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All content by Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa
Columnist Zoami Callie-Rios Sosa pushes for awareness for fake job posting scams. 

Sosa: Signs that remote job posting is a scam and how to not fall for it

Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa
November 11, 2021
Release of an ozonesonde balloon

Sosa: What’s the difference between weather and climate?

Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa
October 28, 2021
Columnist Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa gives several tips for students to start studying better. 

Sosa: Learning to study after a failed exam

Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa
September 30, 2021
Columnist Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa stresses the academic circumstances students undergo, with dropping out as a consequence. 

Sosa: Thinking about quitting school?

Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa
September 15, 2021
Columnist Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa educates young college students about the power of the word "no."

Sosa: Set your boundaries. Start by saying no.

Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa
September 1, 2021
Columnist Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa criticizes the Republican party's attempts to tighten voting restrictions across the nation. 

Sosa: Tightening control over America’s democracy

Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa
June 2, 2021
Columnist Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa advocates for dividing sports based on ability rather than gender. 

Sosa: No more gender-based sports

Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa
May 18, 2021
Columnist Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa discusses the effects of minimum wage on the company and its socioeconomic influences on society. 

Sosa: Good enough to serve you? Good enough to earn a living wage

Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa
April 29, 2021
Columnist Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa argues it's better to just not respond to trolls.

Sosa: You don’t have to respond

Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa
April 15, 2021
Columnist Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa encourages students to take care of themselves and prioritize mental well-being over work or school. 

Sosa: We need to take care of ourselves

Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa
April 8, 2021
Columnist Luca Neuschaefer-Rube argues key differences that he has noticed when visiting the United States from abroad.

Sosa: Justice for Floyd is a start

Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa
April 1, 2021
Columnist Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa advocates for more consideration toward keeping more online classes at Iowa State. 

Sosa: Online education is here to stay

Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa
March 18, 2021
Columnist Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa expresses her disappointment in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's behavior concerning his sexual assault allegations. 

Sosa: The ‘unintentional’ actions of Andrew Cuomo

Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa
March 11, 2021
Columnist Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa informs of the damaging, polluted water in Iowa and what solutions there are to purify it. 

Sosa: Iowa’s polluted water

Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa
March 4, 2021
Columnist Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa discusses the dark side of agriculture. 

Sosa: The dark side of ‘farmers feed the world’

Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa
February 25, 2021
Columnist Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa argues Iowa State should allow students the option of choosing American Sign Language as a minor. 

Sosa: ISU, make American Sign Language a minor

Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa
February 17, 2021
A cat after the declawing surgery.

Sosa: Declawing cats needs to be illegal

Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa
February 3, 2021
Columnist Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa adapts to the brighter side of online classes, and with reason. 

Sosa: Changing my mind on online classes

Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa
January 27, 2021
Columnist Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa believes Trump should lose with dignity and stop pursuing the accusations of voter fraud. 

Sosa: Trump, just let it go

Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa
November 11, 2020
President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden in the final debate of the 2020 election.

Sosa: America divided cannot stand

Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa
October 28, 2020
The international travel ban was lifted after one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sosa: We must unfortunately bail out the airlines

Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa
October 14, 2020
Columnist Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa encourages Iowa State to promote a pass/no pass option for this semester.

Sosa: Iowa State should offer pass/no pass like spring semester

Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa
October 1, 2020
Columnist Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa discusses forced sterilization and medical neglect in the United States.

Sosa: Forced sterilizations are crimes against us

Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa
September 16, 2020
Columnist Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa urges the people of Ames to take all action, and lack thereof, into account concerning COVID-19 and the upcoming election. 

Sosa: It’s time to hold our elected officials accountable

Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa
September 2, 2020
Columnist Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa explains the operations of funding USPS while discouraging the current defund. 

Sosa: Fund the USPS, especially through the election

Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa
August 19, 2020
Columnist Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa warns of overreacting during a situation. 

Sosa: Overreacting during a pandemic

Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa
August 5, 2020
Columnist Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa encourages you to fight for a bill that will protect women and men from sexual assault in the military in the name of Vanessa Guillen.

Sosa: Do better for our soldiers, #IAMVANESSAGUILLEN

Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa
July 28, 2020
Columnist Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa examines the weight of in-person learning for this upcoming fall. 

Sosa: School districts know better

Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa
July 22, 2020
Columnist Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa evaluates Trump's decision to grant clemency to Roger Stone. 

Sosa: Trump bails out his longtime buddy, Roger Stone

Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa
July 14, 2020
Columnist Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa brings to question if the U.S. is actually a Christian country, especially when it comes to detaining and abusing immigrant children at borders. 

Sosa: Am I the person who puts children in cages?

Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa
July 7, 2020
Columnist Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa opens up on her release from stress through walking and running these past few months. 

Sosa: Hitting the trail to stay sane

Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa
June 30, 2020
Columnist Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa talks about the life lessons she's learned since getting her pet cat Lenny. 

Sosa: Life lessons from my cat, Lenny

Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa
June 23, 2020
Columnist Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa believes anger and outrage can produce the perfect recipe for change. 

Sosa: Anger and outrage can change the world and save a park

Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa
June 16, 2020
Columnist Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa calls us to remember that people change and their actions don't negate the quality of their life.

Sosa: Immortalization of George Floyd

Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa
June 10, 2020
Columnist Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa calls for skin color acknowledgement. 

Sosa: We must see color

Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa
June 3, 2020
Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa verifies it's OK to have an identity crisis in times of disruption, but it's also OK to be comfortable and try something new.

Sosa: Identity crisis in a pandemic

Zoami Calles-Rios Sosa
May 27, 2020
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