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While AI use becomes more ubiquitous, its environmental impact must be taken seriously. (Photo courtesy of Pexels)

OPINION: We need to stop dismissing the environmental impact of AI

By Sarah Hiller | Apr. 7

You have probably used artificial intelligence today without realizing it. Not Googling a question and reading the Gemini response, or even opening up ChatGPT, within the regular apps you open every morning. Spotify deciding what song plays next. Google Maps rerouting you around traffic. Instagram choosing which post you see first. None of that feels blatantly like artificial intelligence, but it is, and it is constantly running. Data centers around the world are burning through electricity and water at an unsustainable rate.

To grow up gay is to face life's harshest battles and experience its most beautiful details. (Photo courtesy of IMDb)

OPINION: Growing up gay is brutally beautiful

By AJ Mun | Apr. 7

The library offers many resources to students. (Photo courtesy of Kit Ackerman)

OPINION: The library doesn’t clearly communicate its resources to students

By Lake DiStefano | Apr. 7

NASA astronauts are slated to take a trip around the moon on Artemis II. (Photo courtesy of NASA / Joel Kowsky)

OPINION: Artemis II represents mankind’s capacity for growth

By Jack Salaki | Apr. 1

We see you ignoring your inner child and we’re tired of it. (Photo courtesy of IMDb)

OPINION: Most people don’t nourish their inner child, and it shows

By AJ Mun | Mar. 23

Misogynistic content circulates online, impacting schools. (Photo courtesy of Pexels)

OPINION: The US must educate youth on the dangers of misogyny

By Natalia Tomczak | Mar. 6

Heathcliff pulls Catherine up by her corset strings in "Wuthering Heights.” (Photo courtesy of IMDb)

OPINION: Emerald Fennel’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ understands the novel better than critics realize

By Isabella McHugh | Mar. 6

Emily Brontë’s classic gothic tale of obsession and vengeance, set in the windy Yorkshire moors, has structurally metamorphosed into the most recent cinematic adaptation (and sensation, might I add) of “Wuthering Heights.”

The Main River, the old town and the skyline all in one place. (Photo courtesy of Pexels)

Frankfurt: Main character energy?

By Lea Katzer | Feb. 21

Have you ever thought about spending a semester abroad? Germany may not have made it onto your top three list, right? The combination of lederhosen, beer, techno and half-timbered houses is not exactly…enchanting. In the unlikely cases where Germany does find its way onto the list Frankfurt rarely does. For many, it’s either “the airport,” or “that city with bankers.”

After completing their training at Dream Academy, Katseye became a global sensation, but some think that they could be so much more. (Photo courtesy of IMDb)

OPINION: Katseye could be the unstoppable, but only if their labels let them

By AJ Mun | Feb. 21

Beginning way back in 2022, new trainees were brought into talent agencies Hybe and Geffens “pop academy,” a place meant to form the world's next global girl group. The goal of the academy was to take these young women and train them in dance, vocal and stage presence skills, so that they may rise above the competition and take the performance industry by storm.

The Accessibility Resource Center offers academic accommodations at the College. (Photo by Erin Reilly)

OPINION: ARC can do better

By Sandra Abrantes | Feb. 20

The Accessibility Resource Center at the College offers an opportunity for students with disabilities to receive accommodations in whatever regard they require. This is a necessary resource to have in order to maintain the College’s mission of Division of Excellence to persons with disabilities. ARC does not offer the opportunity and help that it has said to allow, but there is still room to improve and truly offer a fully inclusive and easier process for students struggling.

Nicki Minaj’s recent alignment with President Donald Trump has left her fans searching for a new queen of rap. (Photo courtesy of IMDb)

OPINION: Nicki Minaj's loss in popularity makes room for new rappers to grow

By AJ Mun | Feb. 20

Onika Tanya Miraj-Petty, known famously as Nicki Minaj, has been dubbed by many as the “Queen of Rap” since the early 2010s. Beginning with her debut album “Pink Friday,” Nicki has given audiences unique verses with a level of swagger that showed the world that she is unapologetically herself. While her talent can’t be questioned, her character has always put fans in a strange position.

Australia passed the Online Safety Amendment in December, banning social media for those under 16. The U.S. should consider following suit. (Photo courtesy of Patrick Buffett, Air Force).

OPINION: The U.S. should consider adopting Australia’s social media ban for minors

By Jack Salaki | Feb. 20

Smoking was fairly normalized in 1950s America. About 45% of American adults smoked cigarettes. A 1951 British survey found that 87% of male doctors were regular smokers. At this time, there were more studies linking smoking to lung cancer.

Artists like Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish spoke out against ICE at the Grammy’s on Feb. 1. (Photo courtesy of IMDb)

OPINION: Celebrity speeches on political issues should be followed up with actions

By Tasnim Oyshi | Feb. 20

Celebrity opinions during times of political and social tension have long been controversial. This is understandably so, as they do not face the typical experiences of the average citizen without money and fame to spare.

Ralph Fiennes (right) stars in the franchise’s fourth film as the eccentric humanitarian Dr. Ian Kelson with Chi Lewis-Parry (left) as the hulking infected ‘Samson.’ (Photo courtesy of IMDb)

OPINION: The new ‘28 Days’ movie is a modern horror classic!

By Michael McKee | Feb. 20

When “28 Days Later” first came out decades ago, it was instantly iconic with its reinvention of zombies as red-eyed, rage-fuelled monsters that run at terrifying speeds instead of slowly lurch, a type of zombie that would become popularly known as a ‘runner.’

ICE raids have increased. (Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

OPINION: ICE raids make way for anti-Latino rhetoric in everyday American life

By Adriana Tamayo | Feb. 11

Hispanic immigrants in this country never had it easy. With U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and the things people say about hispanic immigrants on social media and in the news, it created waves of more and more people spreading anti-Latino rhetoric. Even though it's nothing new, President Donald Trump's administration has made it increasingly harder to ignore.

Fans around the world were disappointed when “Stranger Things” disregarded Mike and Will's love story, despite years of interpreted evidence. (Photo courtesy of IMDb)

OPINION: The “Byler” plot had the potential to be a defining queer love story

By AJ Mun | Feb. 5

With the release of the “Stranger Things” series finale starting off 2026, fans have been buzzing with various opinions on how the show had come to a close. One plot line specifically being mourned, is that of a potential love story between Will Byers and Mike Wheeler, thus birthing the ship name “Byler”.

Movie theater visits are on the decline and that’s affecting people’s experience of them. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

OPINION: Streaming can’t replace the theater experience

By Jack Salaki | Dec. 4

Everyone is streaming movies now. According to a recent poll by the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, about three-fourths of U.S. adults watched a newly released movie on streaming rather than going to the theater in the past year. About 16% say they go to a movie theater monthly.

Students should not be having finals scheduled for the same time or multiple exams scheduled back to back. (Photo courtesy of Flickr / Dennis Sylvester Hurd, July 29, 2006)

OPINION: Final exams are often scheduled poorly at TCNJ

By Tasnim Oyshi | Dec. 4

Finals season is a time that many students associate with stress. All that they have learned throughout their courses during the semester culminates into big exams at the end, which count for at least 15% of their grade at the College. This puts a lot of pressure on students to do well in their finals.

Gaten Matarazzo, Finn Wolfhard, Caleb McLaughlin and Noah Schnapp in Netflix’s “Stranger Things.” (Photo courtesy of IMDb)

OPINION: Watch parties show how friendships can grow

By AJ Mun | Dec. 4

After Netflix released Volume One of “Stranger Things’” fifth season, students buzzed all around campus the moment that they returned from Thanksgiving break.

Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, has proposed the possibility of an artificial intelligence utopia. (Photo Courtesy of the Joe Rogan Experience)

OPINION: The AI Utopia is a Myth

By Jack Salaki | Nov. 23

Elon Musk has painted a bold vision of the future: a world where artificial intelligence and robotics make work optional and money irrelevant. According to the billionaire businessman, we will eventually live in an AI operated utopia. He first floated this idea on Joe Rogan's podcast a few weeks ago. He also returned to it at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum on Nov. 19.