OPINION | Professors should teach, not boast
2022-09-19
“I have run my own business for 20 years.” “I understand what it means to be in a leadership role.” “I am a successful businessman.” After hearing professors boast aboutRead more >
OPINION | Small and local music festivals deserve more popularity
2022-09-13
Imagine paying large amounts of money for a day at Coachella and only seeing three of the many artists performing due to overlapping performance times and long lines. Imagine performingRead more >
DUELING OPINION | Off-campus gyms are a relaxing, competition-free environment
2022-09-09
The beginning of the school year is a good time to start establishing healthier habits. While a lot of us, myself included, have difficulty sticking to a workout regimen asRead more >
DUELING OPINION | UCCS Rec Center offers the ideal gym experience
2022-09-09
Imagine walking into an off-campus gym and seeing that most of the equipment is taken by people using it for everything but exercise. No one is monitoring them, so theyRead more >
OPINION | Minimum wage workers are important, but go unrecognized
2022-08-26
Walgreens. Kohl’s. McDonald’s. Every day, millions of Americans shop at stores and eat at restaurants maintained and serviced by minimum wage workers. Like many of my peers, I had theRead more >
OPINION | Colorado Springs is ‘driving’ me crazy
2022-05-09
After the past two years under pandemic precautions and other recent world stressors, everyone in Colorado Springs and UCCS needs to put the “car” back in “careful.” According toRead more >
OPINION | The implications of removing LGBTQ+ discussions and representation from K-3 curriculum
2022-05-07
Colorado’s revised social studies framework, which was presented to the state Board of Education on April 12, will not allow discussion of LGBTQ+ people and issues in K-3 civicsRead more >
OPINION | A premature end: finishing courses on a good note
2022-05-04
Let’s put the final in finality and just end courses when the teaching material is no longer worth learning. As finals week approaches and we all scramble toRead more >
OPINION | Autism acceptance means broadening beyond stereotypes
2022-05-02
When many people think about what autism looks like, their imagination often doesn’t extend far beyond socially awkward savants or tantrum-throwing elementary school children. Sheldon from the “Big BangRead more >
OPINION | Why Pinterest is the best social media app for you
2022-04-27
It has come to my attention recently that people are sad. I know that this is an earth-shattering conclusion, and I am very smart for realizing it, but IRead more >