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Alice Paul (pictured left) and Fannie Lou Hammer (pictured right) were prominent voting rights activists.

Despite my apprehensions in our current political sphere, voting down the ballot ensures my voice is heard on a national and local scale. As...

Billionaires Do Not Belong in Campaign Financing

By LAURA HENCKES

Behind the polished image of campaign fundraising lies elitism, coercion and absurd vilification, all of which pose a real threat to democracy....

Saving Daylight Saving Time

By EMILY DAVIS

Daylight saving time disrupts college students’ mental health and study habits. Legislation should make it permanent for year-round benefits.

Insight From a Fordham Climate Protestor

By KENNY MOLL

Insight from a Fordham climate protestor suggests collective action to demand climate justice can be an effective method of bringing about change.

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Ask Em: What’s in a Name?

By EMILY ELLIS

Names are arbitrary, but emotions associated with them are not.

Once You Get the Ick, Does It Stick?

By EMILY ELLIS

Having crushes on people in your classes is one of the best aspects of college (besides, you know, the whole “getting a degree” thing)

Talking About Sex Doesn’t Make You Hypersexual

By JESSICA YU

I love talking about sex. I love hearing my friends talk about sex. I love reading about female sexuality. This, however, does not mean I am...

Let’s Talk About Doubt in Relationships

By JESSICA YU

It's OK to feel doubt in your relationship or to not want to post about it on social media. You don't need to be the TikTok-perfect couple.

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Photo dumps include pictures of the user alongside unrelated images that they feel define them.

The Fallacious Philosophy of Photo Dumps

By ANA WINSTON

Photo dumps redefine Instagram aesthetics by blending selfies with snapshots, but still play into the perfection paradigm.

Will Taylor Swift Ever Escape Criticism?

By ANDREA RIVAS

Taylor Swift and her fans have been easy targets for hate videos widely circulated on social media websites.

It’s Not Swipe Culture’s Fault

By AVA MIN

Creating sincere or lasting connections can be difficult when the Hinge algorithm promises to generate five replacements for every “unmatch.”

BookTokers: Braggarts, not Bookworms

By WILLIAM LEE

Repressing the insatiable desire to classify material into simplified categories will be key for enjoyment of books.

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Fordham Cinephiles Can Finally Know Peace

By ANA KEVORKIAN

To be clear: You don’t need to travel very far to see a good movie. We have two world-famous theaters within a five-minute walk of campus

Ramses Debate

By GRACE THOMAS and CHRISTA TIPTON-NIGRO

Setting Your Own Pace in the Internship Race

By SABRINA PORTNOY

Further, the emphasis on obtaining an internship as early as my first year created a toxic environment among students who had not yet met one another but were already competing for the same positions.

Welcoming Future Faces to Fordham

By ANDREW ARMOUR

LCS shares the real scoop of FLC. The best tour guides tell prospective students information that the brochures don’t share on their own.

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