Warning: This piece contains some content related to sexual assault.

“Super-straight” is a sexuality proposed by young men on TikTok to mean sexual attraction to cisgendered people of the opposite sex. In short, some teenage boys were mad about the prospect of being called transphobic for not wanting to be with a trans woman, so they made up a sexuality that …

Sex is a huge part of the human experience, so much so that we devoted a full 16 pages to the topic while still not covering everything. Given this, it seems reasonable that we should make the most of it, right? 

Warning: This piece contains some content related to sexual assault.

Warning: This piece contains some content related to sexual assault.

Picture this: It’s halfway through the semester and you are sitting in your PJs while attending one of many Zoom classes. You’re halfway asleep (it’s an 8 a.m. class, after all) but suddenly something catches your attention: a peer misgenders a fellow student. Or at least, you think.

Warning: This piece contains some content related to sexual assault.

Technically, SIUE is compliant with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. Each building has an accessible entrance and an accessible bathroom, there are accessible parking spots and sidewalks meet the width requirements. However, it’s no secret that students with disabilities have lon…

There’s no doubt that the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters have been challenging for students, but don’t let that discourage you from taking summer classes. 

At the beginning of the semester, we published a staff editorial urging each individual on campus to do their part to stop the spread of COVID-19. Unfortunately, not everybody seems to have gotten the memo. 

Drug addiction is one of the first things that comes to mind when people think of crime and deviance, but that ignores the significant amount of evidence that lack of proper social and justice system programs cause it.

Lazy peers, indecision, impossible coordination, an unwelcome time commitment and a classroom full of groaning students. Tack on a deadline and you’ve got yourself a group project. It’s no secret that many students hate being forced to work in a group.

Why is pop culture still so behind on representing Autism properly? The answer may be simple — a lack of input from those on the spectrum.

Winter weather hit the SIUE area hard last week, but not as hard as the state of Texas. The severity of the weather in Texas was only amplified because it’s not what Texans and other Southerners were used to — freezing temperatures and inches upon inches of snow. It’s easy for Northerners to…

Ruth’s childhood was riddled with surgeries and doctor’s appointments, but she never knew why. When she asked doctors, they never answered. It wasn’t until she hemorraged while having sex decades later that she began to discover the truth. It took breaking into her childhood endocrinologist'…

In the 2020 presidential election, more than 66 percent of the United States voter population exercised their right to vote. There is plenty of evidence that Hispanic, Black and Asian American populations had a strong impact on the past election, but that isn’t slowing down the use of voter …

Life is filled with things to worry about and we all worry about something every day, and it’s usually things that we have some control over, like test scores, job performances and physical fitness.

It’s possible that this is the last pandemic-semester we will have to face, but it could also be one of the worst for some. With a new semester comes new worries, so it’s important to remember to take care of yourself, and use the resources available to you.

Warning: This piece contains some content related to sexual assault.

Aside from being awarded credentials, the advantage of learning information from school instead of YouTube is the personal attention of an expert in a field who will gladly answer your questions and help you learn the information you’ve chosen to pursue. However, some professors, especially …

In the year of a pandemic, people across the world have suffered plenty of heartache. A feeling many Native Americans have been experiencing for a long time with their reservations being underfunded by the government and the spiraling effect of it.

SIUE has updated a lot of their COVID-19 protocol lately. They’ve added rules for testing when returning to campus, and the online COVID Dashboard has been changed and updated quite a bit. There are plenty of rules regarding masks, social distancing and more, but these rules may not be enough.

One particular sentiment was commonly thrown around in 2020: “I can’t wait for this nightmare of a year to be over, then everything can go back to normal!” Anyone paying attention to the news should know that was a load of garbage, and with a new presidential term starting, we shouldn’t be m…

As long as we are stuck at home, we are stuck online, and for many of us, online fandoms have come to play a large role in how we meet friends and the topics we engage with. Depending on what interests us, harassment can become unavoidable — so make sure you are part of the solution, and not…

Please note: This staff editorial reflects the views of the large majority of The Alestle staff, not of each individual staff member.

In a controversial and heartbreaking move, Taco Bell removed all potato items from their menu; they claimed this would make room for more plant-based options, but months later, no such options have been added. As a former regular customer, I’m calling on Taco Bell to bring potatoes back — or…

Thanksgiving break is meant to be used as a time to relax with friends and family without worry surrounding school responsibilities. However, this year has been anything but relaxing or worry-free, and next semester, there will be no chance for students to step away from the stress.

I am an anarchist, or more specifically, an anarcho-communist. Most people are confused by this term, and for good reason: There isn’t any one definition of anarchism that’s universally accepted. The most commonly accepted definition among my own circles is anarchist philosopher Noam Chomsky…

Please note: This staff editorial reflects the views of the large majority of The Alestle staff, not of each individual staff member. 

While shopping at small businesses may make us feel like we’re doing something good, they aren’t always better than corporations. Small businesses typically offer their workers worse benefits and — in my experience as well as my friends’ — can have just as toxic of work environments as any o…

In the wake of a stressful presidential election, President Donald Trump is attempting to reconcile his shortcomings by claiming there was voter fraud — a claim which could radically distort the general public’s view of democracy and create further divide between the parties.

The presidential election is finally over, and a lot of us who have been afraid for the last four years are starting to feel safer now. Many of us are hopeful that things will calm down and the new administration will not ruin as many things as quickly as the last one. Transparently racist p…

Given the significance of this election, and the current state of the pandemic, the results of the 2020 presidential election may not be announced any time soon. We have to remain patient, because something of this importance requires time and effort. 

I would’ve written in Kanye West for president in a heartbeat a few years ago, when I still wanted a pair of Yeezys — but in 2020, I can’t even support who he’s become as a person, much less as a presidential candidate. 

Your vote matters, and with such a high-steaks election cycle, your vote is especially crucial. You may have to vote for the lesser of two evils, which is okay, but it takes more research than a scroll through Twitter.

Students with disabilities and students with low incomes face more barriers to online education than able-bodied, upper class students and it needs to be addressed.

The recent presidential debates proved that personal attacks should have no place in a debate. Certain topics should be off limits, and we at The Alestle agree that these debates should be used strictly for discussing various policies in a direct manner. 

After the Presidential Debate, I saw quite a few people on Twitter making fun of Biden for various things. People were making fun of him for various things, including calling Trump a clown and his reputation for forgetting things. However, the worst criticism I had heard was that the debate …

Although the Attorney General’s findings and facts related to the recent charges in the Breonna Taylor case are up for debate, at least one takeaway is clear — the law itself is not always moral. 

While society is beginning to become more aware of the existence of trans and non-binary people, the medical field still has issues with cisnormative language, especially in reproductive care.

In response to a viral video on TikTok suggesting Generation Z should get a tattoo to unify them and spark rebellion, many individuals rushed out to get the tattoo — but clearly didn’t take the time to research the symbol or its Nazi history.

A privilege is a right given to a particular group or person that leaves outside groups or people at a disadvantage. As a white woman, I have realized recently that not everyone understands this concept, nor do all choose to accept that white privilege has ruined how our generation, and past…