Opinions

Drunk consent is not consent

By Micaela Stevenson · Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015

We’ve heard the stories, watched the videos and sat through sex-ed classes. Consent is sexy. Consent is good.

'First world problems' is not appropriate

By Zubin Khan · Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015

The other day, while I was sitting in class, someone came in and sat in front of me. I overheard him complain to his friend about how his shower got way too hot that morning and his friend smiled and said, “First world problems,” and they both laughed.

Hillary Clinton's emails may have just revealed that George W. Bush committed treason

By Jacques Vorves · Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015

In first Democratic primary debate last Tuesday, Bernie Sanders declared to Hillary Clinton that “we’re sick and tired of hearing about your damn emails!” Now, ironically enough, more news has surfaced about these emails that suggest that former president George W.

Forced abortion is a war on women and girls

By Micaela Stevenson · Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015

I am vehemently prochoice. I believe that every woman in the whole world should have the right to an abortion for any reason that she wants one.

The violence we see in entertainment is desensitizing us to real violence

By Jane Mandley · Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015

I wrote last week that I don’t think anything will stop the growing desensitization of violence in America.

Religion is nonsense

By Jacques Vorves · Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015

“Nine million children die every year before the age of five,” says American author, neuroscientist and philosopher, Sam Harris.

Bernie Sanders won the first Democratic debate and it's because of his sincerity

By Jacques Vorves · Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015

Bernie Sanders took the victory in Tuesday night’s Democratic debate. The moment he walked out, the whole crowd roared and cheered and whistled for the independent Senator from Vermont.

America's obsession with violence is an unstoppable trend

By Jane Mandley · Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015

When it comes to violence in entertainment, American culture is lost in the depths of a rapid downward spiral.

Learn to be yourself, without outside influences

By Zubin Khan · Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015

One of the most challenging parts of coming to college is finding friends. As a transfer student and commuter, it was challenging for me to find my place here at first.

Picking a major can be difficult

By Zubin Khan · Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015

Often, picking a major can seem daunting. You’re straight out of high school, 18 years old and you’re expected to choose what path you want in life despite barely having experienced it yet.

Young women should get the HPV vaccine

By Micaela Stevenson · Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015

Every year I get a physical to make sure I am healthy. I sit in the lobby of my doctor’s office and fill out a sheet of paper describing how I’ve been feeling and what I’ve been eating.

Is defunding Planned Parenthood really pro-life?

By Micaela Stevenson · Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015

There is a desire across the nation by people who do not use its services to defund Planned Parenthood.

Lessons learned in kindergarten still apply in college

By Marianne McCreight · Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015

I think EMU orientation should include mandatory review of the basic lessons or life rules we all learned in kindergarten (if we attended kindergarten in this country). Since there are plenty of international students that did not live here when they were five years old and, since some of us haven’t been in kindergarten in more years than we care to count, review of these rules should be mandatory for ALL students (ESPECIALLY COMMUTER STUDENTS) upon entry to EMU.

LGBTQ normalizing might cause a brutal backlash

By Jane Mandley · Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015

Last week I was among many other people who saw the viral video of a trans teen’s mom giving her her first prescription of hormone therapy.

We must demand action on gun violence

By Jacques Vorves · Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015

294. That’s the number of mass shootings, or “incidents where four or more people are killed or injured by gunfire,” that have happened this year, according to Christopher Ingraham of The Washington Post. 294 mass shootings, out of 274 days, as of October 1.