OPINION: Stop using ChatGPT

Chat-GPT is ubiquitous in the academic scene, creeping into essay writing, brainstorming, and problem sets. As much as 86% of students admit to using the program, but Alex Benach PO ’28 argues that the staggering environmental costs of generative AI are not worth the ease that AI provides.

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OPINION: How ranked choice voting better serves us all

In an increasingly polarized political landscape, voters struggle to find themselves represented by the extremes offered by either Republican or Democratic candidates or policies while voters who align with third-parties essentially forfeit the vote for standing with their beliefs. Alex Benach, PO ‘28 argues that Ranked Choice Voting, an alternative electoral system that allows voters to rank their electoral preferences.

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