When you are used to receiving a discount, the sight of that discount being taken away is scary. My scare was being off the Spotify Student discount. The thought of coughing up the ungodly amount of $9.99 a month plus tax — an amount which didn’t include Hulu and Showtime […]
Opinion
Spotify algorithm misses the note
Spotify is great! It tracks your music tendencies and then tells you how your year’s music flowed using a complicated algorithm. This is great — unless you share your account or do album reviews for a newspaper. Unfortunately, I shared my account in 2018, then started to do album reviews […]
President Trump may face impeachment: A break down of the process thus far and potential offenses
For many young people, impeachment is a term that they’ve only seen in their history books until now. However, impeachment is far from being a new word in the world of politics. “Impeachment is a Constitutional provision for the removal from office for the president, vice president or any civil […]
Campus’ disregard of students is too much
The level of disregard this campus has for its students, faculty and organizations astonishes me more and more each day. From poorly timed construction to lackluster equipment, the learning ability students have on campus is horribly disadvantaged. It is my opinion that the administration of this campus has a vast […]
Monroe Pop-Fest has me questioning
I’m a nerd. Or so I thought. I attended Monroe Pop-Fest on Sept. 14 to get photos of the event for my freelance job with Monroe News. On my way there, I thought in my head that I would fit right in. I knew games, movies and anime to a […]
Agora editor bids farewell
James P. Quick, co-editor of the Agora 2018-2019 I honestly cannot think of a way to open this without sounding horribly corny, so I’m not going to embarrass myself. This is the third-to-last article I’ll be writing for the Agora. The last will be covering Student of the Year for […]
Autistic people can speak for themselves
Illustration by Cheyanne Abel Fearmongering, the action of deliberately arousing public fear or […]
#SAVEODAAT
After a long day of classes and work sometimes all you want to do is Netflix and chill. No, not that kind of chill. Relaxing at home with your favorite show can be a great way to end the day or take a break from the busy day. For some viewers, streaming […]
Dispatches from the Edge: A Memoir of War, Disaster, and Survival
The woman was consumed by rats. For her struggles and courage she is rewarded with pink, pattering feet and flies. The victims of hurricane Katrina suffered needlessly under the sun while awaiting the President’s response. Overcome by shock and sorrow, Anderson Cooper blinks his watery, blue eyes and informs viewers […]
Best Movies of 2018
Hereditary focuses on the relationships between the Graham family, and their reactions to deaths they face. The thriller begins with a wide shot of a dollhouse, and as the camera zooms in audiences see it is actually the Graham family home. This shot suggests the family members are nothing more than […]