Kristen Lee

This is an illustration of a sad planet Earth with a thermometer in its mouth, which reads “2 degrees C”. Earth is accompanied by the moon wearing a mask.
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The climate’s health is ours

Sofia Chassomeris January 15, 2025

There it is again, that funny feeling. Climate change is causing catastrophic floods, droughts, wildfires, atmospheric rivers, bomb cyclones, and extreme temperatures around the world. In seemingly unrelated news, the US just reported the country’s first death from H5N1 bird flu. While the virus is mainly ravaging cattle and poultry, current factory farming practices which keep animals in close quarters increases the risk of transmission to other animals, including humans — it’s for this reason that population density is an important factor in our health. Aside from the (now) immediate consequences of “natural” disasters and dwindling ecosystems, a long-term consequence…

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Poster advertising the services of a Good Grade Genie for $19.99.
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GPA boosters are a joke

Hailey Miller January 16, 2024

So you’re trying to boost your GPA, and you’ve come to the conclusion that the only way to save your grades is by taking some half-assed, easy-A course that will put you ahead of your dreaded full-time schedule? We’ve all…

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