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Fuku Tea welcomes customers at the corner of Forbes and Oakland avenues.

Opinion | My favorite boba places in Oakland

By Kelly Xiong, Senior Staff Columnist • October 17, 2023

Anyone who knows me knows that my favorite “sweet tweat” is boba. Luckily for me, there are numerous places to get boba near campus. I think I can confidently say at this point that I’ve tried each...

Opinion | You don’t hate Shakespeare, you were just taught it wrong

Opinion | You don’t hate Shakespeare, you were just taught it wrong

By Abigail Dobry, Staff Columnist • October 16, 2023
Shakespeare was never meant to be read as literature. His plays are meant to be seen on stage and digested in a theatrical setting.
Opinion | We need to talk about the real emotions of speaking up as a minority

Opinion | We need to talk about the real emotions of speaking up as a minority

By Grace Harris, Staff Columnist • October 16, 2023
Grace Harris talks about the absence of conversation surrounding the guilt and anxiety that minorities feel after speaking up.
Opinion | Girl best friends are a green flag

Opinion | Girl best friends are a green flag

By Delaney Rauscher Adams, Staff Columnist • October 12, 2023

Even after making significant strides in eliminating gender norms and creating a more inclusive society, many people cling to heteronormative notions about friendships. In trendy online discourse about...

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce talks to the media, Friday, Oct. 6, at the teams training facility in Kansas City, Mo.

Opinion | The hottest football players right now

By Kelly Xiong, Senior Staff Columnist • October 11, 2023
I’ve noticed a pattern of who is constantly trending and talked about. So here is a list of who I think the hottest football players are right now — though, whether or not you find them attractive or hot is to each their own. 
Opinion | Athletes are people, too

Opinion | Athletes are people, too

By Jameson Keebler, Senior Staff Columnist • October 10, 2023
Athletes should express themselves freely and not feel confined by the masculine stereotypes created by the culture surrounding sports.
Opinion | Language is a free-for-all and you should make up more words

Opinion | Language is a free-for-all and you should make up more words

By Thomas Riley, Opinions Editor • October 8, 2023
We should not submit to the restrictions of the dictionary and instead make up new words as we see fit.
Opinion | ‘Girl dinner’ is starving us of critical thinking about gender

Opinion | ‘Girl dinner’ is starving us of critical thinking about gender

By Livia Daggett, Contributing Editor • October 8, 2023
“Girl dinner” and “girl math” content might be funny and relatable, but it also reinforces the worrying idea that there are inherent differences between men and women, robbing us of genuine, nuanced reflections and laughter about human experiences.
Livia LaMarca and her mother, Leslie, hold up their permutation blanket.

Opinion | Everyone should have a craft

By Livia LaMarca, Assistant Opinions Editor • October 6, 2023
Doing crafts or other creative activities is fantastic for your mental health. Regardless of the creative activity you choose to partake in, research shows that crafting can “bolster mood, improve self-confidence and reduce stress overall.” And for everyone, especially college students, finding ways to manage your mental health and achieve these outcomes is of the utmost importance.
A Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus drives through Oakland on Sept. 12, 2023.

Opinion | Missing the bus: PRT service changes are isolating entire communities

By India Krug, Senior Staff Columnist • October 5, 2023
On Oct. 1, the cuts to Pittsburgh Regional Transit lines took effect, despite much community opposition. Four of arguably the most popular bus routes — the 71A-Negley, 71C-Point Breeze, 71D-Hamilton and 61D-Murray — no longer go Downtown. Instead, they end in Oakland and turn around.
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