Progressive or petrifying?
RACHELÂ DIXON
Opinion Writer
dixonrp@plu.edu
The debate over transgender people’s rights to use the bathrooms of the gender that they identify with is an old one. Yet on February 15, 2016, there was...
Doesn’t Get Better than This
CARLYÂ STAUFFER
Opinion Writer
stauffce@plu.edu
I recently read an opinion editorial by Leif Wenar in the New York Times entitled “Is Humanity Getting Better?” The article took me on a stroll through the...
Need for change:
ANNIKENÂ GROENENG
Guest Writer
gronenaa@plu.edu
Ag-gag laws first saw the light in the 1990s when state legislators made it a crime to take pictures or shoot videos in farms and slaughterhouses without the...
FBI vs. Apple showdown
HELENÂ SMITH
Opinion Writer
smithhe@plu.edu
The big news in the tech industry this week has to do with Apple once again. However, it’s not the iPhone 7 that’s making waves, unfortunately. The FBI...
Hillary the Hypocrite
CARLYÂ STAUFFER
Opinion Writer
stauffce@plu.edu
While Bernie Sanders is threatening to take the lead against Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, Clinton still has a chance to become the 45th President of the United...
Cold stance on Coldplay
RACHELÂ DIXON
Opinion Writer
dixonrp@plu.edu
On January 29 of this year, the British band Coldplay released its controversial video for its pop hit “Hymn for the Weekend.”
In the weeks since its release, the...
Out with the old in with the new
HELENÂ SMITH
Opinion Writer
smithhe@plu.edu
This academic year, a bold new phenomenon is sweeping college campuses. Many colleges, including the prestigious George Washington University (GWU), are now going “Test Optional.” This means that...
Don’t sweat over a sweater
CARLYÂ STUAFFER
Opinion Writer
stauffce@plu.edu
I have a feeling that if there were a contest between all peoples across history for the generation most easily offended by the absurd things, ours would take...
Let’s talk about sex: Exploring sexuality
The weekly “Let’s talk about sex” series will look into a different topic about sex and sexuality in an effort to raise awareness, bring education and be a forum...