Two months ago, just before the Thanksgiving holiday, four University of Idaho students were murdered in their off-campus home in Moscow, Idaho. The speculation following the tragedy has been widespread and largely based on misinformation, at least that was the case up until an arrest was ma…

Everyone remembers the controversy surrounding the women’s training facilities at the March Madness tournament last year. While the men enjoyed the luxury of Olympic-grade weights and bars, the women were forced to settle for yoga mats and dumbbells. It was as if the women were an afterthought.

Daniel Aston, Kelly Loving, Raymond Green Vance, Derrick Rump, and Ashley Green Paugh; five people who were killed as the result of someone else’s hate. Eighteen were injured in what was supposed to serve as an LGBTQ+ safe haven in Colorado Springs, Colorado. 

On November 15, thousands upon thousands of Taylor Swift fans logged onto Ticketmaster to purchase tickets for her Eras Tour, only to be gravely disappointed. 

Taylor Swift was right; Karma IS a relaxing thought. 

As we all know, midterm elections are just around the corner. Although there are no bills addressing the issue of marijuana legalization this year, the topic itself has recently increased in popularity. Unfortunately, it looks as if Tennessee is way behind the curve in legalizing and decrimi…

“Did you hear my covert narcissism I disguise as altruism like some kind of congressman?”

Like it or not, the age of the transfer portal is upon us.

On August 25, 2020, Kyle Rittenhouse took the lives of two unarmed men in what he claimed was an attempt of self-defense as he protected the property of a local car dealership in Kenosha, Wisconsin during protests in the city. The protests began after a Black man, Jacob Blake, was shot in th…

Following the abduction and murder of Eliza Fletcher, a Memphis teacher, women all over the southeast gathered to finish the run she began. 

Waking up to a storm on the morning of a music festival is never a nice feeling, and for us Moon River ticket holders, that happening on Sunday meant that we would be spending our day drenched outside, waiting around for updates, and trying to keep our phones dry. 

A vital function of the Biden administration’s student debt forgiveness plan, the restructuring of the Income Driven Repayment (IDR) plan, has been overshadowed by cries of unfairness coming from the political right, and worries that enough isn’t being done from the left.

“I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what I’m looking at, and what it means.” - Joan Didion, "Why I Write"

During this year’s Coachella festival, multiple artists complained about a lack of crowd participation, were cut off in the middle of their performances, or were not included in online streaming coverage.

For a movie which features an alternate universe where everyone has hot dogs for fingers, Everything Everywhere All at Once is breathtaking.

As of April 7th, 2022, the United States holds over 240 new anti-LGBTQ+ pieces of legislation in preparation for passage. A staggering portion of these bills are not just anti-gay, but are specifically anti-trans and aim at reducing the rights, privileges, and general social acceptance of tr…

The Staten Island Amazon Workers’ Union is a remarkable step towards the reintegration of collective action into the American consciousness. Witnessing the first union break in Amazon history is certainly inspirational and marks a cultural turning point regarding attitudes concerning the lab…

Film Review: CODA

Climate change is at our doorstep and the time to act is now. 

The 94th Academy Awards were held on Sunday, March 27th. Since then, a thousand think pieces have been launched. 

Called “Major” by those who knew her, famed trans activist and community leader Miss Major Griffin-Gracy is recognized for taking action on behalf of the most vulnerable in her community, dedicating her life to advocacy for trans women of color, and improving national perceptions of transgen…

“What I want to tell you today is not to move into that world where you’re alone with yourself and your mantra and your fitness program or whatever it is that you might use to try to control the world by closing it out. I want to tell you to just live in the mess. Throw yourself out into the…

During Biden’s first State of the Union address, he emphasized the necessity for Americans currently working from home to get back to their offices and “fill our great downtowns again.” With a recent, absurd jump in the price of gas making unnecessary travel unaffordable for many, why would …

TW: discussion of sexual assault

A highly anticipated articulation of Batman starring Robert Pattinson was released over the weekend. The Batman, which has already reached blockbuster ticket sales at the box office, is Pattinson’s most recent depiction of a loner. In exploring the definitive films of Pattinson’s career, a p…

Like many other students last Thursday, I was enjoying the warm welcome of spring by taking the opportunity to get some fresh air without the frigid chill of winter wind pushing me back indoors. 

Whether it’s school, extracurriculars, home life, or social media – kids these days are constantly bombarded by the pressures of society to succeed. I believe kids and young adults are now held to a higher standard than ever before and the effects of this are slowly being revealed.

Staying sober is hard. Throw toxic drinking culture and mental health stigma into the mix and the difficulty intensifies. Enabling addiction and treating mental health as a taboo subject is easier and more dangerous than one would think.

On February 24th, Russia declared war on Ukraine by invading Donbas. 

Absurdism is back, baby. Whether in the rhinestone studded hallways of Euphoria or the extremely public and brief relationship between Kanye West and Julia Fox — we’re playing with over saturation again.

In November of 2021, New York City opened the doors of its first supervised injection sites. The sites have become a soapbox for many in the GOP, as figures like Marsha Blackburn have claimed outrage over President Biden’s “crack pipe distribution plan.”