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The Criterion

The Creation of Adam, painted by Michelangelo during the 16th Century is part of the collection of numerous paintings that make up the Sistine Chapel ceiling commissioned by the Catholic Church.
Profit, Prestige, Patronage
Luke Travis, Staff Writer • October 7, 2025

Even if there is a broad consensus that capitalism is harming art, reality is more nuanced. Throughout history, capitalism was never absent from...

A portrait photograph of 26th President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt, an image of him not doing anything life threatening in the moment. Taken September 8th, 1916.
// Library of Congress
DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND
Gabino Miramontes, Staff Writer • September 27, 2025

Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States, is carved in all his elegance upon Mount Rushmore, well known for his love for the...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR (9/24/25)
LETTER TO THE EDITOR (9/24/25)
September 26, 2025

Submitted by the CMU Young Democratic Socialists of America. AGAINST TRUMP’S REIGN OF TERROR. With the escalation of state terror against...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR (9/13/25)
LETTER TO THE EDITOR (9/13/25)
September 26, 2025

Submitted by Skyeler Congdon. President John Marshall’s recent message to students regarding the assassination of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley...

Ruby Franke and attorney, LaMar Winward, during the Dec. 18, 2023 hearing.
//Image courtesy if WABE.org
THE CHILDREN DO NOT YEARN FOR THE VLOGS
Gabriella Gallegos, Staff Writer • September 19, 2025

Despite exclusively watching video essays, food how-to videos and the occasional product review, I always seem to attract a certain genre of...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR (9/24/25)
LETTER TO THE EDITOR (9/24/25)
September 26, 2025

Submitted by the CMU Young Democratic Socialists of America. AGAINST TRUMP’S REIGN OF TERROR. With the escalation of state terror against...

HOROSCOPES (9/10-9/23)
HOROSCOPES (9/10-9/23)
September 10, 2025
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