Knowledge is powerful. How you choose to share that knowledge and apply it is even more powerful. Writing is powerful. Words on paper, scribbled by pens, pencils and other writing utensils, is a method to hold emotions, stories and shared history. Stories, novels and poetry. The words used to construct…
Staff Editorial: Please stay on campus
Let’s be honest: it’s bad. The rate of positive COVID-19 results in Wisconsin has been steadily rising for weeks, with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reporting a peak on Oct. 13 with a 20.3 percent positive test rate. Within the state, Appleton is reporting that Outagamie County — which is home to most of…
The Anarchy Gauntlet: Anarchy vs. white supremacy Pt. II
The Anarchy Gauntlet is a column attempting to move away from my more traditional Marxist-themed articles to a framework centered around anarchism, which better reflects my beliefs. Anarchism advocates for the end to unjustified hierarchies, from boss-worker relations to even parent-child dynamics as we know them. Anarchists believe in the same post-capitalism, communist society as…
We are not supposed to talk about this: Supreme Court decisions
Fariba Lale – Columnist When Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away last month, liberal blue checks took to Twitter, threatening violence and riots should President Trump nominate a replacement before the election, while democratic leadership pointed to Ginsburg’s desire not to be replaced until a new president took office. Back in 2016,…
Staff Editorial: Ethical Consumerism
TW: violence, murder, profitting from the aforementioned This summer, audiences were stunned by a viral video of Megan Thee Stallion limping down a Hollywood sidewalk, leaving a trail of blood behind her. At the time, Megan claimed to have stepped on glass; however, in a tearful live video later, she explained that singer Tory Lanez…
Finding Caguana
I realized that last week I didn’t talk about what finding Caguana means, is or will evolve into — I hope. Allow me to give you an introduction; while traveling the world and temporarily borrowing the worlds’ priceless and most bewitching artistic pieces, I found myself on the shores…
The Anarchy Gauntlet: PUT INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY ON THE FRONT PAGE!
The Anarchy Gauntlet is a column attempting to move away from my more traditional Marxist-themed articles to a framework centered around anarchism, which better reflects my beliefs. Anarchism advocates for the end to unjustified hierarchies, from boss-worker relations to even parent-child dynamics as we know them. Anarchists believe in the same post-capitalism, communist society as…
We are not supposed to talk about this: COVID, cretins and disease contraction
Fariba Lale – Columnist Lockdowns necessitated by the pandemic began, for many of us, in March. I think it is fair to call that moment something of a turning point for the year, in the direction of pure, unfettered insanity. I am not sure what the deal is with this “return to normal”…
We are not supposed to talk about this: First Debate
Luther Abel – Columnist If ever you wanted to know what a bare-knuckle fighting league would look like in a nursing home, all you would have to do was tune into this first presidential debate. From the cottonmouth to the stammering and the “this guy doesn’t know what he’s talking about,” it was…
Staff Editorial: Students: The real bearers of the pandemic’s financial burden
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, many features of a college experience have been removed or altered in non-beneficial ways, from clubs and group activities being canceled to classes moving online. While all of this is being done for the safety of the community, and no one could really argue otherwise, the quality of…