Opinion - The Hilltop https://staging.thehilltoponline.com The Nation's Oldest Black Collegiate Newspaper Mon, 19 Aug 2024 04:10:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-NewHilltopLogo-32x32.jpg Opinion - The Hilltop https://staging.thehilltoponline.com 32 32 248273635 Donald Trump & Hip Hop: an Unlikely Friendship https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2024/08/19/donald-trump-hip-hop-an-unlikely-friendship/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=donald-trump-hip-hop-an-unlikely-friendship Mon, 19 Aug 2024 13:00:00 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=19898 Jalyn is a junior English major with a minor in classics. She is
founder of “The Gen Z Times,” a youth-led online newspaper
focused on politics, social justice and pop culture. She interned
with the Mayor’s Office of New York City over the summer.

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]]> 19898 “College”: The book you don’t read before going https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2024/05/08/college-the-book-you-dont-read-before-going/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=college-the-book-you-dont-read-before-going Wed, 08 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=19773   As a college student, I have faced many challenges that tested my limits. There were moments when I stayed up late into the night to complete assignments that felt impossible to finish. The workload seemed never-ending, and it often caused me to feel overwhelmed and anxious. Trying to juggle the responsibilities of working two […]

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]]> 19773 OPINION: Who’s the “Real HU” and why it matters https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2023/09/18/opinion-whos-the-real-hu-and-why-it-matters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-whos-the-real-hu-and-why-it-matters Mon, 18 Sep 2023 13:00:00 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=18104 In the historic “Battle of the Real HU,” students and alumni of Howard University and Hampton University come together to watch their football teams go against each other. Ahead of their 98th meeting, the schools’ communities were very open about their feelings regarding the rivalry. The Bison and Pirates are anything but strangers. Every encounter […]

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]]> 18104 Perspective: AI in Africa https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2023/04/10/perspective-ai-in-africa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=perspective-ai-in-africa Mon, 10 Apr 2023 13:00:00 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=17406 Technology is just a tool. AI, or artificial intelligence, is just technology that, like any other tool, is designed to perform specific tasks. Technology is neither good nor bad inherently. Instead, its impact is determined by its relationship to humans and the context in which it is used. Humans create, program, and deploy technology and […]

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]]> 17406 Opinion: The Mielle Hair Oil Controversy is More Than Empty Shelves  https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2023/01/17/opinion-the-mielle-hair-oil-controversy-is-more-than-empty-shelves/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-the-mielle-hair-oil-controversy-is-more-than-empty-shelves Tue, 17 Jan 2023 14:00:00 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=16714 The virality of the Black TikTok community has never been a secret. Besides the annoyance of having to type “Black person” after a search, the platform has become a well-known virtual market where Black creators can share everything from their favorite Amazon Skims dupes to the best products for hair care. But recently the space […]

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