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President Trump proclaimed to his viewers at a press conference outside the White House a few months ago that, due to the #MeToo movement, it is a very scary time to be a man right now. Pushback like this against the #MeToo movement has…

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report that predicts an increase in forest fires, food shortages and the destruction of coral reefs by 2040—21 years, a small span of time. However, if the human population acts…

Political divisiveness is the most critical contemporary issue facing the United States. In the aftermath of the 2016 election, 86% of Americans described the country as more politically divided than in the past, while just 12% say the…

Happy weekend, Saints, and welcome back to another school year. My name is Matt Thibault and I will be taking over as the editor of the Opinions section this year. I am excited to have the opportunity to work with this content, as it has…

On Thursday, September 6th, Alex Jones, noted right-wing conspiracy theorist, was banned from Twitter. This is the latest in a long line of social media platforms (Facebook, YouTube, Spotify) to remove content associated with Mr. Jones or…

Personal attacks rarely yield institutional changes. I write this with respect to the Damn Danielarticle by Mougheis Umar. I mention this author not to attack him, but to criticize his approach and sweeping generalizations. I wish to…

There is a prevailing belief among many ideologies that is concerning: that objective truth does not exist. Among social justice and feminist theorists, this idea stems from the fact that the pursuit of objective truth was unfortunately…

A couple of days ago, I fell down the stairs in a dormitory and injured my knee. Injury is generally never great, especially now when I have to be in good shape for an upcoming dance performance. Quite frankly, I fell really badly…