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

Julia BorghettiBeyond the University 2022 OpinionsNovember 30, 2022December 6, 2022

No car? No problem. Like many students who live on campus, I do not have a car. My off-campus trips are limited to the Sunday shopping route and Suffolk County…

Celebrities promoting hate speech need to be deplatformed

Julia BorghettiOpinionsNovember 10, 2022November 9, 2022

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

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.

BeReal takes away the pressure of social media

Jennifer OjilereOpinionsOctober 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.

Let’s face it: Trump’s coming back (in spirit)

Tim GiorlandoElection Day 2022 Opinions Special IssuesOctober 23, 2022October 24, 2022

#OPINION: I wish I could say all of the candidates Trump endorsed this year lost tremendously. However, candidates who impersonate his rhetoric usually make it to the general election, clearly indicating that the seven years Trump has been relevant aren’t a temporary stint.

New York should be preparing for the “red wave”

Sonya GugliaraElection Day 2022 OpinionsOctober 23, 2022October 23, 2022

#OPINION: Kathy Hochul and Lee Zeldin are neck and neck in the polls for New York governor. The term “red wave” is not some preposterous buzzword, but a fair reflection of the current state of New York politics.

Voting access needs to be improved across the U.S.

Jennifer OjilereElection Day 2022 OpinionsOctober 23, 2022October 27, 2022

#OPINION: Some states continue to suppress voters with restrictive bills limiting access to mail and absentee voting. Since every American experiences the voting process differently, not every single law works for everyone. At the same time, there are ways to improve voting access across the United States.

opinions

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

Celebrities promoting hate speech need to be deplatformed

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

Let’s face it: Trump’s coming back (in spirit)

New York should be preparing for the “red wave”

Voting access needs to be improved across the U.S.

New York Times misconstrued students’ role in professor’s dismissal

We need to treat election polls with skepticism

NFL’s concussion issues continue with Tua Tagovailoa