There is a relatively simple principle that dictates how policy is created and disseminated in the world today. What social demands or obligations governments will not fulfill, the private sector will. Just because the government does not stop you from doing something does not mean you can do it. 

BEDI: U.S. government must develop new methods of regulation for social media giants

Like many girls my age, I often describe my years in middle school as part of my “One Direction phase”  —with an emphasis on the word phase. Unfortunately, most of us feel that we would be ridiculed if someone found out a 20 year old is still listening to “Take Me Home” on the regular. 

ON THE FRONT LINES: Can we just let women enjoy things?

University President Johnathan Holloway recently revealed the disappointing news that, for the second year in a row, Rutgers will host a virtual commencement and forgo the festivities of a normal graduation. The frustration surrounding this decision is not surprising, as Rutgers seniors are dealt yet another blow of bad luck.

EDITORIAL: Virtual commencement is only safe option amid pandemic uncertainties

Somewhere in Time in Highland Park and Aimé Leon Dore in New York City connect old looks with the many distinct styles reemerging in fashion today. With so much education, leisure and socializing taking place online, dedicating time and money to dressing well these days can feel frivolous.

SHAHID-QURESHI: Thrift shops, heritage brands offer means of self-expression through fashion

We have all heard of color blindness before. For some, it is a physical condition that affects the ability to see color correctly. For others, it is an excuse to use when they want to avoid having uncomfortable conversations about race in America. 

DARKOA: Racial color blindness dismisses struggles faced by marginalized communities

In just a few weeks makes a whole year of being in a global pandemic. As a transfer student here at Rutgers, the Fall 2019 semester was my first semester at a four-year university as a junior. Now fast-forwarding more than a year later, so much has changed my life as a human who just so happens to attend Rutgers. 

WRIGHT: Loss of life over past year continues to impact Black community

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We all graduated high school. Or at least we thought we did. And then, about a year ago, we were sent back to our high school bedrooms to reckon with a version of our lives that we had thought was finally over, the version where our parents play an FBI detective and we are the unfortunate suspect. 

EDITORIAL: Communicate with your parents, for both your sakes

It takes approximately 43 minutes to walk from the southernmost tip of the College Avenue campus to the beginnings of the Douglass campus. If you take the time to stop in and out of local shops on George Street, get a coffee or talk to someone you recognize it probably takes around an hour and a half. 

EDITORIAL: Rutgers students must connect with New Brunswick residents, give back to community

Without a shadow of a doubt, the Slack notification sound is going to spark a feeling of complete contempt when we reach middle age burn-out. That ridiculous trill intended to make work seem like a fun little group chat is perhaps the worst man-made sound in existence.

EDITORIAL: Corporations do not own you or your time

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Even when I was ashamed of my Chinese heritage, Lunar New Year was always a joyous, raucous occasion in my household — growing up, it was one of the few moments every year that I felt not just comfortable in my Chinese skin but happy to be celebrating such a vibrant and rich culture. 

COMMENTARY: America’s xenophobic violence against Asian Americans must end

If you are like me, you had some sort of nerdy phase in the early stages of life that seemed to shape how you approach adulthood. For me, "Harry Potter" was my choice because my oldest brother already had all seven books. I grew up idolizing characters and waiting on my Hogwarts letter.

COMMENTARY: J.K. Rowling's legacy casts shadow over 'Harry Potter'

The pandemic has brought the worst in almost everything. The “worst” meaning that people were losing their jobs left and right, and schools were shutting down here and there — all of which was amid the completely and extremely chaotic 2020 presidential election. Yet, through this insanity of constant stay-at-home-orders and dangerous political protest (if you can even call the recent Capitol Hill insurrection a “protest”), pop culture has helped me to stay sane.

COMMENTARY: Pop culture provides needed distraction amid bleak times

We were heartened to read Akhil Dwasari’s plea in his column, "Americans cannot wait until January for stimulus bill," for the passage of a robust coronavirus disease (COVID-19) stimulus package now! We are advocates with Raise Your Voice to End Poverty (RESULTS), a non-partisan advocacy organization for the end of poverty, here in the U.S. and abroad.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Stronger leadership required to pass stimulus

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As the Big Ten Conference and other college conferences struggle to finish seasons through a pandemic, the outcry for college athletes to be paid grows. Millions upon millions of dollars in revenue are generated by these student-athletes, but they get no piece of it. They were not even allowed to use their likenesses to make money until 2019.

ON THE FRONT LINES: It is time to pay our players their fair share

Nearly every Muslim I know, young or old, had an application called Muslim Pro downloaded to their phones. 

ON THE FRONT LINES: Muslim Pro data sharing fearful reminder of tech's overreach

I do not need to tell you that the first 2020 presidential debate was a bonafide disaster full of personal insults, misinformation and headache-inducing behavior. 

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BEDI: U.S. government must develop new methods of regulation for social media giants

BEDI: U.S. government must develop new methods of regulation for social media giants

ON THE FRONT LINES: Can we just let women enjoy things?

ON THE FRONT LINES: Can we just let women enjoy things?

EDITORIAL: Virtual commencement is only safe option amid pandemic uncertainties

EDITORIAL: Virtual commencement is only safe option amid pandemic uncertainties

BEDI: U.S. government must develop new methods of regulation for social media giants

SHAHID-QURESHI: Thrift shops, heritage brands offer means of self-expression through fashion

DARKOA: Racial color blindness dismisses struggles faced by marginalized communities

WRIGHT: Loss of life over past year continues to impact Black community

EDITORIAL: Virtual commencement is only safe option amid pandemic uncertainties

EDITORIAL: Communicate with your parents, for both your sakes

EDITORIAL: Rutgers students must connect with New Brunswick residents, give back to community

EDITORIAL: Corporations do not own you or your time

COMMENTARY: America’s xenophobic violence against Asian Americans must end

COMMENTARY: J.K. Rowling's legacy casts shadow over 'Harry Potter'

COMMENTARY: Pop culture provides needed distraction amid bleak times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Stronger leadership required to pass stimulus

ON THE FRONT LINES: Can we just let women enjoy things?

ON THE FRONT LINES: It is time to pay our players their fair share

ON THE FRONT LINES: Muslim Pro data sharing fearful reminder of tech's overreach

ON THE FRONT LINES: Trump did not bring football back