Opinions

  • Self-Expression: No One is Right or Wrong

    Olivia Bettorf ombettorf@lc.edu   Self-expression is a luxury that everyone can enjoy. Rather it be through makeup, clothes, hair, tattoos or body piercings, no one has a right to judge. Self-expression tends to be both…

  • Why True Love Doesn’t Cost a Dime

    Alexandra Blockton ablockton@lc.edu   Are you in love? Or let’s just say maybe one day in the near future you will be in love, or someone you know may end up in love. Love can…

  • Stay Away from People and Places that Bring Out Negative Energy!

    Alexandra Blockton ablockton@lc.edu   Being a student may, at times, put pressure on you when you surround yourself with toxic people. Toxic people have negative vibes amongst themselves and that transfers to others. Students who…

  • How it Feels to Lose Someone Close to You

    Alexandra Blockton ablockton@lc.edu    Imagine your bellicose heart feeling as if it’s skipping beats as you wake up to an obtuse phone call from your mother, only to inform you that your sibling has been shot…

  • Why On Earth Are We Still Gendering Clothes?

    Ashtyn Britt abritt@lc.edu   For as long as I could remember, I had been told what was boy’s clothes and what was girl’s clothes. When you’re a little kid, you accept what you’re told very…

  • Is Anybody Else Already Really Excited For Halloween?

    Ashtyn Britt abritt@lc.edu   Happy Halloween, everybody! I know that technically it’s only September, but as an avid lover of Halloween, I don’t care. I couldn’t be more excited if I tried, as Halloween is…

  • What it’s Like Watching All Your Friends Get Married Before You

    Ashtyn Britt abritt@lc.edu   Being in your early twenties is a very weird time. Some people you know from high school are in college, some are buying homes, some are in jail, have become addicts,…

  • Cigarette Age Increase: It’s Garbage 

    Olivia Bettorf ombettorf@lc.edu   Let us start with the fact that Illinois just put down a bogus law for people who were born after 1998: they can no longer purchase any tobacco products. Yet, we…

  • Can We All Agree That Jeffrey Epstein’s Death is Suspicious?

    Ashtyn Britt abritt@lc.edu   Trigger warning, this article will mention topics involving suicide and child sexual abuse. Please either proceed with caution or stop reading now. Now, maybe this is just me, but something is…

  • We Miss You, Cameron Boyce

    Haley Ruyle hruyle@lc.edu   Cameron Boyce was an amazing actor and a true hero to all of his fans. Cameron made a true difference in the world, and not just through laughter– he touched so…