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2023 was a year full of opinions, but a few stood out.
1. Biden trades the planet for oil by approving Willow Project – Evan Morris
2. [2 SIDES, 1 ISSUE] Debating the merits of Affirmative Action – Amanda Hsu and Shefali Meagher
3. AI programs in schools aren’t always used for cheating, there are ways to use AI responsibly – Zimo Xie
4. Avoiding difficult conversations harms everyone – Mariam Malik
5. At its most effective, sex education begins in kindergarten – Clara McKoy
OUT OF THIS WORLD OIL. ConocoPhillips’ long-pursued The Willow Project, was approved by the Biden administration today. This project aims to drill for a projected 180,000 barrels of oil every day. To put this into perspective there are 20 gallons of gas per barrel. An American car averages 24.6 miles per gallon which equates to 492 miles per barrel. So 180,00 barrels per day multiplied by 492 miles per barrel is approx 88.6 million miles produced per day. The moon is 238,900 miles from earth. Meaning that each day an individual could drive to the moon and back 372 times.
