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More Than Identity

More Than Identity

Oliver Arora, Web Editor | November 13, 2024

Swing state after swing state after swing state. Donald Trump’s shocking domination of the 2024 presidential election will lead him back to the office in January to serve as the 47th president. Reflecting...

Third Time’s the Charm

Third Time’s the Charm

Aisha Fatima and Alexander Xie | November 12, 2024

In the vast, diverse, and often terrible world of slasher films, it’s safe for one to assume that every single one is indistinguishable from the last. In a room where everyone is trying to be the next...

How have people become more desensitized to toxicity?

How have people become more desensitized to toxicity?

Statesman Staff | October 27, 2024

OMG! She’s giving me the “ick.” Two minutes ago, the girl who just spoke and the one who’s giving her the “ick” was just catching up on the drama from class. They were laughing and talking,...

The Alexander Technique Review

The Alexander Technique Review

Kenny Lin, Staff Reporter | October 24, 2024

Alexander James O'Connor, better known as Rex Orange County, has returned with yet another banger album, The Alexander Technique, featuring 16 songs that explore themes such as depression, self-love, and...

The Evolution of Brainrot

The Evolution of Brainrot

Kenny Lin, Staff Reporter | October 13, 2024

What’s up, my fellow Skibidi sigmas! Get ready to explore the rise of trends like mewing and what it means in terms of the changing social cues of recent generations. Similar to the inescapable nature...

Impact of Lack of Political Action

Impact of Lack of Political Action

Statesman Staff | September 24, 2024

On Instagram, you pass by another post of Kamala Harris’s infamous coconut meme. One post later, it’s a video of an innocent Palestinian girl begging for donations as her family members lost their...

Cover art for "SOS"

SOS Album

Rachel Bui, Sports Editor | September 23, 2024

This album review was written and intended to be released in April 2023. Fans have been eagerly waiting for SZA’s sophomore album ever since “Ctrl" was released in 2017. Released on December 9,...

New Phone Jails: Good or Bad?

New Phone Jails: Good or Bad?

Lynde Mogensen, Staff Reporter | September 20, 2024

The basic delusion is that man may be governed and yet be free, famously claimed H.L. Mencken. In other words, to obtain freedom, one must forfeit structure — and what better structure is there to forfeit...

The Meme-ification of Politics

The Meme-ification of Politics

Satviki Inturi, Features Editor | September 14, 2024

If during the 2020 election, someone mentioned coconut trees, Charli XCX, and Kamala Harris in the same sentence, I would look at them up and down as if they were crazy. However, four years later, not...

As dozens of politicians, celebrities, and athletes endorsed Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election, the fabric of our country slowly tears away with red and blue stains. The fanfare of conventions might be fascinating, but the inflamed rhetoric can be equally destructive to the fabric of a civil, democratic society. Graphic by Eshaam Bhattad.

The DNC Brings Life Back to Politics, but at the Expense of Civility

Eshaam Bhattad, Managing Editor of Production | September 4, 2024

During his 1968 presidential campaign, Republican nominee Richard Nixon made a surprising appearance on the popular political comedy show "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In,” a remarkably odd thing for a...

A composite of the album covers of "Mother I Sober by Lamar and "Scorpion" by Drake is pictured. Drake and Lamar began their careers collaborating on pieces, but are now engaged in a public feud through tracks at one another.

Why Kendrick Lamar Lost

Eshaam Bhattad, Managing Editor of Production | May 19, 2024

Editor's Note: The opinions expressed in this article are not that of the Statesman publication, but rather that of the writer. The Statesman is committed to publishing Letters to the Editor and staff...

Tuition and Fees Apply

Tuition and Fees Apply

Rachel Bui and Angela Guo | May 9, 2024

There's 104 days of summer vacation and the annual problem of our generation is still finding a good way to spend it. While some pick up shifts at McDonald’s and others choose to travel abroad, one choice...

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