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Annabel Park

Annabel Park is a Rutgers Business School sophomore majoring in Marketing and minoring in health administration. Her column, 'The Queue', runs on alternate Tuesdays.

PARK: ChatGPT should not be only seen as threat to academic integrity

ChatGPT is an online chat software developed by OpenAI in November 2022. The chatbot is able to write cognizant essays and code, all while solving STEM problems, and its answers are uniquely crafted for each user. This platform is seemingly every educator's greatest fear and every student’s greatest asset. 5 days ago

PARK: Exclusive focus on academic validation undermines other important lessons in college

While I was always one to put grades first and pushed myself in school, I never believed the idea that grades define who you are as a person. Still, I found myself pulling all-nighters studying for exams, putting in the work and getting upset when I did poorly.Dec 6

PARK: Hobbies should be for our enjoyment, not just to build resumes or advance careers

I was sitting in Starbucks when I had a half-hour conversation about hobbies. I realized you can tell a lot about someone based on the things they do in their free time. I listed the clubs I was a part of on campus, but the person I was talking to said to me that these were merely activities, not hobbies.Nov 22

PARK: Daily caffeine consumption is quintessential collegiate rite of passage

I start my morning looking forward to hearing the Keurig brew. Coffee: It gets the best of us, regardless of if we like it or not. For college students, coffee is almost essential, whether it be to make it on time to early 8:30 a.m. classes or to stay up late at night.Nov 8

PARK: Rutgers must refine its transportation system for students

Whether you are a first-year or a senior, living on campus or a commuter, you know someone who has a car on campus. Maybe you have a car on campus. Being a student at Rutgers comes with the knowledge that parking is horrendous. Students complain that parking passes for lots on campuses are inaccessible or that the free street parking near all five campuses is pretty slim.Oct 25

PARK: To succeed in college, balancing our schedules is key

We have finally made it. Weeks four and five of the semester are the turning point between keeping yourself busy and actually being busy. With midterms in full swing, the academic buildings and the libraries on all five campuses are pretty packed and so are our schedules.Oct 11

PARK: Rutgers must make smaller meal plans more accessible, affordable for students

Living off campus, I have the luxury of a kitchen — and a room of my own, of course. As a sophomore and still under 20 years old, I never thought I would be living in a home cooking for myself two or three times a day.Sep 27

PARK: When going back to school, safety is still first thing on our minds

“Miss, do you have a mask?” was the first thing I heard on my first day of class. I fumbled a mask out of my pocket and put it on. Students entered, and everyone seemed to be thinking about masks. I saw a student stare at the professor and walk out, never returning, after hearing he must wear a mask. Soon, 150 students faced a single professor, masked up.Sep 13

New Town Road: How country music's new hitmakers bring diversity to their genre

Quick, think of a country song. Maybe it's Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson or Dolly Parton. Or maybe it's something by Morgan Wallen or Luke Combs. Throughout the years, country music has evolved from "bluegrass" to "honky-tonk" to a modernized genre that brings in the influences of country and, well, everything else.Jun 23

PARK: Jersey girls don't pump their gas

It is embarrassing to admit, but I have never pumped my own gas. That is not to say that I do not know how, but as someone who got their license four months into the beginning of the pandemic and has never driven out of state, I never had to know.Apr 28

Jack Harlow's career is flying high, as proved by new song 'First Class'

Rapper Jack Harlow released his new single “First Class” last Friday.Apr 15

PARK: Banning transgender athletes from women's sports goes beyond competition

The news caught my eye a couple of weeks ago. There was not a particular headline, but women’s sports had made national news. It is rare for the world to ever talk about women’s sports, which is an issue of its own, but I was surprised to see women’s collegiate swimming at the top of my Twitter feed.Apr 14

PARK: Ketanji Brown Jackson nomination hearings point to Republican inconsistencies

In the last four years, we have experienced three Supreme Court justice confirmation hearings — Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett and Ketanji Brown Jackson. And to no one's surprise, each came with their own absurdities and challenges.Apr 1

PARK: After 50 years of Title IX, we need to keep informing people about its purpose

Junior year of high school was the first time my health teacher sat us down to watch “The Hunting Ground,” a documentary about sexual assault on college campuses. As most public high school health classes go, there was little structure in the actual curriculum, so throughout my course of health classes in high school, I watched the film over three times.Mar 11

PARK: Rutgers, do not fail your Asian American students

By now, many of you have probably heard of Christina Yuna Lee. Or, perhaps the headline stating a that New York City woman was stabbed and killed may sound more familiar.Feb 24

Entertainment value found in 'Pam & Tommy' isn't worth its issues with consent

Lily James and Sebastian Stan have received lots of praise for transforming into Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee in Hulu’s new drama series "Pam & Tommy." The show breaks down the infamous sex tape between the two and the unwanted distribution of the video.Feb 23

PARK: Some media content is too mature for immature audiences

Media today has taken a shift to depict real issues surrounding mental health, sexual health, abuse and more. Most media consumption can be attributed to Generation Z and millennials. While most of them do not believe everything they see on the internet, some young viewers are impressionable. Feb 11

PARK: 'Don’t Look Up,' ultimate satirical take on climate change

During the holiday break, I found myself watching Adam McKay’s new film “Don’t Look Up.” I chose the film for the star-studded cast and to hopefully have a laugh, but I ended with an appreciation for the satirical movie, as it went beyond its efforts as a cautionary tale for climate change. Jan 28 2022

PARK: Start shopping small

As college students, we often take advantage of buying things in bulk at Costco and using Amazon Prime to ship things to our doors within 24 hours. When you look at the tags of our clothes, there is no doubt that most come from fast fashion companies with big names. We all know it is bad, but we can all say that we have done it.Dec 3 2021

PARK: TV should be political

We all watch TV. Some of the most popular shows include those of military dramas, political dramas and comedy. Regardless of whether we like it, the topics discussed in episodes of today’s TV have become both blatantly and indirectly political. The question that lies: Should entertainment be separated from politics?Nov 19 2021

PARK: Pink tax must go

I love the color pink. My phone case is pink, my water bottle is pink, heck my pepper spray is pink. But as I get older, liking pink comes with a consequence, one that my younger self did not see before: the pink tax. Nov 5 2021

PARK: Increased testing services benefit everyone

The “first-year plague” is often overshadowed by its sister scare, the “freshman 15.” Students are so focused worrying about the pounds they will gain before returning home for Thanksgiving break, that they fail to worry about the cold they might catch within the first month of school. Oct 25 2021