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OP-ED: Pooled Tipping is Socialism in Our Restaurants

OP-ED: Pooled Tipping is Socialism in Our Restaurants

Op-Ed November 4, 2024 at 12:00 pm 0 comments

By: Liam Cooney | Public Relations Coordinator There is no industry begs its employees to earn every penny they make more than the restaurant business. Whether someone is hosting, a part of the kitchen staff, a barback, bartender, or a server, they earn every cent that they leave with on that particular night.  Well, at least in theory. The statementRead More

The Loss of Cultural Zeitgeist | PART I

The Loss of Cultural Zeitgeist | PART I

Op-Ed October 16, 2024 at 11:00 am Comments are Disabled

By: Shunsuke Higuchi | Staff Writer I. Dominance of “Massive Consumption” type Social Media  Fast-paced, content-packed online posts like TikTok, Instagram Stories, and YouTube Shorts have become immensely popular over the past few years. Most videos have gone through sharp editing: adding subtitles, filters, sound effects, etc., and are most likely 10 seconds or less than one minute at most.Read More

Moo Deng Madness

Moo Deng Madness

Op-Ed October 2, 2024 at 7:41 pm Comments are Disabled

Maeve McCann | Staff Writer The internet is a weird place; a place where literally anything can go viral and become a moment in pop culture. Internet memes and hyper fixations are probably the weirdest thing about the internet. So, what’s this week’s hyperfixation? Obviously anything that’s cute automatically has so much potential to become a viral internet meme. ForRead More

Manifesto For Irish Moss

Manifesto For Irish Moss

Environment, Op-Ed April 3, 2024 at 6:09 pm Comments are Disabled

Paul J. Medeiros | Adjunct Faculty Forsythia and daffodils are soon in abundance. Biological life tentatively steps forth, and every scholar at last exchanges oxygenated air. In Spring, it is popular to observe upright, blossoming trees and vertebrates on the loose. Lo! Just now is life in the first, springy act: oozing and congealing, shooting forth and drooping abundant. NoteRead More

Fashion Fads: Mosaic’s Newest Column

Fashion Fads: Mosaic’s Newest Column

Check It Out, Fashion, Op-Ed March 20, 2024 at 3:25 pm Comments are Disabled

By: Lily Slovak | Staff Writer Hello to all and welcome to the first edition of Fashion Fads, our first fashion column in the Mosaic! In this column, you will find the latest statements that I think are trending in the fashion world. Today’s fashion fad is the Adidas Gazelle sneaker. Adidas has made an ultimate comeback with their funRead More