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As part of The Panther’s effort to serve as Chapman’s town square, we welcome opinions from all corners of the political spectrum. We encourage submissions from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences and identities. Op-eds or guest columns must be no longer than 600 words and sent in a Google document or Word document to the Opinions Editor, Riley Wood, at riwood@chapman.edu.
Columns must have a clear point of view with strong arguments backed by facts and evidence. Not every submission is guaranteed to be published, and submissions are subject to editing for clarity, grammar and style. Opinion pieces reflect those of the author, and do not represent The Panther or its staff.
Opinion | New York Times’ anti-transgender articles act as accomplice to horrifying legislatures
Despite Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), New York contributors and hundreds of organizations’ pleas, The New York Times continually produces anti-transgender pieces.
Opinion | Discovering my love for audiobooks
Over the past six months, audiobooks have helped me pursue my love of reading, even with my busy
Opinion | The three languages I speak
I speak three languages: English, German and Spanish. This has come with its own set of opportunities, challenges and unique experiences. I’ve been able to study in different countries, but sometimes I forget words in my mother tongue.
Opinion | Food, drinks and a lot of hole-in-ones at the Phoenix Open
Every year, the state of Arizona is flooded with thousands of people who attend the Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament. Being an Arizona native, I had to check it out this year.
Opinion | 1 a.m. conversations
That 1 a.m. conversation that changed your life. The one that solidified your friendships. The one that made you rethink your world view. This one goes to the late night conversations that changed my life.
Opinion | Gillette’s influence on female body hair stigma extends over a century
Gillette’s invention of the first women’s razor in 1915 was accompanied by marketing tactics to shame women that have held until modern times.
Opinion | AI is here. What now?
ChatGPT is a newly released AI Chatbot that is capable of generating human-like text. Since its release last November, people have started wondering how it will affect jobs and schools going forward.
Opinion | Antisemitism affects you, too
Kanye West recently made antisemitic comments praising Hitler and Nazis. We can’t keep disregarding his comments as harmless ramblings.
Opinion | From the EIC: Half way done
As the end of my senior year and time on The Panther lurks just around the corner in the new year, I’m thrilled about what’s to come.
Opinion | Stopping is not an option
Breaks give us the perfect opportunity to step back from our school work and recharge so we can come back well-rested and ready to work again. Except sometimes we don’t get a chance to relax. And sometimes the problem is that we don’t let ourselves.
Opinion | What we can learn from the Addams family
Their own theme song describes them as creepy, spooky, mysterious and altogether ooky. In spite of this, the Addams family is one of the most functional, loving families to ever appear on television.
Opinion | Generation Z faces criticism at the ballot box this midterm election
Politician Brigitte Gabriel claims Generation Z is destroying the country at the ballot box. In actuality, Gen Z is advocating the social justice and individual liberty of groups many conservatives seek to repress.
Opinion | A single question with unlimited potential
This piece is about questioning the decisions you make by taking a closer look at who you are as a person. By writing this I hope to challenge readers to think about who they are and what they want out of life.
Opinion | Something spiritual
Losing my religious beliefs left me with an emptiness I wasn’t entirely sure how to fill. In college I have discovered that there are more ways to be spiritual than the one my parents taught me growing up.
Opinion | Exploring the Asian community from coast to coast
Observing how the Asian American community differs between the East and West Coast, and how that builds a wider perspective on the Asian American experience holistically.
Opinion | Stray Kids’ ‘MAXIDENT’ shows they can nail any genre or concept
K-pop boy group Stray Kids released their seventh EP, ‘MAXIDENT,’ on Oct. 7, touching on subjects like love, attraction, rocky relationships and success.
Opinion | Art attack or planet protection?
Climate activists have been condemned for attacking art pieces around the world to bring attention to climate change, but are they justified in how they are protesting climate inaction?
Opinion | Discovering who you are: college edition
Growing up and figuring out who you are is a lot more complicated than the movies make it out to be.
Opinion | My experience as a 16-year-old stand-up comedian
Chapman student Jack Fischer details what it was like to work as a stand-up comic in high school and his experience meeting ‘The Goldbergs’ actor Jeff Garlin at a show.
Opinion | Celebrating death on Día de los Muertos
What happens to us after we die? Realistically speaking, there is a scientific answer to that question as far as the body is concerned. The Day of the Dead is my favorite holiday because it helps me embrace and appreciate all aspects of life.