"It makes sense that people are turning to this sort of dystopian cosplay — it blends escapism with political messaging, making it a comfortable outlet for anxieties in the face of frightening policies. But that’s just the problem: it’s comfortable."
"When you feel like CLEs are just another graduation requirement that eat up your valuable time, remember that they are also a great tool for exercising intellectual autonomy and refreshing the passion for learning."
"The stigma around addiction makes us flinch at the thought of perpetuating drug use in safer ways. People want it out of sight and out of mind."
"If you still want to win over third-party voters, show that your cause is worth joining."
"As we continue to expand our grace toward anxiety and depression, we must also embrace those who we do not understand as well and remember that these are medical conditions and not choices. People with mental illnesses deserve to be viewed multidimensionally."
"I’ve always said, 'If there’s going to be a sixth mass extinction, I’d like to have a french-tipped hand in it.'"
"If students must fork over thousands of dollars for meal plans, they should know whose plate they’re eating off of."
"While AI’s contributions in scientific and medical fields may be necessary and life-saving, the overreach of technology in the humanities robs them of their foundation: the human experience."
