors have impacted the success of unions? The recent United Auto Workers strike in Detroit and the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike have been indicative of...

Unisex, not really

Caroline Betz on September 22, 2023 in Opinions

Our world is one where male or masculine is the default and female or feminine is an alternative deviation from the expected norm. Without thinking...

Experiencing the tragic ending of girlhood

Clara Templin on September 22, 2023 in Opinions

Please note that this essay centers around the experience of being raised as a cis woman. Since I am white, it is not meant to...

Meeting people is destiny

Rish Desai on September 22, 2023 in Opinions

“Ted Lasso” has shaped many of my perspectives. One of the show’s quotes that especially resonated with me was when the eponymous character Lasso said,...

The forgotten value of non-STEM classes

Tehreem Hussain on September 15, 2023 in Opinions

Last week in my LMC 3219: Literature and Medicine class, we talked in detail about Leo Tolstoy’s novella, “The Death of Ivan Ilyich.” We talked...

Irish luck of country music

Caroline Betz on September 15, 2023 in Opinions

From Reba McEntire’s murder ballad “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia” to the prominent fiddling in “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” the...

Driving in Atlanta

Alex Dubé on September 15, 2023 in Opinions

I would like to preface this with a nod to the great city of Atlanta. Of all the cities I have been to, this city...

Campus response to gun violence

The Technique Editorial Board on September 15, 2023 in Consensus Opinion, Opinions

The mass shooting at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has instigated discussion regarding gun control, campus responses to gun violence and the effects...