Category Archives: Opinion

Remembering Johnny Hockey: The Legacy of Johnny Gaudreau

Maurya Srivastava On August 29th, 2024, Columbus Blue Jackets left winger Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew were struck and killed while biking outside of Philadelphia. Authorities arrived at the scene in Oldmans Township, New Jersey, around 8:19 p.m. and found that both Gaudreaus had sustained fatal injuries while cycling: they had been hit fromContinue reading “Remembering Johnny Hockey: The Legacy of Johnny Gaudreau”

Restaurant Review: Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi

BENJAMIN LIEBERMAN — Tatiana, the New York Times’ new #1 restaurant in New York City, is a unique and lively Afro-Caribbean restaurant located in David Geffen Hall in Lincoln Center. From when you first enter the restaurant, it is clear that Tatiana is not your typical trendy New York restaurant. Tatiana is very lively, butContinue reading “Restaurant Review: Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi”

Media Literacy: the Blindspot of a Generation

THOMAS PHILIP — I am a member of Generation Z; the first generation to have grown-up without memories of life before the internet, when people got their news from TV or papers – credible mainstream sources that generally maintained trusted standards of fact-checking. Today, most of my peers get their news from social media –Continue reading “Media Literacy: the Blindspot of a Generation“

Urban Hawker: Singapore to New York

CADE RUTKOSKE — Singapore has long been a country known for its diversity. Since its days as a colony in the 19th and 20th centuries, it has been a landing point for Asian immigrants and European voyagers. The arrival of immigrants brought a bursting new culture, and with that came incredible new foods. Thus, SingaporeContinue reading “Urban Hawker: Singapore to New York”

Biden Needs to Focus on North Korea’s WMD Buildup

ALEXANDER VIDRA — If you’ve been paying attention to international events, you’re probably focused on the war in Ukraine. If not Ukraine, perhaps you’re following the events in China as Xi Jinping just secured another five-year term in power or Iran as the demonstrations against the regime continue. But don’t ignore North Korea. Its threatContinue reading “Biden Needs to Focus on North Korea’s WMD Buildup“

Tennis in Europe: My Summer Experience

JULIEN DUJARRIC — Over the summer, I had the opportunity to travel around Europe to play tennis with the Tennis Europe program. The program consisted of 12 kids from many different states, whose ages ranged from 15 to 17 years old. To begin the trip, we all met up at JFK airport and said goodbyeContinue reading “Tennis in Europe: My Summer Experience”

30 Years Old: 1992 in Albums

SEBASTIAN GAMBOA — Few periods in music history featured as dramatic a shift in the mainstream sound as the early 1990s. As hair metal’s dwindling popularity was swiftly eradicated by the gloomier sound of alternative rock, groundbreaking albums carried now iconic bands into the mainstream. 1992 especially stands out amongst its decade by the numberContinue reading “30 Years Old: 1992 in Albums“

A Look at the Life and Career of Lil Nas X

BEAU BIKOFF — Montero Lamar Hill, the devoted Nicki Minaj fan more popularly known as Lil Nas X, was born in Lithia Springs, Georgia, in 1999. Nas grew up poor, splitting his home life between one parent or another after they divorced when he was only 6 years old. He began his social media careerContinue reading “A Look at the Life and Career of Lil Nas X”