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Opinion

KELLY: Dear mom, take a break

While all politicians intermittently wave the flag of family values, however, research has steadily shown that women who take maternity leave experience positive health benefits.


Opinion

BROOM: Loving life

Even if one has kept a journal or a blog, it is a different level to work within a newspaper editorial structure and try to craft a column. The writers are finding and honing their voices.


Opinion

KHAN: The virtue of Model UN

Yet despite all these flaws, Model UN provides a worthwhile experience that forces delegates to adapt to uncomfortable situations which may conflict with their opinions.


Opinion

ALJASSAR: A checkbox for Arabs

Our current classification only makes us invisible to the rest of the population. It is not unreasonable for Arab Americans to seek a unique census category which better represents us.


Opinion

WAN: Turn off the spotlight

There seems to be a view that international students are more likely to cheat than their American peers. However, this assumption is invalid and oversimplified, because these two groups are not examined under the same circumstances.


Opinion

HUMOR: On emotion

I can never bring myself to do my laundry, which means there is always a soft pile of clothing for my tired friends to sleep on when they don’t want to walk back home at night.


Opinion

HORNE: The Spotify illusion

Since music has become digital, bringing us so many options for how to listen to music, the choice to purchase music rather than find it somewhere else online has become a much more meaningful decision by the customer.


Opinion

KNAYSI: The intrinsic value of books

But for academic purposes, current e-readers, tablets and computer screens don’t have the same capabilities — to flip through pages, marking up a page for close reading, cross-referencing multiple works at the same time.


Opinion

BERNSTEIN: Climate crisis

While the current legislature’s record is not laudable, we are about to move from a snail’s pace on addressing climate change to having no legislative fixes at all.


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Latest Podcast

On this episode of On Record, we sit down with Ava Wolsborn, University Dance Club vice president and third-year College student. Wolsborn discusses the importance of inclusivity, accessibility and sisterhood within the club. Additionally, she highlights UDC’s upcoming showcase in April.