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Nail art has been a part of pop culture for years and is one of the best ways to tell the world exactly who you are and what you love. (Photo courtesy of IMDb)

OPINION: Nails are one of the best ways to express yourself

By AJ Mun | Mar. 14, 2025

From French tips to XXL stiletto tips, nails have been a prominent symbol of beauty since ancient dynasties. The first known examples of nail polish date back to 3,000 BC in ancient China. However, in modern times, there is no limit to what you can do with your nails, and I believe that they are one of the best ways to express yourself. What I think one must remember when considering nail art is the type of feelings colors evoke in others when they see it. Red implies confidence, seduction and power. On the other hand, yellow can suggest happiness, youth and joy. 

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As Ariana Grande progresses in her career, so do her shoe choices — transitioning thigh-high stilettos during her pop stardom to Jimmy Choo heels that encapsulate her Hollywood glamour. (Photo courtesy of IMDb)

OPINION: Ariana Grande’s shoes brought her home, in more ways than one

By AJ Mun | Mar. 6, 2025

One woman who has truly proven to be that witch is Ariana Grande. From dominating the pop industry to now soaring over Munchkinland in a bubble, she has shown that her career is a force to be reckoned with. We all remember the height of her pop era — marked by thigh-high boots and ultra-high stilettos — but lately, our pop diva-turned-good-witch has been spotted in nothing but the classiest pairs of Jimmy Choos.

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The College’s Honors and Scholars Programs needs more diverse course offerings. (Photo by Andre Paras / Staff Photographer)

OPINION: Honors course offerings are getting worse

By Tristan Weisenbach | Mar. 6, 2025

The College’s Honors and Scholars Program recently announced its fall 2025 course offerings, giving students a list of what classes they are eligible to enroll in to fulfill one of the five honors courses needed to complete the program requirements.  Since my first semester back in fall 2021, I was never impressed with the courses that the honors program offered. I always found most of them to be related to topics that I was not interested in.

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(Graphic by Liam Simonelli / Editorial Cartoonist)

Letter to the editor: Addressing the Towers

Mar. 4, 2025

The College acknowledges some challenges for residents of the Towers. We have worked diligently to address issues as they have arisen and remain committed to ensuring students residing in Travers and Wolfe a quality residential experience. 

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The Met Gala usually yields some lackluster results despite how easy its themes are to follow.  (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons / Hugo Schneider , Sept. 9, 2019)

OPINION: It is not that hard to follow the Met Gala theme

By AJ Mun | Feb. 24, 2025

With the recent announcement of the 2025 Met Gala theme, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” I felt it was important that we discuss the consistent predicament of guests missing the theme completely.  One would expect that guests of a dinner party thrown by one of the biggest fashion publications in the world would follow the provided theme. Unfortunately, for many guests that is simply not the case.

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Some fashion trends are more timeless than others. (Photo courtesy of Flickr,“Clothes” by Jusotil_1943, April 19, 2018)

OPINION: Tacky fashion is out, timeless is in

By AJ Mun | Feb. 21, 2025

As we enter the spring of 2025, we are bound to see an influx of fashion trends within the land of social media. However, transitioning into this new fashion season also means that we must remind ourselves that in order for one trend to rise, another must fall. Trends are all fun and games in the moment, but looking back at your Instagram years from now will show you that timeless fashion is always the way to go.

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Social Media should have more user-controlled content moderation. (Photo courtesy of Flickr,“Girl Checking her Instagram” by Themeisle, Feb 2, 2019)

OPINION: Social media has a rage bait epidemic

By Lake DiStefano | Feb. 21, 2025

Rage bait, posts designed to anger a user with intentionally negative opinions, is common on all social media platforms. It’s a fixture of the algorithm no matter what, as engagement farming is inherently the point from a creator’s perspective. I don’t mind those kinds of posts usually, and I tend to scroll past whatever insane take that graces my screen.  That was until recently when I made the apparently fatal mistake of lingering on one such post.

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C-Store has prices that are severely inflated compared to that of competitors. (Photo by Erin Reilly / Staff Photographer)

OPINION: C-Store is overpriced

By Deeya Doshi | Feb. 6, 2025

C-Store’s almond milk cost almost three times as much as the same one at our local Target. Target sells the almond milk for $2.39, compared to C-Store’s $7.05.  In the interest of avoiding outliers, I found other stores selling the same brand of almond milk — including Whole Foods, Stop & Shop and ShopRite — and found that C-Store’s prices were consistently 2.08 to 2.90 times more expensive.

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AI is undermining creative fields like writing (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons / ChatGPT, April 20, 2024).

OPINION: NaNoWriMo’s defense of AI is misguided at best, harmful at worst

By Sky Pinkett | Dec. 5, 2024

Starting as a nonprofit organization in 1999 with 21 participants, now with over 400,000 participants across continents, NaNoWriMo has helped foster a creative space where amateurs and professionals can push themselves to their limits without the extra expense of a writing retreat. It is an ambitious endeavor that gets the creative juices bubbling with excitement each year. But what happens when an international writing organization beloved for fueling originality and creativity publicly supports the use of AI in writing? A controversy, it seems.

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Its important to take care of yourself during finals week (Photo by Andre Paras / Staff Photographer).

OPINION: Finals aren’t festive: Mental health matters

By Parisa Burton | Dec. 4, 2024

Finals season came before we all knew it. The inconsistent weather patterns we’ve been experiencing make it more difficult to process that the end of the semester is approaching, and winter break is nearly here. The days leading up to this long-awaited reward feel different than it did when we were children, with classroom Christmas movies, hot chocolate and holiday spirit. As college students, there is nothing festive about finals. 

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Dancers are not recognized as the elite athletes they are (Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/ Jeff Medaugh, June 10, 2006).

OPINION: Dancers are the most underappreciated athletes

By Lacey Okamura | Nov. 18, 2024

Just as dance fails to be recognized as a sport, dancers are not recognized as the elite athletes they are. Dancers need coordination and strength in order to execute routines. Muscular strength is what allows dancers to jump higher, turn faster and control their movements. Building this muscle requires spending time in the gym, just like other athletes, on top of hours of rehearsal in the studio. People don’t tend to see the effort that dancers put into their craft behind the scenes. For a short, two-minute routine, it may take days to learn and perfect. 

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