Opinions Archives – The Statesman

Want to defend reproductive rights? Then legalize sex work.

OpinionsNovember 14, 2022November 14, 2022

#OPINION: In an era where reproductive and gender rights are under attack, it is pivotal to defend bodily autonomy, including decriminalizing sex work.

Higher education fails to support non-traditional students

Opinions Top StoryNovember 13, 2022November 15, 2022

#OPINION: If higher education truly aims to serve as a ladder to financial independence and a rewarding career, then why aren’t the current programs welcoming and accessible to students from all backgrounds?

Affirmative Action needs to survive

OpinionsNovember 10, 2022November 9, 2022

#OPINION: With white Americans predominantly leading the country’s establishments, affirmative action brings forth a chance of inclusion by offering opportunities to underrepresented and deserving groups.

Celebrities promoting hate speech need to be deplatformed

OpinionsNovember 10, 2022November 9, 2022

#OPINION: Celebrities who spread misinformation and encourage their fans to discriminate against others need to be deplatformed.

The 2022 midterms and the red wave that wasn’t

Election 2022 Opinions Top StoryNovember 9, 2022November 9, 2022

#OPINION: House races across the nation have given surprises to the Democratic Party, from open races in North Carolina to incumbent seats in toss-up states.

Arcade Fire: Can you be a poet and a scumbag?

Arts Editorials Music OpinionsNovember 7, 2022November 10, 2022

#OPINION: The shock value in the Win Butler allegations comes not in their severity, but in the earnestness associated with Arcade Fire. The band’s entire discography revolves around clinging to innocence and morality in a cruel world.

The U.K.’s Government Is A Disaster

OpinionsNovember 7, 2022November 8, 2022

#OPINION: Across the Atlantic, thousands of miles away from Stony Brook, the British government is not doing so well.

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

OpinionsNovember 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.

How Battery Park helped me connect with my family history

Editorials Opinions Top StoryNovember 1, 2022November 3, 2022

It is Oct. 23, 2022. I am crying outside Castle Clinton because in a way, this is where I was born. I have never been to Battery Park in my life. But a part was here long ago: 139 years and two weeks earlier.

BeReal takes away the pressure of social media

OpinionsOctober 30, 2022

#OPINION: Growing up in the age of social media sharing, today’s generation is feeling immense pressure to portray picture-perfect lives. Now, the app BeReal is attempting to change all of that.

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Lionel Messi proves the U.S. should take soccer seriously

Tesla shareholders can help the environment by investing in clean energy

Off-campus eating for on-campus students? It’s only a walk away

Mass shootings can not define the South

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