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Imposter syndrome: misfit mindset

Imposter syndrome: misfit mindset

Peyton Knorr, asst. editor
March 14, 2025

According to Oxford Languages, imposter syndrome is the persistent inability to believe that one’s success is deserved or has been legitimately achieved as a result of one’s own efforts or skills.   ...

Embracing the mess

Embracing the mess

Ellory Moran, co-opinions editor
March 14, 2025

My airpods are missing. My room looks like a tornado hit it. I only got four hours of sleep last night. All of that is perfectly okay.      In the modern age of seemingly perfect Instagram models and...

AI: earth killer

AI: earth killer

The Editorial Board
March 14, 2025

ChatGPT uses roughly 16 ounces of water for every 100-word email it generates. That same email uses enough electricity to power 14 light bulbs for one hour, according to a study conducted by The Washington...

Dismantling DEI: not our solution for success

Dismantling DEI: not our solution for success

Zoha Suteria, co-opinions editor
March 14, 2025

The United States of America was built on the promise of opportunity. However, for centuries, that promise was denied to many. Laws like the Civil Rights Act of 1964 acknowledged the systemic barriers...

Stop ignoring women’s health

Stop ignoring women’s health

Amani Saudye, asst. editor
March 14, 2025

For centuries, the healthcare industry has systematically failed women. From lack of research on female-specific conditions to the hidden dangers of everyday products, the continued neglect of women’s...

Paper testing beats digital

Paper testing beats digital

Olivia Richards, co-news editor
March 14, 2025

My eyes are burning, my head is pounding, and my stomach hurts, but I still have 28 questions left. The words on my computer are starting to blur together. I know what a Constitutional Convention is,...

Breaking down stigma: embrace accents

Breaking down stigma: embrace accents

Sarah Park, co-editor-in-chief
February 14, 2025

My mom went to Yonsei University, one of the most elite colleges in South Korea, and has a PhD in Musical Arts. She’s one of the smartest people I’ve ever met. And yet, she still asks me to make...

Let’s talk about politics

Let’s talk about politics

Editorial Board
February 14, 2025

It’s time for us to talk about politics. The day after the 2024 election, impassioned discussions filled South’s halls; some students experienced immense joy while others experienced great disappointment. Gen...

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Architecture’s shift: lack of identity

Zoha Suteria, co-opinions editor
February 14, 2025

There was a time when buildings told stories. Cathedrals soared with spires that kissed the heavens, their stained glass whispering tales of de- votion and artistry. City halls, theaters, and libraries...

You are not a college counselor

You are not a college counselor

Phoebe Mann, asst. editor
February 14, 2025

With college decisions rolling in, the halls are flooded with students who have been waitlisted, deferred, rejected, accepted, or are still waiting to hear. Turn the corner and you’ll hear, “You need...

First Amendment Rights

First Amendment Rights

The Editorial Board
February 14, 2025

Democracy cannot function without a free press. Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Walter Cronkite, and many others  throughout history have shared this sentiment. Yet, President Donald Trump has referred...

TikTok, times to go

TikTok, times to go

Ellory Moran, co-opinions editor
February 14, 2025

Now more than ever, we need a TikTok ban, almost as much as we feel we need TikTok. As a TikTok junkie, a ban would save my life from mundanity and set me free from scrolling. It feels like the threat...

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