Opinions

Hello all, today I would like to educate you on why we are subjects of the plant fauna around us, and why they have domesticated mankind. A bold statement, I know, but I think you may look at plants differently by the time I finish. To…

The vast majority of St. Lawrence students are American citizens, and enjoy rights and privileges which are nonexistent for other community members. Maximizing our college experience, around 60-70 percent of students will undergo an…

What is reproductive justice? What do you think of when you hear the words “reproductive justice?” For many, the first thought that comes to mind may be images of pro-life protestors outside Planned Parenthood, or concerns about abortion…

When Nick Sandmann and Nathan Phillips faced each other, one fateful image was captured: Sandmann, wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat and smirking, and Phillips, beating on a drum and singing, positioned opposite each other while…

It is often said that to understand another person, you not only have to put yourself in the other person’s shoes but walk around in them. Anthropology, then, might be the biggest intellectual shoe store you can imagine. Today, on World…

I’m going to be completely honest with you all: no one expects the Super Bowl to flop in viewership. Sure, it was one of the least watched Super Bowls in recent times, but that doesn’t change the fact that it’s ingrained in our culture.…

Never having spent much time on public transportation before, I was thrown a little off-guard by the gender dynamics of the metro when I spent my semester abroad in Rome this past fall. I never quite knew how to respond when a chivalrous…

Despite formally banning slavery in the 13th Amendment 154 years ago, an informal version of enslavement exists in Upstate New York. Undocumented dairy farmers are working demanding hours (4 a.m.-4 p.m.) in dangerous conditions and are paid…