The Nov. 7 elections remind Americans of one thing: every citizen should vote. Among local elections, Ohioans voted on a proposition to protect abortion in the Ohio constitution. The proposition won by 13 points, according to NBC. NBC praised the outcome, while conservative outlets like the Daily Wire lamented the codification of abortion. As with...
Year: 2023
Fangirls do not deserve the hate they get
When USA Today announced it was looking for a full-time Taylor Swift writer, thousands of people flocked to apply for the position. “We are looking for an energetic writer, photographer, and social media pro who can quench an undeniable thirst for all things Taylor Swift,” the job posting read. Getting paid to constantly talk about...
Dance: an overlooked liberal art
Good dancing — truly excellent work and not your 4-year-old sister’s glitter-filled, two-minute recital — is incredibly difficult to find, and our culture is worse for it. Dance is perhaps best understood in connection to the liberal arts. It uniquely synthesizes elements found within other artistic disciplines: the technicality and mathematics of music, the texture...
Independents expose party failures
Independent presidential candidates Cornel West and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. both hope to capitalize on the growing unpopularity of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. Polls show that both Trump and Biden are viewed negatively by a majority of American voters. West and RFK Jr. have no chance to win, but they could...
Battle of the bands will rock 55 Below again
The annual Battle of the Bands, put on by the music fraternity formerly known as Phi Mu Alpha, will take place Nov. 17, from 8 p.m. to midnight at 55 Below. Five featured bands will compete before a panel of three judges. The competing bands are Hexagon Sandwich, Runaround, Schizmatics, Spike Jaeger and the Spitfires,...




