During this year’s celebration of Black History Month, it is becoming important to acknowledge the issues that currently and historically plague the Black community. One issue has been turned into a...
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According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. produces nearly 275 million tons of waste every year and only 1/5 of it is properly recycled. Most of this waste ends up in landfills,...
With my senior year of college on the horizon, my friends and I decided we wanted to live off-campus. However, when things didn't pan out with the COVID-19 pandemic, I found myself having to commute from...
Davin Roy, Contributing Writer
• November 16, 2020
Every Sunday from the first week of September to the first of February, many Americans turn on their televisions to watch one of the most popular sports leagues in the country, the National Football League...
Davin Roy, Contributing Writer
• November 16, 2020
Second-round pick and Tennessee Titans running back, Derrick Henry has been having an immaculate season so far in 2020. Henry made a lot of noise last season when he led the Titans to the playoffs and...
I grew up in a mixed household.
My parents were rock-ribbed Republicans. My mother will go to her grave believing Nixon was framed. My grandparents were yellow-dog Democrats. Fellow Missourian Harry...
Politics in film often highlights a monumental moment in history or focuses on one of the many intricate processes involved in government, and makes for an engaging, yet informational, plot. Here are five...
With the presidential election right around the corner, Americans are anxious to find out who will win. Television can be a good distraction from real-world events, especially with the potential of delayed...
Tiara Starks, Entertainment Editor
• November 2, 2020
The NBC late-night sketch comedy show, “Saturday Night Live” (SNL) is notorious for its satirical take on current politics. The show was closely followed during the 2016 presidential election as there...
Last week, President Donald J. Trump, referred to his top epidemiologist, Anthony Fauci, and other leading scientists as “idiots.” As unbelievable as it may seem in 2020, the U.S. government and science...
This upcoming election has been hanging over the heads of all Americans like a big, gloomy, blue and red cloud. I’ve seen countless Facebook posts, articles and Twitter threads all pondering how we are...
As the presidential election approaches, concurrent with the holiday season, political conversations are abundant. From the classroom to the Thanksgiving table, individuals are discussing their political...
Beth Beaudry, Student Life Editor
• November 2, 2020
Experts have been debating how the results of the 2020 presidential election will change education, but America’s students may be the ones changing the election.
Matthew Schmidt, national security...
In 2016, with nearly eight months until the election and 10 months until the end of President Barack Obama’s term, Senate Republicans refused to hold hearings on Merrick Garland, the president’s Supreme...
Democratic candidate Joe Biden has shown support for the LGBTQ+ community throughout his campaign and intends to continue throughout his presidency.
Biden worked to repeal the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t...
