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IMO: UHCL must provide mid-semester evaluations
UHCL has an obligation to find out what is on their students’ minds during the semester just as much as after. As UHCL continues its first normal semester in so long, it is especially vital to see what is on the students' minds as they…
COMMENTARY: Should professors ask for students’ permission to record class?
Because online classes come with more potential distractions than in-person classes, some faculty may require students to turn their cameras on for the entirety of the class. As a result, when professors are recording class to upload…
COMMENTARY: Conservatorships legally strip human rights
While conservatorships, in theory, exist as a governmental protection for those who are a danger to themselves or the people around them, the practice is an unjust and cruel attempt at dehumanizing a person based on age and/or mental…
COMMENTARY: Students should walk for graduation despite COVID-19
UHCL should consider solutions when determining whether to hold in-person commencement ceremonies.
COMMENTARY: Hate-watching threatens the TV show industry
Like previous years, the Golden Globes have garnered opinions about snubs and surprises. Both the nominations and snubs prompted fan and critic led scours about hate-watching.
COMMENTARY: Introducing the First Amendment and prior review
However, no issue is as threatening and damaging as university administration, faculty and staff demanding a prior review of our articles.
COMMENTARY: The importance of understanding (and respecting) press freedom at learning institutions
Years of case law maintain that prior review at the college level is unconstitutional. Despite this, staff, faculty and administrators on this campus routinely try to demand to review content prior to publication. For the most part, this…
COMMENTARY: Holiday movies make the holidays bearable
People should watch holiday movies because they embody the holiday spirit as well as allow the viewers to escape reality, even if just for a couple of hours.
COMMENTARY: UHCL should transition online after Thanksgiving
The pandemic is far from over, and the relaxed regulations and yearning by many for a return to normalcy is causing the virus to spread more rapidly.
COMMENTARY: The importance of supporting local businesses
Since March, people around the world have experienced a whirlwind of effects stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. The spread of the virus left people pinching their pennies and wondering whether recovery will ever be attainable.