Opinion

By Jennifer Snook @sirjid By now, trans people have a fair amount of visibility. Most people are aware of our existence. There are even a few trans celebrities, like Laverne Cox, Jen Richards, Lana and Lily Wachowski and (sigh) Caitlyn Jenner. You may have…

By Jennifer Snook @sirjid Chances are, you’ve always been called exactly what you want to be called. Whether it’s a name, a nickname, a title, most people’s wishes are simply accommodated. Even pets get this basic courtesy. Trans people don’t. When someone asks my name,…

By Jeremy Julian @faithfulmantis Was Christopher Colombus playing “Call of Duty” on the ship during his journey to slaughter the natives? Was Al Capone playing “Grand Theft Auto” when he orchestrated the Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre? Were video games to blame when John…

By Ian Jones @IDJonesPhotog A few weeks ago, a friend was verbally accosted in public, apparently for merely existing. My friend isn’t Black or Latino. My friend isn’t LGBTQ. My friend was trying to get to a disabled parking spot, only to get cut…

By Greg Buckley @Gbuckking As a consumer myself of tobacco products, the two-dollar tax increase for a pack of cigarettes is ridiculous yet serves a higher purpose. So now that I pay $9 for a pack, there needs to be a reasonable place to…

By Ian Jones @IDJonesPhotog It seems like I get a notification from Facebook every few days, saying someone tagged me in a video – and it’s almost always the same one: the lady driving her wheelchair into a small adapted vehicle. “Ian, have…

By Greg Buckley @g_buck23 With the 2017 NBA playoffs about to start, it has to be said again: Lebron James is the best alive in the game. I’m a Golden State Warriors fan. I had no choice since my family is Bay Area all…

Elisa Villanueva @ bbelisacats As any other typical college student, all my schedule is filled with is going to work and school. Whenever I have a few extra minutes, or hours, I like to look through my social media apps, specifically Twitter. If anyone…

By Jennifer Snook In the colony of Prodromos on the planet Eos, there is a scientist by the name of Hainly Abrams. I found her while wandering around in Bioware’s new game “Mass Effect: Andromeda.” When I asked why she was involved with the…

By Greg Buckley @g_buck23 I was raised to mind my own business. I raise my daughters to mind their own business. I don’t like it when people get in my business. On April 3 and 4 Project Truth was on campus showing off their…