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EDITOR’S COLUMN: Chilling free speech

Columns, Editor's Column, Opinions, Top Stories November 15, 2023 Jessica Oakes 0 Comments

One of my greatest frustrations with Ferris these past four years has been the overall neutrality of our campus culture. I thought that entering college during an election year, a […]

EDITOR’S COLUMN: Female billionaires are not the answer

Columns, Editor's Column, Opinions November 8, 2023 Jessica Oakes 0 Comments

When working towards a more equal society, we do not need billionaires of all shapes, sizes, colors and gender. We need less billionaires. Bloomberg broke the news late in October that […]

EDITOR’S COLUMN: Type B with straight As

Columns, Editor's Column, Opinions, Top Stories November 1, 2023 Jessica Oakes 0 Comments

To me, leadership has never been synonymous with dominance. I’ve found myself in leadership positions ever since I was a young student. Because of this, people assume I’m something like […]

EDITOR’S COLUMN: Working out impossible tasks

Editor's Column, Opinions, Top Stories October 25, 2023 Jessica Oakes 0 Comments

The thought of running, playing sports or lifting weights in front of people used to be the most embarrassing thing imaginable. Now, I can hardly go a day without spending […]

EDITOR’S COLUMN: The importance of real research

Editor's Column, Opinions, Top Stories October 18, 2023 Jessica Oakes 0 Comments

Whether the topic is COVID-19, global politics or the upcoming Gotion plant, many people in the digital age believe they’ve become experts through alternative independent research. I believe that our […]

EDITOR’S COLUMN: The Amazon problem

Editor's Column, Opinions, Top Stories October 11, 2023October 11, 2023 Jessica Oakes 0 Comments

The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon last week, alleging an algorithmic monopoly. In their complaint, the FTC claimed that “Amazon recognizes the importance of maintaining the perception that it has […]

EDITOR’S COLUMN: Your phone is a pacifier

Editor's Column, Opinions, Top Stories October 4, 2023 Jessica Oakes 0 Comments

The leaves are a gorgeous range of green, yellow, orange and red, and my phone screen is in black and white. One of the most long-lasting effects that pandemic-era virtual […]

EDITOR’S COLUMN: I don’t

Editor's Column, Opinions, Top Stories September 27, 2023 Jessica Oakes 0 Comments

The fall time is full of red leaves and white dresses. This wedding season, I feel more strongly than ever that focusing on a lifelong partnership would be a great […]

EDITOR’S COLUMN: What is a writer worth?

Columns, Editor's Column, Opinions, Top Stories September 20, 2023 Jessica Oakes 0 Comments

Four months into the Writers Guild of America strike, debates surrounding the value of human creativity are returning to Hollywood’s negotiation table. Along with standard contractual disputes including benefits and […]

EDITORS COLUMN: Exactly like other girls

Editor's Column, Opinions, Top Stories September 13, 2023 Jessica Oakes 0 Comments

I was nearly a woman when I realized that there is nothing wrong with being a girl. Most women my age and older remember a time when it was complimentary […]

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