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The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen
The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

SAMANTHA RADCLIFFE, Evergreen columnist

Samantha (she/her) is a sophomore psychology and criminal justice double major from Auburn, Washington

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Follow the blossoming of Achilles and Patroclus’ poetic relationship as it grows deeper and deeper with each passing year.

BookTok Review: ‘The Song of Achilles’ tells beautiful, devasting Greek love story

SAMANTHA RADCLIFFE, Evergreen columnist
April 18, 2022
Under the Controlled Substance Act of 1970, marijuana is listed as a Schedule I controlled substance, meaning it poses very high risk for addiction and has few medical benefits.

OPINION: US government’s misguided War on Drugs

SAMANTHA RADCLIFFE, Evergreen columnist
April 13, 2022
Follow the tragic stories of Fallon and Ben and learn how they intertwine.

BookTok Review: ‘November 9’ offers rollercoaster of emotions

SAMANTHA RADCLIFFE, Evergreen columnist
April 4, 2022
Thomas began questioning her gender identity as she neared the end of her high school career. After her first year at the University of Pennsylvania, she came out to her family as transgender.

OPINION: UPenn swimmer shows hypocrisy of Left

SAMANTHA RADCLIFFE, Evergreen columnist
March 30, 2022
Audism is the discrimination or prejudice against Deaf/deaf people.

American Sign Language Duet: The change starts with us – educate, listen, empower

SAMANTHA RADCLIFFE, Evergreen columnist
March 10, 2022
If confirmed, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will be the first African American female to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court since its establishment.

OPINION: Make-up of U.S. Supreme Court is a-changin’

SAMANTHA RADCLIFFE, Evergreen columnist
March 10, 2022
Oralism is the teaching of deaf people to communicate via speech and lipreading, while manualism is the teaching of deaf people to communicate via sign language

American Sign Language Duet: Controversy of oralism versus manualism

SAMANTHA RADCLIFFE, Evergreen columnist
March 3, 2022
Who would not enjoy a romance novel with a good mix of the fake-dating and opposites-attract tropes alongside a bit of geeky pizazz?

BookTok Review: ‘The Love Hypothesis’ encapsulates challenges people face in academia

SAMANTHA RADCLIFFE, Evergreen columnist
February 8, 2022
If you want to be more bored and depressed after watching a reality television show, watch ‘Hype House.’

TV Show Review: Fly on the wall more noteworthy than ‘Hype House’

SAMANTHA RADCLIFFE, Evergreen columnist
January 18, 2022
Watch two awful people fall in love with each other based on a foundation of lies and deceit.

Movie review: Swipe left on ‘Love Hard’

SAMANTHA RADCLIFFE, Evergreen columnist
November 29, 2021
Can a happily ever after story really happen after so many tears and heartache?

BookTok review: ‘Ugly Love’ provides life lessons for relationships

SAMANTHA RADCLIFFE, Evergreen columnist
November 11, 2021
Determining what your own opinions and beliefs are outside of your friends' and peers' gives you a leg up in self-confidence.

Do not be a sheep

SAMANTHA RADCLIFFE, Evergreen columnist
November 3, 2021
Celebrate Día de los Muertos with MECHA on 5 p.m. Nov. 1 at the Ensminger Pavillion!

Day of the Dead is not Mexican Halloween

SAMANTHA RADCLIFFE, Evergreen columnist
October 31, 2021

Halloween deserves the hype

SAMANTHA RADCLIFFE, Evergreen columnist
October 27, 2021

Book review: ‘Frankenstein’ more than a spooky novel

SAMANTHA RADCLIFFE, Evergreen columnist
October 27, 2021
Why do we need to listen to medical, education or research professionals when the Wise “Keith” has graced our campus with his presence, spreading his valuable knowledge.

SATIRE: Follow advice of all-knowing Keith

SAMANTHA RADCLIFFE, Evergreen columnist
October 24, 2021
Online dating platforms allow users to establish connections with others they would not have met under conventional circumstances.

The sea is not full of catfish

SAMANTHA RADCLIFFE, Evergreen columnist
October 20, 2021
This coming-of-age drama is packed with chemistry that will leave you breathless. I promise that you will smile, laugh, cry and pain with the characters.

TV show review: ‘I Told Sunset About You’ is a masterpiece

SAMANTHA RADCLIFFE, Evergreen columnist
October 10, 2021
Ariel, a female YouTuber, makes videos about why all men are trash based on their zodiac signs. Why are people — particularly women — continuing to generalize an entire demographic based on a pseudoscientific practice?

Astrology misrepresents feminist values

SAMANTHA RADCLIFFE, Evergreen columnist
October 6, 2021
Despite feministic movements bringing awareness to women’s rights, our society continues to fuel and pass off sexist wedding rituals as tradition. These traditions are inherently sexist, but our society ignores their historical significance and continues to use them today.

Marriage traditions inherently sexist

SAMANTHA RADCLIFFE, Evergreen columnist
October 3, 2021
Characters in this novel show the suffering of being in love with your abuser and the strength of being a survivor.

BookTok review: ‘It Ends with Us’ powerfully illustrates anguish of abuse

SAMANTHA RADCLIFFE, Evergreen columnist
September 29, 2021
The COVID-19 vaccination mandate for hospitals resulted in many outraged medical professionals. Where should the line be drawn regarding personal liberty and public health?

COVID-19 vaccination more important than personal liberty

SAMANTHA RADCLIFFE, Evergreen columnist
September 26, 2021
ADHD is not a choice

ADHD is not a choice

SAMANTHA RADCLIFFE, Evergreen columnist
September 22, 2021
Characters in this novel reveal how life continues on as we work through our struggles.

Book review: ‘Turtles All the Way Down’ beautifully depicts anxiety, OCD

SAMANTHA RADCLIFFE, Evergreen columnist
September 22, 2021
If all the washers are taken, how long should you let your floormates’ laundry sit? Maybe 3 hours? No, maybe one? What about 15 minutes?

College students must learn respect, responsibility

SAMANTHA RADCLIFFE, Evergreen columnist
September 19, 2021
Throughout her adolescent years, Rachel Dolezal slowly transitioned from white to Black, eventually obtaining a position within the NAACP.

Stop misusing term ‘transracial’

SAMANTHA RADCLIFFE, Evergreen columnist
September 15, 2021
The starting materials to make a PB&J sandwich include bread, peanut butter, jelly, a knife and your imagination. There is almost no way to make it incorrectly.

SATIRE: Right way to make PB&J exists

SAMANTHA RADCLIFFE, Evergreen columnist
September 12, 2021
Imagine a millennial deciding to get an abortion over astrology. You can’t, right? Well, brace yourself because someone did exactly that.

Astrology creates new prejudice

SAMANTHA RADCLIFFE, Evergreen columnist
August 29, 2021
Love is a beautiful phenomenon that comes in many forms, but love cannot overcome the dynamics of the attachment theory of love. Based on your and your partner’s attachment style, the theory can predict the outcome of the relationship, regardless of your love for each other.

Attachment theory helpful for relationship health

SAMANTHA RADCLIFFE, Evergreen columnist
August 25, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine shows hypocrisy of Left

SAMANTHA RADCLIFFE, Evergreen columnist
August 22, 2021
Students should consider joining a research lab

Students should consider joining a research lab

SAMANTHA RADCLIFFE, Evergreen columnist
August 18, 2021
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