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Sunday March 22nd

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Graphic by Liam Simonelli / Editorial Cartoonist.

Letter to the Editor: Where are we heading?

At World Languages and Cultures, we recently had to reduce 11 adjunct sections for the spring and summer because this year we can only use a maximum of 42 adjunct sections for the whole academic year. However, due to the Voluntary Separation Agreement, we lost two tenured faculty members just last year, which equals 12 classes per academic year.

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Music is evolving with social media's influence (Photo courtesy of Flickr / Lindsay Neilson March 3, 2017). 

OPINION: Music albums are having even more variety

With the steady and consistent rise of different social media apps – TikTok especially – it has become normal to film oneself with music overlaid. One of the common occurrences on these music-video apps is using either sped up or slowed down versions of popular songs.

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It’s essential for college students to make their voices heard by voting in the upcoming election (Photo courtesy of Flickr / “Vote!” by kgroovy / Feb. 5, 2008).

Make your voice heard by voting this November

It’s essential that college students exercise their right to vote in the upcoming election. Voter turnout among college students is significantly less than the national average, according to Pew Research, which means that the views held by younger voters may not be as accurately represented by the politicians who represent them.

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The amount of personal style that microtrends can strip away is staggering. (Photo courtesy of Flickr / Dick Thomas Johnson January 20, 2023) 

OPINION: Let’s dial down the microtrends

Each trend provides a chance to experiment and be a small part of fashion history as each cycle unfolds. But at the same time, these never-ending surges not only hinder the creation of a distinctive personal aesthetic but also encourage unwarranted splurges and a dire strain on the environment. 

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