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The Death of Nipsey Hussle

Conor Krouse, Staff Writer | April 12, 2019

Gang violence, riots, and shootings are not a new phenomenon around the big cities of America. From New York, to Chicago, and Los Angeles, this epidemic that has swept the nation for decades has always been a prevalent part of city living. Even famous...

Stiller/Cohen (Top Right) Argues With Hader/Jordan during SNLs Cold Open

Laughter Might Be The Best Medicine To Political Stress

Annabelle Rosse, Staff Writer | March 13, 2019

On Wednesday, February 27th, Michael Cohen, Trump’s former personal attorney, provide an open-doors testimony to Congress. The whole ordeal seemed to be fighting fire against fire. During the testimony, Cohen provided physical evidence to support his...

Daylight Saving…More Like Daylight Ending

Payton Wozny, Editor-In-Chief | March 11, 2019

At 2:00 A.M. EST on March 10, we all time traveled. Not actually, but we set our clocks forward seemingly traveling through time. What I’m referring to is daylight saving time(DST), which is everyone’s favorite day of the year in which the entire...

This is a picture of Vermont senator Bernie Sanders during his campaign in the 2016 elections. He will be running again for the 2020 elections. Credit to Flickr.

2020 Presidential Campaigns

Portia Dai, Editorial Board | March 11, 2019

The season of presidential campaigns for the upcoming 2020 elections is nearing and as of now, there are already a superfluous amount of Democrats running for President or considering it, and only a handful of Republicans who have announced that they...

NEDA Week and Breaking Eating Disorder Stereotypes

Sarah Jeffries, Staff Writer | March 11, 2019

Last week was National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, started by the National Eating Disorder Association to bring awareness to different types of eating disorders. Eating disorders aren’t commonly talked about in schools, and are only brought up briefly...

Airbnb’s controversies are threatening its decision to go public

Kartik Mukalla, Staff Writer | March 11, 2019

Airbnb’s success in its field has been unparalleled. Started as a way to make rent money by two struggling roommates, it has grown into a gigantic business worth well over $31 billion. It’s among of a new wave of hospitality apps with Uber, Lyft,...

Nasa Rover Opportunity Declared Dead

Nasa Rover Opportunity Declared Dead

Aubrey Harrell, Editorial Board | March 1, 2019

Famed Nasa rover, Opportunity, was unfortunately confirmed dead on Feb 13. The rovers mission on Mars was initially supposed to last only ninety days, but actually ended up spanning fifteen years. Opportunity, nicknamed “Oppy” by scientists, definitely...

Measles Outbreak in the US

Sarah Jeffries, Staff Writer | March 1, 2019

Although it’s cold and flu season, there is a much more concerning illness thats spreading its way into U.S. headlines. Most of us by now know that there has been an unusually high amount of confirmed measles cases in the United States this year, the...

The truth about “zombie deers”

Kartik Mukalla, Staff Writer | March 1, 2019

There’s a new epidemic in America, and it sounds like something out of a cheesy horror movie: Zombie deer. No, really. With viral videos of them popping up every day, the epidemic has spread to over 24 states and does not look to stop soon. While...

A Border Patrol vehicle transporting migrants in custody

Fatalities Spark Concern for Border Patrol

Annabelle Rosse, Staff Writer | March 1, 2019

For the past decade, not one single migrant child had died in the custody of Border Patrol. However, in the past few months, there have been 2. No matter where you stand on the issue of immigration, anyone can agree that this kind of situation is tragic...

What Trump’s Shutdown Means for the Future of American Democracy

Emily Bach | January 21, 2019

  Throughout the government shutdown, Trump has repeatedly bashed Democratic leaders for their inability to compromise on border security. The shutdown, fueled primarily by Trump’s demands for funding for a border wall, has now reached a...

Nancy Pelosi wins Speaker of the House

Nancy Pelosi wins Speaker of the House

Sahithi Jammulamadaka, Editor-in-Chief | January 18, 2019

   On Jan. 3, Nancy Pelosi became the Speaker of the House by two hundred and twenty votes against Kevin McCarthy, the Republican House minority leader in the one hundred and sixteenth Congress. She has been the only woman speaker of the House winning...

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