LIFE PLAYS OUT ON THE DIGITAL FRONTIER
Video games can be a blast, but often get a bad reputation from certain… sometimes older… people.
Despite their potential pitfalls, video games serve...
THE LACK OF SENSITIVITY TOWARD SCHOOL VIOLENCE
Disclaimer: This story contains descriptions of violence and trauma. If you have post traumatic stress stemming from an act of violence, proceed with...
KOMO DOCUMENTARY SPARKS DEBATE
This past March, KOMO broadcasted an hour-long film titled “Seattle is Dying.”
Graphic from KOMO news
The film, which can be found on YouTube, documented the...
MAKING MOBILE COMMUNICATION THE NORM
When thinking of communicating in the present, one might see a drastic change in how we have come to engage in social interaction. Gone are days when people carefully...
WASHINGTON'S NEW TOBACCO LAW IS A GOOD THING
The easiest way to stop an addiction? Never let it start.
Washington is now the ninth state to formally sign into law legislation that prevents people...
NEW LAW LEAVES YOUNG SMOKERS IN LIMBO
Come Jan. 1, 2020, I will no longer be permitted to purchase, and in effect, smoke cigarettes under a new Washington state law. The age for purchasing tobacco...
HEATING UP THE RACE FOR PRESIDENCY
Governor Jay Inslee has joined the crowded Democratic field running for president in 2020. Despite the odds, his choice to run on a platform of fighting climate...
THE FOUNDATION OF A FABRICATED NATIONAL EMERGENCY
Disclaimer: This article contains descriptions of graphic content.
There is a fence outside my parent’s house that has “Fuck Mexicans” spray...
A MALE PERSPECTIVE ON
UNDERREPRESENTATION
My childhood was marked by two things: my father’s abandonment, and the presence of powerful women who replaced him.
As I grew up, I noticed that men...
GILLETTE AD CHALLENGES MASCULINE IDEALS
Outrage has a way of drowning nuance from debates.
Men are conditioned by society and mass media to behave in specific ways, leading those who deviate...
LEAVE THAT TOXIC RELATIONSHIP BEHIND
Valentine’s Day has come and gone, but toxic relationships can exist in any month, on any day and at any time. You may find yourself in one without even realizing...
PROTECTING WOMEN SHOULD BE A PRIORITY
It is estimated that one in five women will experience sexual assault or rape during their college years, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC). While...
