OPINIONS

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6/9/2020, 10:59am

Opinion: Now is the time for data-driven, common sense police reform

By Heather Weigel / Opinions Editor

American legislative bodies and advocacy groups should take advantage of the consensus around needing police reform. Part of that is having an honest conversation about what reforms work, how to push them through, and how to navigate reform while keeping unlikely allies motivated to join and continue the cause.

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6/1/2020, 6:48pm

Review: A Virtual Solution to Quarantine Problems

By Parker Lazar

With many of us still stuck in our homes and away from our loved ones, we’re forced to find new and creative solutions to help shorten that six-foot gap. New advancements in Virtual Reality might just help us do that, and could make future events like this much easier to bear.

6/1/2020, 12:47pm

Opinion: Building a better (online) college experience

By Parker Lazar

Colleges and universities across this country are in the process of deciding whether or not their institutions will be open again in the fall. As more and more institutions are beginning to consider an online-only approach, certain changes need to be made to how this approach is implemented if higher education wants to survive this moment in history. 

Joe Biden speaks at the 2020 Iowa State Education Association (ISEA) Legislative Conference in West Des Moines, Iowa.Photo by Gage Skidmore on flickr.

5/30/2020, 9:29am

Opinion: Yes, even leftists should vote for Biden

By Marcus Lawniczak

While the hearts of progressives may push them to embrace “Bernie or Bust,“ a victorious Biden in November would cause less Americans to suffer due to relatively more progressive policies on immigration, fossil fuels, and the Middle East.

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5/27/2020, 6:32pm

Opinion: A Showdown for the Ages

By Parker Lazar

The general election debates are just a few short months away. With so much at stake, and the nation struggling to find its way out of isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a debate between current President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, would certainly be much-watch television.