‘Feed’ remains relevant, topical in modern times

BY ALEXA DUMAS Web Editor

“We Americans are interested only in the consumption of our products. We have no interest in how they are produced, or what happens to them once we discard them, once we throw them away.”

In the near future, the world looks to be in danger. For Titus, the novel’s protagonist, people travel to the moon frequently to escape Earth, which has been irreveribly damaged by humanity. However, there is a piece of technology that is to blame: feedware.

The feed is in everyone. It is implanted into the minds of children and stays with them into their adulthood. It connects a person to others virtually, while also having the internet implanted into one’s mind. For characters like Titus, it is hard to distinguish between one’s actual thoughts and what is broadcasted by corporations.

M. T. Anderson’s young adult novel “Feed” is a stark reality of the dangers of technology to humans and the environment. Not only does technology influence society through feedware, but the Earth is dying. The most haunting aspect of the novel is the publication date. Anderson’s novel was published in 2002, and most of his ideas are becoming a reality over 20 years later.

Houses and communities are encapsulated into bubbles that are temperature controlled and

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have artificial nature, like clouds and the sun. The ocean is polluted, so people must wear hazmat suits in order to swim in it. This idea of the polluted environment is starting to become a reality, as climate change is becoming more prevalent.

cal attacks,” President Joe Biden said in a statement following Kacsmaryk’s decision. “If it stands, it would prevent women in every state from accessing the medication, regard- less of whether abortion is legal in a state. It is the next big step toward the national ban on abortion that Republican elected officials have vowed to make law in America.”

If the ban continues, there would be no place in the U.S. where it would be legal to acquire Mifepristone. It would leave more invasive, costly and time-sensitive methods as the only options for abortion — if they’re legal in that state at all.

Appeals have already been filed.

This single ruling alone is terrifying for women in America, and also Americans with uteruses, but it demonstrates the lengths conservatives will go to regulate and control American bodies.

The U.S. has been headed in this direction for years now, but as of late the snowball has only grown larger. As the 2024 election cycle approaches, it is uncertain how desperate Republicans will become to gain support from voters.

It is becoming more imperative to find unity with peers and push against these restrictive laws to eject these power-hungry politicians and judges from their seats of power. Once abortion has been fully wiped from American freedoms, there is no telling what is next on the chopping block.

Father kills daughters, evades police for 12 years

BY BRYN FAWN Opinions Editor & PR Chair

Family is there to support you in all your endeavors and love you unconditionally. Your parents nurture you and watch you grow into your own self. Some parents may go to extreme lengths to flex their authority.

Yaser Said came to the United States on a student visa and met Patricia Owens when she was 14 and he was 29. Said married Owens a year later and had three children, a son and two daughters, Amina and Sarah. Said held traditional values, especially for his daughters. He disliked their love for pop culture and following fashion trends. He forbade Amina and Sarah from having boyfriends and often took their phone away. Said had, in fact, arranged a marriage for Amina.

Amina and Sarah reported their father’s abuse. They made reports of his violent nature and his history of sexual assault. Owens also made reports of Said’s abuse and admitted she was aware of the harm Said was causing his daughters. Under oath, Owens testified in court about her ex-husband’s abuse and called him a “devil.” Amina and Sarah had boyfriends in secret, and Owens testified she knew Said would kill her daughters if he ever discovered the truth. Amina and Sarah hid a flip phone in their bedroom which they would use to contact their partners and try to have some semblance of a normal teenage life.

The main reason Said disapproved of his daughter’s boyfriends was the simple fact that they were not from Middle East descent. Said wanted suitors who followed Islam and his traditional values.