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COLUMN: Democrats gifted Trump his second term

Austin Collier, Reporter November 24, 2024

Well, here we are. After months of anticipation, we know who will spend the next four years in the White House, and this revelation promises to turn this country’s political and social rifts into chasms. Donald...

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COLUMN: There is nothing undemocratic about third parties

Austin Collier, Reporter November 4, 2024

Discussions of politics always seem to be more contentious during the presidential election years. This has been especially true since 2016 when scandals abounded about the candidates of the main two parties...

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COLUMN: Kamala Harris has a Palestine problem

Austin Collier, Reporter September 28, 2024

Within the span of one weekend, the 2024 presidential election completely changed. President Joe Biden, after months of falling behind former President Donald Trump in polls, dropped out of the presidential...

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COLUMN: Harris had a better debate than Trump

Austin Collier, Reporter September 18, 2024

We have now seen how Vice President Kamala Harris fares in a debate against the former president Donald Trump. It was a spectacular affair, as presidential debates usually are. Trump stuck to his typical...

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COLUMN: The end of DEI is a bad sign for UK

Austin Collier, Reporter September 15, 2024

It is now official; the University of Kentucky will no longer pursue the goal of promoting institutional diversity, equity and inclusion. At least, that is the official position of the university administration,...

Freshman Amelia Hall, 18, majoring in Political Science helps her father pour trash from a move-in cart into a dumpster on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. During Big Blue Move-In. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Photo Editor

COLUMN: Pain. Tears. Mild Discomfort: The Tale of UK’s Move-In Week

Khushi Arora, Reporter September 3, 2024

Chaos. Confusion. Mildly stubbed toes. Move-in week has intensified the frustration and anxiety of on and off-campus students. The brochures promised us a perfect early 2000s coming-of-age rom-com fantasy,...

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COLUMN: Everyone is eating healthier…and it’s pissing me off

Khushi Arora, Reporter May 15, 2024

I feel it all around me – the judgement, the jerky glances, the slight shake of the head in disapproval. All I bought was a pack of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, but I might as well have declared myself an...

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Album review: ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ is a deeply personal and reflective high point of Taylor Swift’s career

Gracie Moore, Digital Editor April 23, 2024

Taylor Swift has truly reached peak notoriety and fame throughout the past two years. Since 2022, she’s released one new album (“Midnights”), re-recorded two albums (“Speak Now” and “1989”)...

Rallyists hold up signs in opposition during the KY Fairness Rally on Feb. 15, 2023, at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Kentucky. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

COLUMN: Nex Benedict deserved to live and so do trans youth in Kentucky

Austin Collier, Reporter April 18, 2024

The death of Nex Benedict, a nonbinary teenager of Indigenous descent, in Oklahoma has become the focal point of the political fight over the rights of transgender people — and trans youth in particular...

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COLUMN: Biden vs. Trump: Is this really the best we can do?

Austin Collier, Reporter March 4, 2024

For those who have somehow remained unaware, there is a presidential election this year, and if you are like me, it probably does not come as a surprise that it is shaping up to be a rematch of the last...

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COLUMN: iPhones vs. Androids: A guide to losing all your friends

Khushi Arora, Reporter February 20, 2024

We’re a month and a half into 2024, and things have been pretty chill. There’s absolutely nothing controversial going on anywhere So, I’m going to fix that by using the old-as-time tradition of...

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COLUMN: Was our childhood really that great, or is the world just exponentially worse now?

Khushi Arora, Reporter February 6, 2024

With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, I want to talk about what’s on all our minds — our childhood. Or at least that’s the case for those of us who are single and blame our upbringing...

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