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Return of the Bern

Democratic Primary 2020: Return of the Bern

Alright folks, a quick preface: In the interest of keeping this column below 2,000 words, I will be doing a limited breakdown of each candidate.

Digging for a decent Democratic candidate

The race for the presidency and the Democratic nomination are quickly heating up. According to Politico, as of right now, there are currently 10 Democratic candidates who have launched exploratory committees or declared their candidacy.

The 91st Academy Awards

The 91st Academy Awards happened on Sunday, February 24, and, much like last year, I’d like to use this week’s Spoiler Alert entry to review the results of the films that were nominated that I had previously written about!

Doors of Howe

The latest punishment for violating the Stevens Honor System has been doled out: a student, Jeremy Wilkerson, has been sentenced to opening the notoriously heavy leftmost front door of Howe.

Friends and Lovers

Two days ago, a girlfriend I’ve known since freshman year left our small, shared group chat. There wasn’t any warning, per se.

When the cramming begins, let Spotify take over

I did exactly one thing last weekend: study for my first Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics quiz. On Saturday, after five weeks of internally panicking, I very quickly began externally panicking, which was then followed by 36 hours of learning what I probably should’ve been keeping up with throughout the weeks prior to the quiz.

Hiking shoes take over

It hasn’t been long since the trend of dad shoes
(clunky models) passed the mantle to hiking shoes, which are bulkier shoes that
also look like they belong right on a hiking trail.

The case for soaking the rich

Can you be too rich? I think so, and so does newly-elected Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. “I’m not saying that Bill Gates or Warren Buffet are immoral,” she said recently, “but a system that allows billionaires to exist when there are parts of Alabama where people are still getting ringworm because they don’t have access to public health is wrong.”

“Be Tommy Daly”

Off Center responds to a recent stream of letters to the editor.

Singeli’s jump to mainstream

Despite lurking in the underground scene of Tanzania’s former capital, Dar es Salaam, for 15 years, Singeli is ready to take over.