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Opinion | AI is here. What now?
Emilia Cuevas Diaz Emilia Cuevas Diaz

Opinion | AI is here. What now?

ChatGPT is a newly released AI Chatbot that is capable of generating human-like text. Since its release last November, people have started wondering how it will affect jobs and schools going forward.

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Opinion | Stopping is not an option
Emilia Cuevas Diaz Emilia Cuevas Diaz

Opinion | Stopping is not an option

Breaks give us the perfect opportunity to step back from our school work and recharge so we can come back well-rested and ready to work again. Except sometimes we don’t get a chance to relax. And sometimes the problem is that we don’t let ourselves.

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Opinion | What we can learn from the Addams family
Emilia Cuevas Diaz Emilia Cuevas Diaz

Opinion | What we can learn from the Addams family

Their own theme song describes them as creepy, spooky, mysterious and altogether ooky. In spite of this, the Addams family is one of the most functional, loving families to ever appear on television.

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Opinion | A single question with unlimited potential
Guest Columnist Guest Columnist

Opinion | A single question with unlimited potential

This piece is about questioning the decisions you make by taking a closer look at who you are as a person. By writing this I hope to challenge readers to think about who they are and what they want out of life.

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Opinion | Something spiritual
Emilia Cuevas Diaz Emilia Cuevas Diaz

Opinion | Something spiritual

Losing my religious beliefs left me with an emptiness I wasn’t entirely sure how to fill. In college I have discovered that there are more ways to be spiritual than the one my parents taught me growing up.

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Opinion | Art attack or planet protection?
Emilia Cuevas Diaz Emilia Cuevas Diaz

Opinion | Art attack or planet protection?

Climate activists have been condemned for attacking art pieces around the world to bring attention to climate change, but are they justified in how they are protesting climate inaction?

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Opinion | Celebrating death on Día de los Muertos
Emilia Cuevas Diaz Emilia Cuevas Diaz

Opinion | Celebrating death on Día de los Muertos

What happens to us after we die? Realistically speaking, there is a scientific answer to that question as far as the body is concerned. The Day of the Dead is my favorite holiday because it helps me embrace and appreciate all aspects of life.

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Opinion | Is feminism dead?
Emilia Cuevas Diaz Emilia Cuevas Diaz

Opinion | Is feminism dead?

When examining the recent iterations of the feminist movement, I’m hesitant of what comes next in the advancement of women’s rights.

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