COLUMNS

3/1/2015, 1:58pm

Tumblr and oppression

By Natalie Rogers

If anyone ever wants a slice of social justice and animated pictures of cats and TV shows, the website Tumblr is the place to go.

3/1/2015, 1:56pm

The psychology behind 'The Dress'

By Jennifer Kirby

Unless you haven’t been on the Internet in the past few days, I’m sure you’ve seen “the dress that made the Internet explode.” There is a dress that looks distinctly different to different people.

2/18/2015, 2:48pm

Short Hair and Feminism

By Jane Elizabeth

A couple of weeks ago, my fellow opinions columnist, Andrew Kocis, wrote an article about how similar our generation, the Millennials, is to the post-WWI “Lost Generation.” It was about this same point in history where the controversial “bob” haircut grew in increased popularity and I can’t help but compare it to the pixie-cut trend that’s going around today. Smack in the middle of these two generations was the super long, straight hippie hair of the 70s.

2/18/2015, 2:46pm

Drones used for good

By Marianne McCreight

Just last night I saw a brief news story about the Federal Aviation Administration starting to consider new flight rules to adopt in consideration of flying drones that are starting to take to the skies in our country.

2/18/2015, 2:44pm

Comparing race and income

By C.A. Joseph Peters

In 2014, Hope Landline and Irma Corral of East Carolina University recommended “[u]sing wealth . . . household income, education, and household size . . . in studies of racial-ethnic health disparities, [to] improve” the overall quality of a health study.

2/15/2015, 3:46pm

Appreciate the commonplace

By C.A. Joseph Peters

In the summer of 2013 my brother and I travelled to Europe; he went to Italy, I went to Spain. The view in Madrid, Spain was either that the Catalans were unserious in their push for independence, or that they were only interested in economic and political gain.

2/15/2015, 3:45pm

The US electoral system is flawed

By Andrew Kocis

The way we elect our president is through the Electoral College system. While we do have a popular vote, it is the Electoral College that officially selects who our next president will be.

2/15/2015, 3:43pm

Take note of social media terms of service

By Marianna McCreight

In an article titled “Reading the Fine Print” printed in the Emerging Photographer, the National Press Photographers Association attorney Mickey Osterreicher explains to photographers the dangers of posting their work on social media platforms without reading all the terms of service.

2/11/2015, 2:31pm

Stigma of V-Day

By Jane Mandley

We are trudging deep in the drifts of wet February snow and a sea of red hearts. This can only mean one thing: The holiday that companies have been advertising for since the day after Christmas is upon us. Yes, it’s almost Valentine’s Day, and about time.

2/11/2015, 2:30pm

Say no to tax raise

By Aly Basley

Michigan legislators want citizens to vote on whether to rob ourselves to the tune of more than $2 billion in tax hikes that we’re supposed to believe will fix our roads.

2/11/2015, 2:28pm

Don't vote 3rd party

By C.A. Joseph Peters

Please don’t vote third party. At least don’t vote third party expecting to win. Third parties can determine who the victor will be in an election, but they do not win.

2/11/2015, 2:26pm

Capitalism is a sinking ship

By Jacques Vorves

Capitalism, being a naturally oppressive and adversarial system, will always lead to the subjugation and disenfranchisement of those at the bottom of the social ladder while those at the top become akin to divinity – with money and material gain being the gateway to this illusory and superficial paradise. This is not to say, however, that other forms of government such as socialism or communism are viable or even appropriate solutions to the problems we currently inherit, but the current system is faulty and cannot be sustained. In the game of capitalism, humanity is the millionaire’s toll because in the throes of monetary ecstasy they, the politicians and “corporaticians,” have become blind to the needs of the people.

2/8/2015, 12:58pm

Lots of candidates

By C.A. Joseph Peters

“I like to define public opinion as what people think other people think,” said EMU alumnus Joseph Sobran. According to the polls, here’s what people think other people think: Republicans are split between Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney – if splitting the vote was an Olympic sport, the Republicans would win gold, silver and bronze and the Democrats would get honorable mention – while Democrats are squarely behind Hillary Clinton.

2/8/2015, 12:56pm

The difference between judgment and first impressions

By Miles Payne

To judge or not to judge seems to be a big question we are asking now-a-days. Yet it seems we have come up with an answer: “Do not judge.” But that, however true it may seem, is wrong. The idea we have of judging presently comes from a false definition.

2/8/2015, 12:54pm

Get vaccinated

By Andrew Kocis

We are a little over a month into 2015 and already there are more cases of measles than we have on average in a given year.

2/4/2015, 2:11pm

Why you should see The Vagina Monologues

By Jane Elizabeth

It’s nearly impossible not to have heard: V Month is staking its claim in February at Eastern Michigan University with events as varied as the numerous topics covered in its main event, The Vagina Monologues. This will be my third year attending the annual Valentine’s Day weekend event and I couldn’t be more excited.

2/4/2015, 2:02pm

We need more political party options

By Jacques Vorves

Politicians are supposed to be our representatives to the government. They’re supposed to serve the public and, despite their personal opinions or beliefs, present the will of the people to Congress and the President.

2/1/2015, 12:14pm

There's no wrong way to vote

By Andrew Kocis

The idea that voters are generally uninformed is a pervasive and popular opinion. This leads many people, both political junkies and less politically knowledgeable people, to come to the conclusion that voters are incapable of making good decisions in elections.