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Year Of Empowerment
Every morning during my elementary school days, my dad woke up extra early to pack my lunch. He knew I loved the classic Chinese dish of tomato and egg stir-fry, so the whirr of the kitchen exhaust fans coming from downstairs was like music to my ears. He was always gone for work by the…
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Is This the Best An Ad Can Get?
Men’s razor company Gillette sparked controversy recently after releasing a promotional video taking a progressive stance on the issue of toxic masculinity. The advertisement illustrates the consequences of male aggression and sexual harassment, and calls on the men of today to ditch excuses like “boys will be boys” and instead shut down such reprehensible behavior…
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Advertising’s Insidious Role In Social Media Influencing
The screen illuminates, and dopamine is released. We eagerly bring the device to our face and we begin to light up as well. We swipe through dozens, even hundreds of digitized pieces of information. We scroll through the typical baby photos, the glamor-clad celebrities, and an ad or two. There goes another ad, a shot…
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Dollar Homes And Urban Decay
Soon, you might be able to buy a house in St. Louis City for $1. This comes after the Board of Aldermen passed a resolution to encourage the St. Louis Development Corporation to restart a homesteading program. Agree to live in and rehabilitate one of the vacant residential properties in public care, and you can…
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The Evolution Of A Campus Conservative Revisited
I arrived at Wash U in 2015 a doe-eyed Republican, having spent my first eighteen years in perennially red South Dakota. I grew up among climate change deniers, gay marriage opposers, and gun enthusiasts. I was practically weaned on Fox News. Though I managed to emerge from this environment with some socially liberal views (primarily…
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Getting Women In The Right House
A record 125 women were elected to serve in the 116th U.S. Congress during the 2018 midterm elections, 40 of whom are new members. However, despite the fact that women make up 50 percent of the U.S. population, 125 seats is still only 22 percent of Congress. These proportions aren’t unique to the federal level…
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The Spread Of The Sprawl
St. Louisans and Wash U students rightly criticize the city’s anemic public transportation and bike infrastructure. However, this shortage exists in the context of St. Louis’ overbuilt automobile infrastructure. St. Louis sits at the intersection of several major interstate highways that serve as the arteries of a larger network of roads that make up the…
