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Ashley Vargas

Ashley Vargas, Opinion Columnist

All content by Ashley Vargas
A woman speaks at the Take Back the Night rally. Everyone deserves to exist safely all day. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

Everyone deserves to exist all day

By Ashley Vargas, Opinion Columnist
November 18, 2023
A person gathers plastics while a personified corporate building looms behind them, spewing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Opinion Columnist Ashley Vargas believes large corporations are to blame for climate change, not the everyday civilian. (Robin Gamboa | Northern Star)

Hold big corporations accountable for climate change

By Ashley Vargas, Opinion Columnist
November 13, 2023
A pan of precooked pulled pork sits on a low simmer to slowly reheat the pork to load the potatoes. The Edible Campus Meal Prep program allows students to develop useful life skills. (Nyla Owens | Northern Star)

Finding food security on campus

By Ashley Vargas, Opinion Columnist
October 20, 2023

From funding libraries to funding new lives

By Ashley Vargas, Opinion Columnist
October 9, 2023
Club Secretary Janek Sunga, a political science Ph.D. student, shoots an arrow during the meeting in Anderson Hall, Room 100. NIU Archery Club provides a chance for students to participate in an individual sport. (Mingda Wu | Northern Star)

Archery provides a chance to fly free

By Ashley Vargas, Opinion Columnist
September 29, 2023
A child holds a tattered book covered in cobwebs while an adult tells them they are lucky to even have the book. All children deserve more than a hand-me-down education, no matter where they live. (Jesus Blanco | Northern Star)

It’s time to end hand-me-down education

By Ashley Vargas, Opinion Columnist
September 20, 2023
A screenshot of various streaming services sit grouped together on an iPhone. Which streaming service is your favorite? (Angelina Padilla - Tompkins | Northern Star)

Poll: Which streaming service is your favorite?

By Ashley Vargas, Opinion Columnist
September 12, 2023
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