Sustainability Showdown: Sustainability is an issue after death
Every day, I think about how to live the most sustainable life.
The Bar-On Brief: Beyond a designated day, we should never forget the Holocaust
There’s a difference between remembering something and never forgetting it.
Where the Sidewalk Starts: LA highway tolls will take a toll on commuters
Despite the benefits that congestion pricing has for the environment and for drivers’ experiences in L.A., instating tolls is merely a temporary bandage.
Dear Rita Skeeter: Modern media requires someone to watch the watchdogs
While journalism intends to seek and report the truth, bias inevitably emerges, no matter who the reporter is or how powerful the newspaper behind them is.
Analyzing Asian: The value of Asian food goes far beyond its low price point
I find the pretentiousness surrounding the authenticity of Americanized Asian food to be extremely annoying.
You Do Uterus: Political engagement shouldn’t stop at the Women’s March
If diversity and intersectionality matter to those who have shown up to the Women’s March for the last two years, they should also show up to rallies protesting other forms of identity-based oppression.
The Bar-On Brief: We are the rightful owners of the abbreviation ‘USC’
For those who believe the University of South Carolina is the rightful owner of the abbreviated title “USC,” I’m sorry to say they are simply wrong.
Where the Sidewalk Starts: Younger generations are interested and invested in urban issues
This column is a beginner’s foray into the state of city matters.
School of Thought: Students should take advantage of educational service groups
For my final column, I want to explore a few of the ways you can get involved on campus to help change students’ lives by improving their education at an early age.
You Do Uterus: Too often, female politicians are maligned as unlikeable
Pelosi, fresh from ushering in a blue wave of unprecedented numbers of women, will be the next Speaker of the House. And the conflict over her leadership starkly reflects the elusiveness of female likability — certainly in politics, but also in society at large.