Finding the Balance Between Education and Esports. Photo by Chaz Kawamura. By Chaz Kawamura, Staff Writer You are minutes into a practice with your team until suddenly you are interrupted by a notification that startles you. It’s your professor telling you that there is an assignment due by midnight that day. You find yourself in […]
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To Be, Or Not To Be Dining Outdoors
A server refills a glass as patrons dine on a closed portion of Woodmont Avenue in Bethesda, Maryland, to accommodate outdoor dining as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic on August 29, 2020. Photo by Cory Hancock of Flickr. By Carlos Martinez, Web Editor It may not elicit a response quite as dramatic as being […]
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Young Adults Tuned Out of Wrestling, Why?
The average age of wrestling fans has changed, and so has the average product. Photo by KD Ládví, Prague, Czech Republic on Unsplash. By Daniel Diaz, Staff Writer Sports entertainment can be a confusing subject for those who are not fans. It is the idea that a sport, like wrestling, has predetermined winners. World Wrestling […]
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Throwing Away My Pride to Get on Campus
Students returning to campus for in-person instruction will be required to take a COVID-19 test on a weekly basis. Photo by Mufid Majnun on Unsplash. By Raven Brown, Opinion Editor The beginning of another semester is here, and with it comes the excitement and anticipation for how students will be able to participate. With the […]
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I’m Black but My Spotify Wrapped 2020 is All White
I have collected the infinity stones of white modern pop-rock music. Screengrab from Spotify by Destiny Jackson. By Destiny Jackson, Opinion Editor As a citizen of the Black community who occasionally shops at gentrified ass places like Whole Foods, Mother’s Market, or at The Grove in Los Angeles, I know I’m an outlier. This is […]