Category: Forum
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Stop the seltzer stigma
In America’s beer-centered culture, it’s hard for people like me who don’t like beer to enjoy casual drinking with others. There’s an expectation from others that, no matter what your tastes are, you’ll always enjoy a beer. Thankfully, a new drink on the scene has given those people a new option: alcoholic seltzers. As this […]
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When a popular product has your name, jokes ensue
The trend of naming your kids after someone or something memorable will likely never go away, nor will the unfortunate circumstances where someone’s name is looped into a freak media sensation (sorry, Karen). However, this will never excuse the fact that the creativity of these name jokes is equivalent to that of a sixth grader […]
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History takes precedent – COVID-19 vaccine mandates should be upheld
As COVID-19 hospitalizations persist and the U.S. heads toward its eclipse of the two-year anniversary of the beginning days of the pandemic, employers’ vaccine mandates have begun to take effect — requirements that have been standard for decades in order to protect employees and reduce transmission of infectious diseases. In 2020, when no vaccine was […]
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Plant-based diets can have environmental, health benefits
For the majority of Americans, meat is the main course in most meals, providing iron, protein and other essential nutrients for our bodies. However, new research on how plant-based diets affect the environment and our bodies are surfacing. As a collegiate athlete and environmental studies major, I wonder if a plant-based diet is the most […]
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Home renovations should preserve historical buildings
Every couple weeks, I come across a video on Instagram of a trendy couple “renovating” a broken-down historic home. Like any number of similar shows on HGTV, these videos almost always end in demolished walls, white-painted wood and black-painted brick. While changes to old homes’ exteriors can make them more attractive in the short term, […]
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Eastern storytelling and the rise of Korean pop culture in the West
In his 2020 Golden Globe acceptance speech for best Foreign Language Film, Parasite director Bong Joon Ho famously said (through an interpreter), “Once you overcome the one-inch tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films.” I think about this quote often. Over the past few years my taste in […]
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The good, the bad and the scary: A freshman experience
Everyone tells you that college is going to be the best years of your life, but why doesn’t anyone warn people about freshman year? To start it off, you move in with a complete stranger that you cyber stalked the entire summer. After memorizing their Instagram layout like your personal playbook and brief text messages […]
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From the editor: The importance of forum in a digital world
Since taking on my position at the Mirror, I’ve been contemplating the purpose of the Forum section and its place within this publication. What is certain is that this section is a place for free and open discussion about issues concerning the student body, whether on a campus level or a global one. In a […]