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We need to expand voting rights

The conservative push to restrict voting disenfranchises the marginalized.

Evana Upshaw, Opinions Editor • March 8, 2021

The 56th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, one of the most fateful moments in American civil rights history, is the first anniversary without the leadership of the late John Lewis. Led by him and Hosea Williams, a group of about 600 marchers crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama to find a battalion...

Censorship on social media—where do we draw the line?

Former President Trump’s permanent suspension from Twitter raises critical questions about the ability to regulate speech across the internet.

Addison Freiheit, Staff Writer • February 3, 2021

Former President Donald Trump’s permanent suspension from Twitter brought forth two primary reactions from the public: outrage and relief. To some, the censorship of a world leader reflects bias from social media platforms, while others wish Trump had been banned from social media for his insensitive...

Hyper partisanship hurts all of us

The death of empathy in politics has pitted us against each other.

Brianna Clark and Evana Upshaw • October 28, 2020

It’s not new that America is divided. Of the things that pull us away from each other, politics is among the most hostile dividers. This presidential election has only amplified the political split. Many who want to expand their thinking beyond binary politics feel forced to choose from the two major...

A new Supreme Court justice should not be appointed before the election

All Americans should have a voice in this decision.

Evana Upshaw, Opinions Editor • September 23, 2020

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on Sept. 18, left a vacant seat in the Supreme Court that the Republican Party is wasting no time to fill. Shortly after her passing, President Donald Trump said plans were underway to appoint a new female judge. A formal nominee announcement is scheduled for Saturday and...

Americans have become more united amid the pandemic

The deadly threat has brought the American people together unlike ever before.

Hannah Dilanchyan, Opinions Editor • April 13, 2020

“We’re all in this together.” Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the American people have been strengthened and united unlike ever before in our lifetime. Neighbors are grocery shopping for neighbors. Friends are sewing masks for friends. Strangers are offering to buy other strangers meals....

Americans have become more divided amid the pandemic

The systematic division in the U.S. is costing lives during COVID-19.

Brianna Clark, Opinions Editor (Spring 2020) • April 13, 2020

The United States is incredibly diverse. Its people come from a multitude of different backgrounds and lifestyles—which would be a beautiful reality if those differences did not separate us more than unify us. During a global pandemic, Americans need to address the system that is dividing us more than...

President Trump’s foreign policy is effective

The president’s foreign policy has created a safer world.

Hannah Dilanchyan, Opinions Editor • November 1, 2019

(This story was originally published in print on Oct. 31, 2019). Followed by American K-9 units and U.S. Special Forces, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi fled into a tunnel hidden within a compound in Northern Syria during a nighttime raid on Oct. 26. With the Special Forces following closely behind the K-9 Unit,...

Millennials almost largest voting block, but have less than 50 percent turnout

The greatest barriers to millennials impacting an election is their own apathy combined with a deteriorating sense of civic duty.

Logan Zeppieri, Opinions Editor • November 6, 2018

According to Politico, early voting has already surpassed 36 million votes, almost 9 million votes more than the 2014 midterm election. The Democrats’ drive to repudiate President Trump is only matched by the Republicans’ enthusiasm to defy expectations of losing control of the House of Representatives....

Students, faculty and staff pray for DACA

Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief • March 8, 2018

Email Print Students, faculty and staff pray for DACA By Christian Leonard March 8, 2018 0 Comments Over 30 people gathered under the bell tower at noon today to stand with and pray for recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivalsprogram. Professor...