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• CMU's impact on the climate

  The world is on fire, and the people with power are holding the gas can and the match.

  Forum | September 16, 2019
• Students: enjoy your summer

  Now that finals and summer break are just around the corner, it’s a good time to reflect. Specifically, it’s a good time to reflect on our collective attitudes about stress and summer break. After a year of rigor and stress, students are under the impression that the summer exists only for more rigor and stress, whether it’s from that coveted internship, taking an infinite number of summer courses...

  Forum | April 29, 2019
• America's healthcare system needs drastic change

  The U.S. healthcare system is an embarrassment. Although it is more than twice as expensive than in other developed countries, a Harvard University study [found](http:// https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2018/03/u-s-pays-more-for-health-care-with-worse-population-h...

  Forum | April 22, 2019
• #CarnegieState carries harmful, elitist implications

  When Carnival Weekend rolls around every April, some typical things show up on campus: the fair machinery, the booth construction area, and the white tents on the Cut for alumni. As students, we hope for some blue sky and spring weather, but with two days off and a four-day weekend, not even rain or cold temperatures can truly dampen our spirits.

  Forum | April 15, 2019
• Smart cities technology: looking beyond our idealized images

  The United Nations projects that by 2050, 68 percent of the world will live in urban areas. These future cities will face challenges that we are only beginning to see today, from climate change disasters to the strain of higher populations.

  Forum | April 8, 2019