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A student retrieves their food from the ghost kitchen at Bell Tower.
OPINION

Bell Tower is a dystopian nightmare

"GrubHub is completely distanced from the user and does not provide any direct methods of remediating an issue. Have a problem with an order? You can’t talk to a cashier, but you can report an issue in the app; maybe a chatbot or worker in a third-world country will get back to you."







OPINION

The gift of guilt

"We’ve gotten good at not finding peace, but constructing illusions of it. We push out regret, sadness and uncertainty, but they don’t go away. Every emotion, no matter how nuanced or uncomfortable, exists for a reason, and therein lies a lesson to be learned."


Starship is a 400-foot-tall, stainless steel, Mars rocket made by SpaceX. Photo by Steve Jurvetson.
OPINION

The unavoidable politicization in modern space exploration

"I was fascinated by the company and dreamed of one day working there, helping to build that interplanetary future that it promised. But, as years passed, cracks began to show. While SpaceX has remained fairly apolitical and out of the spotlight, it became caught up in the absolute mess that was its founder, Elon Musk."









Culture writer Ren Chaffee ranks her favorite Disney Channel Halloween specials.
CULTURE

Tricks, treats and TV: Disney’s top 10 Halloween episodes

The best way to get in the spooky spirit is by watching nostalgic Halloween specials. The most iconic run of Halloween specials during my childhood was Disney Channel’s “Monstober.” If you miss having a section of TV specifically for this holiday, then this list of top 10 Disney Halloween episodes might be for you.




Oxford's water treatment plant maintains the quality of local water and distributes it to over 20,000 customers.
NEWS

Efforts underway to soften local water

Oxford's water is notoriously hard, causing issues from hair damage to utility damage for students and residents. The city is working to resolve this through a water softening program, but in the meantime, students are finding other ways to mitigate the problem.


The Oxford Lane Library is in close proximity to campus.
OPINION

Restoring the magic: Why our public libraries should not be defunded

"Libraries are a vital public service and play an important role in education. They offer free and easily accessible learning opportunities to the public, and they allow people who do not have the privilege of receiving adequate education or educational resources to find such opportunities in one place, for little to no cost."


Culture editor Stella Powers shares what she has been listening to.
CULTURE

In the editor’s rotation: Taylor Swift released a new album

Hello again! Welcome back to “In the editor’s rotation,” the column where I publicly reveal what I’ve been streaming in the weeks prior.As we’ve learned from my past few columns, I’m a bit of a musical theater nerd. However, Taylor Swift released a new album, so I‘ve dedicated a bit of time to listening to that, too. See, I’m capable of changing things up from time to time!



Staff writer Eliza Sullivan reflects on what she needs to enjoy a movie.
CULTURE

How a Soviet propaganda film reminded me what I need in a movie

We’re all aware of the plethora of sequels and remakes that are plaguing theater screens today. IMDB lists 431 “sequels, remakes, reboots, prequels, [and] spin-offs” made or announced in the last seven years. I have been craving something fresh, and this movie from the 1930s was exactly what I was looking for. 

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