By Kahlil Kambui, Opinion Columnist
| November 3, 2023
Illinois is taking a step in the right direction when it comes to protecting the environment. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is encouraging Illinois residents to buy an electric vehicle by providing rebates when purchasing an electric car...
Amazon Pharmacy's drone medication delivery service may prove risky. Drone delivery raises privacy concerns, as it uses sensors and cameras to make deliveries, making customers feel watched in their homes.
Amazon's drone delivery service now delivers...
Given his controversial views on vaccinations and foreign policy, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to run as an independent is a negative turn of events. Although he claims to challenge the two-party system, he’s only giving voters a different radical...
By Olivia Zapf, Opinion Columnist
| November 1, 2023
Students are not adequately taught how to critically evaluate the authenticity of advertisement claims. Education on the critical evaluation of information should expand to advertisements.
Illinois was the first state to introduce news literacy courses,...
By Emily Beebe, Senior Opinion Columnist
| November 1, 2023
Video games should be enjoyed as a fun hobby instead of being linked to creating violence among individuals. Individuals choose to be violent, and video games depicting violence have no influence as to whether individuals are aggressive or not. Just because...
By Lucy Atkinson, Assistant Opinion Editor
| October 31, 2023
No-Shave November is here, and it’s time we all participate – this month’s tradition isn’t just for cisgender men. Body hair activism is on the rise.
The human body has around five million hair follicles from head to toe, according to Better...
By Kahlil Kambui, Opinion Columnist
| October 31, 2023
In an initiative to end the opioid epidemic and stop overdoses, Northwestern Medicine distributed Narcan nasal spray, a drug used to prevent opioid overdoses, for Drug Take Back Day on Saturday. It's a great thing to see medical institutions playing an...
The final four months of the year, September, October, November and December, all come with their own special moments to look forward to. Seemingly rolling into each other, it is important to remember their individuality.
SEPTEMBER
September marks...
Ghosts are probably real
By: Olivia Zapf
Ghosts are real ... probably. The age old question of the existence of ghosts has mystified individuals worldwide.
With classics like “Casper the Friendly Ghost” and Slimer from “Ghostbusters,” it’s...
After weeks of planning, the costume is on, make-up is complete and trick-or-treating has begun. There is no age when a person should stop trick-or-treating or enjoying the festive season of the undead.
Chloe Steffel, a sophomore human development...
