The award show, which celebrates the best of American Primetime Television, witnessed the lowest viewership in its 74 year run. Anyone familiar with the dying cable platform isn’t surprised at such statistics. With more and more Americans electing to pay solely for streaming, many programs actually on air are expected to suffer.
The American people are left at the mercy of an uncaring government that prioritizes National Rifle Association donations over human life. The debate for gun control has little to do with freedom and much to do with morality. Each time we plead, each time we protest, but in truth, there’s only so many times you can ask for help before you realize it’s never coming.
With this spring semester now drawing to a close, The Daily Free Press editorial board took a step back to evaluate the “State of the University” and look back on some of the issues and events that have shaped life at Boston University in what is — arguably — the first post-pandemic semester.
Instead of looking at the absurdity of splurging $44 billion on Twitter, we should focus on the absurdity of having $44 billion to spend in the first place.
From the performative nature of Disney’s statement to DeSantis’ toddler tantrum over the statement, this chapter of the culture war truly carries on the spirit of being “very stupid” because this whole ordeal is very, very stupid.
Every student journalist reaching out to sources, contacting Title IX experts and editing late into the evening is a physical reminder of the inadequacies of universities when it comes to sexual misconduct occurring on their campuses.
To believe that just because someone lives in a certain country means that they unequivocally support their government’s policy decisions or should face the same restrictions and punishments that their political leaders do is stupid.
But this postponement amounts to a temporary band-aid on a much larger crisis. The looming student debt apocalypse still remains no matter how many times Biden kicks it further down the road.
When we, as a society, decide to celebrate and revere a group of individuals based solely on the fact that they’re good on television or in movies, we inevitably run into situations where their god-like statuses are exposed as false.
