Anya Marquardt, Author at The Statesman

The ‘Elon Musk Era’ will make our Twitter fears come true

Anya MarquardtOpinionsNovember 1, 2022

#OPINION: Elon Musk’s landmark $44 billion purchase of Twitter has many severe repercussions, and, quite frankly, puts users in a pretty big dilemma.

NFL’s concussion issues continue with Tua Tagovailoa

Anya MarquardtOpinionsOctober 11, 2022October 21, 2022

#OPINION: The most recent issue to befall the NFL regards their concussion protocol, and it is well warranted. It is past time for the NFL to make a change in order to protect their players.

OPINION: Cable TV is the past; streaming is the future

Anya MarquardtOpinionsSeptember 25, 2022September 25, 2022

#OPINION: Streaming services now provide a wider variety of entertainment compared to cable, cater better to the busy schedules of today’s younger populations and are also producing better quality television due to higher budgets.

What Stony Brook can learn from COVID-19

Anya MarquardtBack on Campus 2022 OpinionsSeptember 11, 2022September 19, 2022

It doesn’t matter if you’re a first-year, transfer or returning student; we’re living in a society that some are already referring to as post-COVID. However, we also need to think about what COVID has taught us and how to carry those lessons with us.

Deshaun Watson and the NFL’s disdain for accountability

Anya MarquardtOpinionsSeptember 1, 2022September 1, 2022

The NFL cannot try to craft the narrative that they stand up for women when they have fostered a culture that allows for short suspensions and a lack of acknowledgement.

Roe v. Wade’s defeat continues to wreak havoc months later

Anya Marquardt & Christine KelleyOpinionsAugust 10, 2022

#OPINION: Abortion rights in America are taking a nosedive. In the month since Roe v. Wade’s defeat, states have put abortion on the ballot. Eleven states bar even rape and incest victims from getting abortions.

To SBU students: You’re almost there!

Anya MarquardtOp-eds OpinionsMay 1, 2021

#OPINION I’m writing an open letter to you all about this past school year … isn’t it crazy that it’s almost over?

To go green, we must take smaller steps in legislation

Anya Marquardt2021 Earth Day 2021 Op-eds Opinions Special IssuesApril 24, 2021

#OPINION In order to address climate change, legislation must be passed. Even if we don’t agree with all the Green New Deal proposes, we can see it as a positive step toward solving one of the world’s most pressing problems.

Despite Alabama defeat, Amazon employees should continue their union fight

Anya MarquardtOp-eds OpinionsApril 15, 2021

#OPINION Recent reports have come out targeting Amazon for exposing their workers to inhumane conditions. Amid these reports, Amazon workers have been moving towards forming labor unions in order to gain extra protection and rights in the workplace.

The consequences of romanticizing mental illnesses

Anya MarquardtMental Health 2020 Op-eds Special IssuesOctober 4, 2020October 9, 2020

#OPINION Do not rely on a show or movie that portrays someone with a mental disorder to make you declare that you have a disorder. The romanticization of mental health is harmful to all of us, whether you have a mental disorder or not.