OPINIONS

Kevin Leon keleon@ursinus.edu Brands have increasingly used social media to come off as more personal and in tune with today’s zeitgeist. Accounts like Wendy’s, or in a recent case Planters, have used Twitter to tweet jokes using many of the memetic formats that gain popularity seemingly every few days. In...

Jen Joseph jejoseph@ursinus.edu A few weeks ago, on MLK day, I sat down with a group of invested teachers, deans, and other staff to discuss the importance of Martin Luther King in the modern era. In particular, we discussed whether Martin Luther King Jr’s principle of nonviolent social activism is...

Garrett Bullock gabullock@ursinus.edu We need an appeal process to determine which resolution options and decision-maker a student may pursue when participating in the judicial process. This appeal process would ensure we receive due process as defined by the handbook. Per the Student Handbook, the due process clause “assures written notice...

Jen Joseph jejoseph1@ursinus.edu  Sometimes when I’m about to watch a biopic, my opinion tends to lean towards the cynical. What ways is this movie going to sashay away from the more upsetting elements of the past this time, or else exploit those elements to the point where they feel almost...

Kim Corona kicorona@ursinus.edu Recently, viral videos surfaced on social media displaying police arresting New York subway riders for fare evasion. These brought attention to police tactics and created an open discussion about how low-income riders and people of color are more often subject to punishment. In response, protests in New...

Kevin Leon keleon@ursinus.edu On Sunday, November 10, Evo Morales abruptly stepped down as President of Bolivia after protests against the recent election that declared him President again intensified. This came after his presidential campaign’s recent win over Carlos Mesa. Opponents of Morales claimed that the election had been tampered with...

Daniel Walker dawalker@ursinus.edu In times of crisis, we often find ourselves looking for guidance. Specifically, guidance from some disembodied cultural power, because God knows none of us in the real world have any idea how to fix our problems. One way we do this is through comedy. Many people depend...

Jen Joseph jejoseph@ursinus.edu This week, YouTube viewers will see the name Shane Dawson on the trending tab several times as the Youtube star’s nine-part series with makeup guru and designer Jeffree Star continues. To those bold enough not to care about the YouTube beauty and drama communities, the series is...

Kevin Leon keleon@ursinus.edu Earlier this month, NBC News published an article on the ongoing attempt by Harvard students to get their university to divest its endowment from private prisons. The video explains that though Harvard isn’t directly investing in private prisons, there is trading going on with companies that are...