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Want Different Snacks in the SUB? Just ask!

Want Different Snacks in the SUB? Just ask!

Here at the Exponent, our editors often rely on the SUB for sustenance as we produce the paper. We can unfailingly be found in the Bookstore grabbing a little treat before our Monday meetings or crowded around the vending machines like ravenous vampires late on Wednesday nights. I always go

Non-Tenured Adjunct Professors Get the Short End of the Stick

Non-Tenured Adjunct Professors Get the Short End of the Stick

In U.S. higher education, tenure is often touted as being the greatest safeguard for academic freedom and job security. The American Association of University Professors states: “Tenure provides the conditions for faculty to pursue research and innovation and draw evidence-based conclusions free from corporate or political pressure.” However,

It's Time to Get Scared About Climate Change

It's Time to Get Scared About Climate Change

Ever since I first learned about temperature-rise projection models in elementary school, I’ve seen our generation’s future as precarious. This election year, I’ve been dancing on the brink of full-fledged climate panic as I watch politicians of every party recite flimsy climate plans designed to

Dr Pepper is a Fall Beverage

Dr Pepper is a Fall Beverage

It’s that time of year again — pumpkin spice lattes dusted with cinnamon and hot apple cider abound. But what if I told you there is another great spiced drink that works for any fall occasion? The drink in question, peppery and fresh, is the superior soda: Dr Pepper. Imagine

Don’t Let Advertising Dollars Change Your Vote

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve likely seen or heard the names Jon Tester and Tim Sheehy at least once over the past year. Whether it be an advertisement before a YouTube video or one of the many letters overwhelming your mailbox every day, reminders of

Consider Foreign Policy in This Election: Victory is Not Assured

Consider Foreign Policy in This Election: Victory is Not Assured

In 2020, as a corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), I attended the Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course in Yuma, Arizona. The Marine Aircraft and Weapons Training Squadron (MAWTS-1) describes the course as the most comprehensive graduate-level aviation course in the world today which serves