"Live performances and the music scene are changing, but colleges have always been a societal backbone, dictating the value of culture and information. It’s important now more than ever to decide the value of live music around campus through our involvement."
"Where is your whimsy? Where is your passion?"
"There is such a thing as objectively good literature and an objectively more valuable book. In our race for accessibility, we’ve forgotten that classics and ranges of literature dictate our language and culture."
"Certain cuisines are only seen as generally palatable because they have a correlation with international power and racial superiority — the menu is written by the victors."
"By convincing people to vote for someone who will catalyze late capitalism, X has become intrinsically tied to the government, letting its owner be spoon-fed government contracts. Is free speech truly free if your words can be censored at one man’s whims?"
"Consuming art has become aestheticized. Instead of museums being for rumination and appreciation, they’ve turned into photoshoots and trends."
"Droves of men say not enough people observe Men's Health Awareness Month without understanding that if they themselves took the initiative to communicate their issues as the default instead of a response, many would follow suit."
"Extremist conservatives have lived in their self-imposed bunkers for years, lying in wait to return to a time of terror and violence. Trump’s election is their affirmation that they, too, can act with the full extent of their vitriol, malice and cruelty without fearing repercussions, and even be rewarded for it."
"We are all suffering similar consequences of historical oppression, yet we continually try to be higher up on a ladder of Asian value."
"Many of our families gave us the advice that leaving your dorm door open was a guaranteed method of forming friendships, but something has shifted greatly between our generations. The ease of short-term communication and the commodification of our time have made us forget the simplicity of connection."
