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Opinion
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Social Media, The Internet, and Palestine
Last fall, I wrote an article about the then-escalating tensions between the state of Israel and the Palestinian people. In that piece, I critiqued the “both sides are equally bad!” …
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I Really, *Really* Don’t Want to Vote for Joe Biden
During the 2020 election season, I made a silent prayer to myself; it went something like: “Please, for the love of God, let this be the worst election I ever …
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There is No Single Word to Explain “Home”
When I first started with this article I had a clear idea of how I felt about the question “Where is home?” But once I started putting it into actual …
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Does Trump Really Have it All Locked Up?
In recent months, the Republican primary race has gone through significant changes…or has it? Over the course of the semester, the candidates have frequently shifted, some even dropping out. Even …
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Cultural Appreciation vs. Appropriation
I grew up in a multicultural home; one of my parents is from India, and the other is from the United States. Growing up, I loved visiting my family in …
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Editorial: Our Thanks, from Hannah and Zack
In our very first editorial of the semester, Zack and I reflected on our dreams for the Weather Vane: “We want the Weather Vane to be home to more stories, …
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Editorial: Why College Doesn’t Have to be the “Best Years of Your Life”
For so many years, I idolized college students, believing that they were blissfully sipping foamy lattes, forming deep and long-lasting romantic and platonic connections, tapping away at their satisfying-sounding keyboards, …
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Free, Free, Free Palestine!
Freeee, free Palestine! Freeee, free Palestine! Free, free, free Palestine! Free, free, free Palestine! These words echoed through Washington D.C. as 300,000 activists, students, children, and allies chanted this and …
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Editorial: Dealing With Loss and my Realization of the Importance of Counseling
Every edition, Hannah and I swap doing the editorial. When thinking of ideas last week, the first idea that came to mind was writing about loss. Seven years ago, I …