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The importance of voting as a college student A tattered American flag flies in a neighborhood. Photo by Lucy Devlaeminck. As midterm elections abroach this November, everyone must make a choice. Even if you wave your right to choose between candidates, by not voting, you are still making a choice. According to an article by Tufts University, in the last midterm election, only 18% of 18-19-year-olds and 24% of 20-29-year-olds cast a ballot. This is not nearly enough. How can

A Bearcat guide to the election and voter registration The state of Oregon, covered entirely in “I Voted” stickers. Art by Wes Mowry-Silverman. Oregon is in full election season for 2026! Races for the Senate, House of Representatives and other stateside positions are happening this November. Oregon residents now have the opportunity to cast their vote, if registered, by Election Day, Tuesday Nov. 3. The final day to register to vote in Oregon is Oct. 13. One of the biggest a

Keenan Yoshizawa (’27) recently spent a semester abroad at the University of Galway in Ireland last spring. While there, the program took excursions around the island from North to South and East to West. This is a small collection of Yoshizawa's photos from the many sites around the Emerald Isle. O'Brien's Tower on the Cliffs of Moher, the highest point on the cliffs. Photo taken on Feb. 8, 2026. Ella Allen (’27) looks out over the water at An Cheathrú Rua, the village of Ca

The rise of ChatGPT. Art by Addie Martin. Generative AI is rapidly changing our society in ways we can’t fully understand. Young and old people alike are becoming increasingly dependent on an unreliable and ethically questionable technology. Its sycophantic nature combined with its lack of empathy or critical thinking often enables or encourages dangerous behavior, especially in younger people with more vulnerabilities than experience. In response to this problem, OpenAI is r