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Social media should be viewed with an eye for employability
Social media is hardly a stranger to the 21st century. Over the years, its scope has grown dramatically not only in number, with a 78 percent increase from 2005 to 2015, but also in purpose, with uses including professional networking, public image construction and even teaching in the classroom.
Aerospace should be less alienating
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the first of its kind capable of reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere, shot across Southwestern night skies on Dec. 22, 2017, leaving many people vexed.
There should be no right way to wish someone a happy holiday
’Tis the season to get riled up about coffee cups.
Social media creates a façade of health
Instagram’s explore page has become the holy grail of mindless browsing, allowing people to scroll through a never-ending supply of memes, media and models.
The issue of gun control is not black and white
Given the rise in the number of “deadliest shootings” that the U.S. has had, it is no surprise that gun control is once again a popular topic of debate.
Climate change needs a solution, not a debate
Climate change should not be deniable, yet there is still debate about its existence. Even within communities that do accept climate change, people still argue about the extent of human involvement.
The wage gap exists because women are discouraged from higher-paying careers
The average woman makes 79 cents for every dollar that the average man earns.
Abstinence-only education follows students into college
Ignoring a problem does not actually make it go away.
Overprescription is the root of the opioid crisis
On Oct. 26, 2017, President Donald Trump declared the opioid crisis in the United States a public health emergency, calling it “worst drug crisis in American history.”
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ASU aerospace engineering freshman Karishma Albal pets a cat on Friday, July 21, 2017 in Dingolfing, Germany.
New fitness tracking apps don't always succeed, but still deserve a chance
Google Maps began testing an experimental feature in their iOS app in early October that displayed calorie counts for walking distances. It also showed how many hundred-calorie “mini cupcakes” were hypothetically burned during walking.
Students can benefit from exposure to animals on campus without owning one
Students often feel homesick in college. They miss their family, their home, the comfort of a bed more familiar than a lofted Twin XL mattress and, perhaps most of all, their pets.
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ASU aerospace engineering freshman Karishma Albal and NAU freshman Brooke Apana sit on Humboldt Mountain, located north of Phoenix, Arizona on Tuesday, July 4, 2017.
Twenty-first century literature deserves a place in the classroom
Most students have studied classic literature, learned the history behind these stories and experienced, in a small way, how the world used to be.
Understanding the media is important for effective political discussion
Earlier this month, Dove released an advertisement on Facebook for body wash that depicted several women of different skin colors removing their shirts to reveal another person underneath.
Your major does not determine your career
“What are you going to do with that major?”
People should consider the medium through which they talk politics
Political discussion is often controversial. The act of conducting political discussion over social media is perhaps even more controversial, as it tends to quickly devolve into more volatile conversation.
Flu season and stress are a harmful combination for students
The tragedy of the fall semester is that midterms coincide directly with the beginning of flu season.
Dark humor among millennials is a new way of coping
Does the concept of casual existential suffering sound familiar? If not, welcome to internet culture.