Microplastics, plastic particles smaller than five millimeters, are everywhere, most notably inside our own bodies. To mitigate potential harmful effects such as cancer and fertility issues, students should take steps to avoid these often-invisible polymers.
Sunshine Week brings awareness to FOIA and the right for citizens to gain access to sealed records. This is important for students to understand as holding the government accountable is vital to civic engagement.
Millions of people interact, learn, read news and consume information through these platforms every day. Meta has a philosophical obligation to protect free speech and the free spread of information, and their decision to roll back biased fact-checking has potential.
Exam season is here, and that means study time for USC students. For best performance on finals, students should pace their review over time to get the best results.
In the wake of the Dobbs decision, abortion has been pushed to the forefront of the 2024 election and has been directly in front of USC students. Upon returning from fall break, students traversing Greene Street were met with a display of posters with post-abortion images, images of "genocide" and pro-life sentiments. Events like these highlight the importance of these issues to voters.
The Republican party is currently divided between former President Donald Trump and traditional conservative ideals as polarization across the political spectrum increases. Vice President nominee JD Vance finds himself at the crossroads of the two sides.
"Protecting the freedom of speech of these two speakers and not canceling the event does not mean their views are correct, nor does it mean the event models civil discourse," guest columnist Elijah Butcher writes. "If the university wants to promote legitimate political discussion, it should host a counter-debate between two levelheaded individuals from opposing sides of our divided political spectrum to model the idea that it is powerful and necessary to discuss controversial issues."