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Education-related artificial intelligence poses threat to student learning

Tierney Kugel • February 28, 2023

While students make use of new education-related artificial intelligence technology, over reliance on this technology poses a threat to the development of communication and literacy skills that prove...

COLUMN: Venture capitalists should not have control of AI

Sterling Sewell • February 28, 2023

Open AI — the company behind ChatGPT and Dall-E 2 — has been hypocritical through theft and worker abuse.

Cupid’s arrow doesn’t have to hurt: Valentine’s Day reminds us to love

Hannah Schuh • February 16, 2023

Valentine’s Day isn’t just for romance — it’s a reminder for us all to tell each other we care. At its core, Valentine’s Day is a reminder of what many of us need: to tell our family...

AI-Art is a new kind of theft, shouldn’t be used in the classroom

Sterling Sewell • February 13, 2023

With the recent advent of AI-generated images, many artists are concerned about how these AI are trained and what this means for classroom use.

Conservative education bills indoctrinate students and censor information

Tierney Kugel • February 12, 2023

The conservative legislation circulating in the Missouri Senate censors education and promotes patriotism fosters an educational environment of indoctrination for young students. State lawmakers continue to ignore the concerns of teachers and prioritize their own political interests over the education of students.

Universities must abandon legacy admission privilege

Tierney Kugel • January 31, 2023

Legacy admissions are a highly problematic practice in college admissions, and as conversations about the abolition of affirmative action surface, we must advocate for the abandonment of legacy consideration.

COLUMN: Insensitive serial killer craze plagues Netflix

Sophia Anderson • January 26, 2023

The Good Nurse,” “The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” and similar retellings of serial killers’ lives unethically profit from victims’ trauma.

COLUMN: Progressives are Democrats’ winning ticket in elections

Sterling Sewell • December 12, 2022

Democratic leadership should take note of progressive wins in the recent midterm

COLUMN: Republican representative, Mark Alford favors the party over the planet.

Molly Gibbs • December 12, 2022

After Jan. 3, Missouri’s environment will not be protected by newly elected congressmen Mark Alford.

COLUMN: Online academia has blurred the lines between student’s personal and academic lives

Anna Bain • December 11, 2022

Students are having a hard time setting boundaries between their schoolwork and other aspects of their lives. Here’s what we can do about it.

COLUMN: It’s time to voice the unspoken etiquette of slang.

Sterling Sewell • November 13, 2022

Slang impacts how we use language so it’s important to be mindful of how to use it, when to create new terms and when to remove terms from the vernacular.