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Free Swim Lessons Should be Offered in School as Reparations to Black Families

By Madison Cotton
- Tuesday, March 25, 2025

During slavery and Jim Crow, black people were barred from learning how to swim as a means to handicap them and have them remain reliant on their owners and limit their freedom. After slavery and segregation ended, black people were terrorized by white pool-owners for taking up spaces in supposedly...

Music

Does Music Encourage Productivity?

By Jake Jones
- Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Music is a large part of entertainment, but that isn’t to say it cannot be used practically. Music has been revealed to be very beneficial for various reasons. It can help relieve stress, improve memory, provide better sleep, and much more. People often play it in the background when working...

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US Academic Groups Sue White House Over Planned Deportations of Pro-Gaza Students

By Madison Cotton
- Tuesday, March 25, 2025

The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and the Middle East Studies Association (Mesa) have sued the Trump administration to block the deportation of foreign students who have voiced pro-Palestinian sentiments. This comes after the detainment of Columbia University graduate and green card holder Mahmoud Khalil, and Indian post-doctoral student...

Politics

Why Most Debates Don’t Work

By Jake Jones
- Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Communication is an important cornerstone of getting things done in our society, but speaking is only half of a good dialogue. Many political influencers and speakers debate with the opposing side, which is a way to escape echo chambers and extend one’s viewpoints beyond the people who already agree with...

Owen Cooper is the next actor to look out for

By Ian Henry
- Monday, March 24, 2025

If you didn’t know by now, “Adolescence” on Netflix has been one of the most talked about shows in 2025. The British drama is a limited series about a family who has to deal with the ramifications of their adolescent son who has been arrested for murdering a classmate. The...

Books

Op-Ed: Why I’m On the Fence about Book-to-Movie Adaptations

By Taina Queiroz Fonseca
- Monday, March 24, 2025

It’s always fun to watch a movie adaptation of a book you’ve read before and compare it to what you had imagined while originally reading. Sometimes, a movie elevates what I imagined, but not all books need a movie adaptation. A well-done adaptation can bring your vivid imagination to life....

Food

The Truth Behind Low-Fat Foods

By Jake Jones
- Monday, March 24, 2025

When you hear about low-fat foods and diets, it is often easy to assume that less fat equates to having great weight loss potential. While this can be true in most cases, there are also some drawbacks to maintaining consumption of this kind of food, with other options being just...