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Noble Avellino

Noble Avellino is a junior in the School of Arts and Sciences majoring in economics and minoring in political science. Avellino’s column, “Noble’s Advocate” runs on alternate Mondays.

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AVELLINO: Women's chess coverage needs improvement

I first got into chess when I was 4 or 5 years old. My grandfather, always eager to give his grandson a much-needed shellacking, showed me how the game works. As a casual fan, I did not play much until the pandemic, when chess experienced a tremendous boom due to the popularity of streamers and online play. I love playing the game, and I especially enjoy watching it at the competitive level.Apr 23
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AVELLINO: Sonia Sotomayor must retire from Supreme Court

In 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. In the landmark case that overruled Roe v. Wade, the Court decided that a Mississippi law eliminating abortion rights after the 15th week of pregnancy, even in cases of rape and incest, was constitutional. It also eliminated the federal protection for everyone across the country.Apr 16
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AVELLINO: Nex Benedict deserved dignity

On Wednesday, 16-year-old student Nex Benedict's full autopsy report was released.Apr 2
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AVELLINO: TikTok is not only social media that sucks

Approximately a week and a half ago, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on a bill to force the social media app TikTok to be sold to an American company or be banned from U.S. app stores. The near 300-vote margin of victory was a huge bipartisan show of force against the national security threats posed by the Chinese-controlled social media platform.Mar 26
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AVELLINO: TikTok is probably getting banned — good

The process of banning TikTok oscillates between glacial and breakneck.Mar 12
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AVELLINO: Do not valorize suicide

Content warning: suicide Mason Escamilla remembered Aaron Bushnell as a “normal, quiet, friendly, quirky guy.” Escamilla attended a vigil held on Friday for Bushnell, the 25-year-old serviceman who committed suicide via self-immolation on February 25 in order to protest Israel’s war in Gaza.Mar 5
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: On recent opinion column discussing portrayal of Israel-Hamas war in media

The Israel-Palestine conflict has horrified the world. The atrocities committed by Hamas against civilian Jews and Israel's disproportionate response against innocent Palestinians deserve our reflection and attention. What also deserves attention, though, is the clever lying, lazy reasoning and outright anti-semitism my "progressive" peers have demonstrated over the past few days. On Monday, The Daily Targum published a column that nearly checks all three.Oct 16