Op-Ed
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Avatar 2: Way of the Water and Indigeneity
BY ANUSHA NAIK ’26 & DIKSHA MHATRE ’26 Can you guess what the highest-grossing film of all time is? If you guessed Avatar, you are correct! We all love the franchise and the fantastical world of Pandora, but the reactions to the movie reveal a more pressing issue. |
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Shang-Chi grr by EMILY HILTUNEN
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Intro to Forte
BY GRACE CHAI '23 Hello, and welcome to the first installment of Forte, a column dedicated to uplifting the voices of Black, Indigenous, people of color (BIPOC) musicians and their work. Before I delve into music history and debunk myths though, I want to briefly introduce myself and the work I hope to achieve with this column... |
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Why do We Continue to Ignore Global Warming?
BY ANDONI ZERVOGLOS '22 It’s no surprise that global warming is a real issue. Like COVID-19, it’s been here for a while. However, there’s no easy fix, and the problem is only escalating. The 2020 US hurricane season has been record-breaking, with over thirty named tropical storms, $40.26 billion in damage, and around 400 casualties. According to the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, wildfires scorched 8,719,721 acres across the West Coast as of November 9th, generating enough smoke to be visible from the East. Climate change has vastly impacted both the economy and human life. Our planet is sick, and our neglect will ultimately kill it. When these facts are apparent, why do we continue... |
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Asian Americans and COVID-19
BY AKSHITHA MAQTEDAR '21 German immigrants were said to have brought the yellow fever. Irish immigrants were said to have brought cholera. Jewish immigrants were said to have brought typhoid. Mexican immigrants were said to have brought typhus. America has a history of associating immigrant groups with different diseases. With the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, many Asian Americans are being accused of having or spreading COVID-19. Will this pattern of blaming immigrants for spreading... |
Should We Have a Mandatory Lockdown?
BY DIVYASRI KRISHNAN '21 A couple of months ago, the world was a different place. We walked out of our houses, shook each other’s hands, hugged, kissed, and laughed with each other. We shared forks and spoons and passed plates around the table without a second thought. We were a people connected indelibly by hand and mouth, connected to a degree we ourselves did not comprehend—until we lost it. The world we live in now would seem alien to us then. We rarely venture outside anymore, scrub our hands with a new ferocity, and maintain a scrupulous distance from friends to whom we were once attached at the hip. This pandemic will abate, say the news headlines... |
Should Countries Demand Reparations from China?
BY BEN ORR '21 In April, the Mercatus Center at the George Mason University predicted that “the economic cost of the first two months spent fighting [COVID-19] will be $2.14 trillion.” Nearly a month later, the U.S. government has committed over 2.4 trillion USD to coronavirus relief, an amount close to the GDPs of the UK and France. COVID-19 has damaged both underdeveloped and strong economies, producing lows reminiscent of the 2008 recession. While the novel coronavirus emerged in the Chinese province of Wuhan, the virus’s origin does not make the Chinese government inherently responsible for the outbreak. Thus, it is necessary to examine the People’s Republic... |
