January is almost over, but Op is just getting started.

Here are the most popular Opinion columns for the first month of 2016.

Gender and Sexuality

Schmit: “Fredrick, and other apps like it, endorses an invasion of privacy. However, it is important to note that these apps also perpetuate heteronormativity and a very limited perception of body politics.”

Gender and Sexuality columnist Brontë Schmit offered her take on the menstruation conversation and broke down its historical context in response to the consistent revival of period tracker apps for men.

Generation Y

Knapp: “And while most colleges offer some sort of counseling and some people may prefer the personal touch of a doctor, on campuses at least, online support may be a more feasible option for a connected world.”

Generation Y columnist Tayler Knapp suggested that online mental health services could be the new frontier of providing accessible support, especially for college students.

DiBona: “Millennials have learned to distrust authorities until given reason otherwise and this has frequently led to a healthy skepticism. However, everyone must be careful of the instances in which they choose to use it or that distrust will quickly turn to endless cries from a boy about a wolf.”

Generation Y columnist Mark DiBona responded to the “Making a Murderer” phenomenon and argued why millennials should use careful judgement when choosing to side with the persecuted victim before considering all the facts of the Steven Avery case.

Liberal

Orland: “The happenings in Whitesboro seem to be a perfect example of the larger problem of recognizing, accepting and dispelling the stereotypes and second-class treatment that affect the people who were here first.”

Liberal columnist Joanna Orland took on the controversy surrounding the village seal of Whitesboro, New York. Although the seal has since been changed, the column argued that there is still work to be done when it comes to addressing the institutional actions that perpetuate racism.

Student Life

Jaipuriar: “Just take a look at the rising number cases of ‘nomophobia,’ the fear and anxiety of being without a mobile phone, which have been backed up by psychological studies. We cannot live without our devices because we have literally never lived without them.”

Student Life columnist Rashika Jaipuriar discussed digital distractions in the classroom and suggested that there is compromise to be made between student, professor and machine.

Published on January 30, 2016 at 4:34 pm