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Off Topic: Late-night show losses are the next step in entertainment censorship
Between the cancellations of two late-night shows, PBS funding cuts and its effort to politicize performing arts, the Trump Administration is finding new ways to clamp down on free speech.
Annika Wilewicz, Deputy Opinion Editor
• September 24, 2025

Off Topic: Department of Defense name change counters tradition and goals
The move directly contrasts the president’s self branding as a peacemaker.
Leila Abarca, Contributing Writer
• September 16, 2025

Off Topic: Charlie Kirk fought for what killed him
Kirk’s murder was a tragic product of the ideology he championed.
Maggie Turner and Noah Zaldivar
• September 15, 2025

Off Topic: We can’t afford to prioritize AI in early education
The rise of private, artificial intelligence-powered schools pose a threat to the next generation of students and the development of their critical thinking skills.
Maggie Turner, Opinion Editor
• September 8, 2025

Off Topic: Vaccine mandates aren’t ‘slavery’ — they’re necessary for safe schooling
Unqualified MAGA adherents are running Florida’s new health commission with an anti-science agenda that puts children at risk.
Noah Zaldivar, Opinion Editor
• September 5, 2025

Off Topic: Foreign films aren’t foes
President Donald Trump’s tariffs on foreign-produced films only serve to further the interests of Hollywood executives at the detriment of menial workers and foreign filmmakers.
Noah Zaldivar, Opinion Editor
• May 7, 2025

Off Topic: Public lands deserve priority
President Donald Trump’s national park cutbacks are a slap in the face to a century of environmental care and could have lasting effects for the future.
Piper Clark, Contributing Writer
• April 29, 2025

Off Topic: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s autism solution is worse than the problem
The health secretary’s proposed autism study is unrealistic, prejudiced and sets dangerous precedents for federal data collection and compilation.
Noah Zaldivar, Opinion Editor
• April 25, 2025

Off Topic: Trump’s war on the arts
The current administration’s new executive order to limit the exhibitions at the Smithsonian Institution mirrors actions of past authoritarian leaders.
Alexa Donovan, Arts Editor
• April 16, 2025

Off Topic: Today’s feminism prioritizes performance over action
In an era of conservatism, feminism cannot afford to be merely symbolic.
Maggie Turner, Deputy Under the Arch Editor
• April 11, 2025

Off Topic: The hysteria around trans athletes is a distraction
Republicans and Democrats alike will have you believing that transgender women are a threat to women’s sports. Don’t let them.
Sam Kats, Staff Writer
• April 10, 2025

Off Topic: DOGE is both misleading and inefficient
From numerical errors to study mischaracterizations, the Department of Government Efficiency has been anything but efficient in its conquest over the federal government.
Sam Kats, Contributing Writer
• April 4, 2025

Lynetta Chao, Contributing Writer • October 9, 2025

Kaitlyn Sze Tu, Deputy News Editor • October 9, 2025

Kiran Komanduri, Deputy Sports Editor • October 9, 2025

Noah Zaldivar, Opinion Editor • October 9, 2025
