Day: October 16, 2023
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Drag wins are LGBTQ+ wins
All LGBTQ+ Texans, especially college-age students, should celebrate the Sept. 26 overturning of Texas’s “drag show ban.” A victory for the drag community sets a precedent for gender and sexual minorities everywhere and should encourage us to keep fighting for LGBTQ+ rights in the state. According to Reuters, on Sept. 26, U.S. District Judge David…
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Climate Corps won’t save us
President Joe Biden’s new American Climate Corps program, announced Sept. 20, plans to put thousands of young Americans to work in the “clean energy economy” to combat climate change. But despite all the celebratory press, us college students shouldn’t get our hopes up, because this program won’t solve our problems — from job security to…
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Attention, students: unionize
The 2022–2023 HarperCollins strike, the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike and the ongoing 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike are shaking the foundations of industries, proving that united voices can move mountains. But these movements aren’t just about workers in established careers — they hold a vital lesson for the working college students of today: it’s time…