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https://dailycollegian.com/2022/04/satire-face-reveal-day-sparks-unrest-within-the-umass-community/ This satire piece is written by Kelly McMahan on the current reality of the lifted mask mandate at UMass. McMahan highlights the experiences of both professors and students after the mandate was lifted in an exaggerated and humorous way, especially focusing on how strange it is that everyone can see each others whole faces now. She includes fictitious interviews from students discussing how they did not expect their professors to look the way they do. This story also has…

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https://dailycollegian.com/2022/04/online-classes-were-a-mistake/ This opinion article is written by Will Duffy who voices his opinion on online learning and why it should have never been implemented throughout the pandemic. Duffy starts this piece by explaining a personal experience he had with a class being held on zoom stating that there was a lack of participation and enthusiasm from students in the class. He then goes on to site studies that claim educational environments are not places of high transmissions of COVID as…

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https://dailycollegian.com/2022/04/the-global-car-shortage-disproportionately-affects-women/ This article written by Julia Oktay discusses the current car shortage due to the COVID pandemic and how it is negatively affecting women specifically. As with many things, the pandemic caused a shortage of semiconductor chips that are needed for a lot of the essential functions of a car. With an already high demand of these chips pre pandemic combined with the increased purchases of electronics that use them throughout it, cars have been much more difficult to find…

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https://dailycollegian.com/2022/03/charli-xcxs-fight-for-artistic-autonomy-in-the-pop-industry-has-made-her-one-of-the-genres-most-exciting-artists/ This article is written by Nic Roy for the Women’s History Month Special Issue and follows the challenges and triumphs of pop star Charli XCX as a woman in the music industry. At the beginning of Charli’s career, she signed with the label Atlantic Records in 2010. Her second album titled “Sucker” was pushed to lean more towards pop than punk by her label in order to appeal to a wider audience, as her first album did not gain…

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https://dailycollegian.com/2022/03/umass-needs-more-pedestrian-walkways-on-campus/ This article is written by Luke Halpern, and similar to another article I read and summarized earlier this semester, it is about the traffic issues at the UMass campus. Recently, there have been two incidences where students walking around the UMass campus have been hit by cars, one of them even resulting in the student being killed. This highlights the serious traffic problem UMass is currently facing. Halpern’s opinion on the matter is that UMass should implement more pedestrian…

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https://dailycollegian.com/2022/03/graduating-seniors-without-a-plan-you-are-not-alone/ This article is written by Alanna Joachim and discusses the urgency many students feel about securing a job right after graduating college. Joachim explains that there are many factors that play into the pressure students feel about accepting a job immediately after graduation such as the fact that many of their peers appear to have something lined up and how the university praises those who already have job offers. Joachim points out that students who do not already have…

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https://dailycollegian.com/2022/03/unpacking-social-medias-unrealistic-and-harmful-productivity-aesthetic/ This article is written by Kelly McMahan and highlights the current trend on social media regarding productivity. On social media platforms such as TikTok and Youtube, there has been a recent increase in aesthetic videos where creators show their daily routines, often including unrealistic expectations as to what ones day should entail. These creators often show themselves waking up extremely early, using expensive products, and overall completing tasks that are unrealistic for the typical teenager or college student. McMahan…

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https://dailycollegian.com/2022/03/we-need-to-change-the-way-we-teach-math/ This article is written by Anay Contractor, a student studying math who believes that the way in which it is taught, especially in the U.S., needs improvement. Contractors main argument throughout this piece is that math is often taught as a subject that one is inherently good at. The education system in the U.S. tends to perpetuate this idea from a young age by doing things such as separating students into “gifted programs” and giving extra praise to students…

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https://dailycollegian.com/2022/03/the-most-influential-albums-of-the-1970s/ This piece is written by Molly Hamilton and guides readers through some of the most influential albums/musical artists of the 1970’s. Hamilton first explains how the 1970’s was a very impactful decade for music, where less listened to genres like R&B and rock began to gain popularity among the public, while having a large cultural impact. The first album included in this article is “Blue” by Joni Mitchell, an album that conveyed deep emotions to the listener. This album…

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https://dailycollegian.com/2022/03/umass-doesnt-need-to-be-this-expensive/ This article is written by Liam Rue. It is an opinion article that takes a closer look at why UMass and other public universities have become so expensive throughout the years. Rue points out that the main reason is most likely due to a lack of funding from the government, resulting in tuition costs to increase dramatically. One thing that played a major role in the decrease of funding from the state is the tax cuts for the rich…

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