Patrick O’Connell Staff Writer Recently the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York updated their policy on admission fees. For the past 50 years, the Met has allowed anyone from the public to visit and enjoy art for free. It’s given thousands of people the opportunity to learn and experience works of art that they normally wouldn’t, amd has opened eyes to a world that … Continue reading The Met is Showing that Art Is Not for Everyone
Courtney Cordoza Staff Writer During Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, he spoke of the many grandeur plans he had to reverse the so-called damage that had been done to our country. These campaign promises included tax breaks for the working middle class, repealing Obamacare and ending the war on coal. From what we can see, Trump ultimately failed to enact these policies. The biggest letdown … Continue reading Trump Is Not Getting His Hands Dirty
Donna Wood Staff Writer For years, college was always described to me as an education system where the student was on their own. Unlike high school, instructors do not remind their students to do the right thing. Instead, the decision lies with the students because they are recognized as responsible adults who have the capacity to make their own decisions, regardless of the consequences that … Continue reading Stand Present: The Issue with College Attendance
Kaetlyn Dembkoski Staff Writer In the time that Trump has occupied the White House, the changes made to immigration and the laws originally coupled with it have been drastic. While debates occur in the government over whom to accept as a citizen, it is easy to forget that these inhabitants are people. As per decades of U.S. immigration policy, the U.S. used to call for … Continue reading Yes, We Need Immigration
Andrew Oliver Staff Writer Californians have experienced the horrors of oil drilling firsthand. In 1969, an oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara proved to be calamitous, spilling over three million gallons of oil and doing monumental damage to the coastal habitat, which happens to be some of the most sensitive in the entire United States. Citizens of California have not forgotten the damage … Continue reading This is Not a Drill
Brianna Wilson Staff Editor As many of us heard with much disappointment, President Trump has postponed the much anticipated Fake News Awards that he announced on Jan 2. As we all sit and patiently await the announcement of who our president will deem worthy of the awards for The Most Dishonest and Corrupt Media, there is a question we should be asking ourselves as a … Continue reading Fake News
Courtney Cordoza Staff Writer As of late, net neutrality has become a topic of concern due to the proposed changes made by the executive branch. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decided to repeal the majority of every net neutrality policy put in place by the Obama Administration. The FCC proposed a rollback of the Title II classifications concerning the issue. Ajit Pai, the commission’s current … Continue reading Check your (Media) Privilege
Kassandra Travis Staff Writer Referee Ted Valentine, also known as, “TV Teddy” is no stranger to controversy. Valentine has, once again, put himself in the crosshairs of his critics. Although his latest treatment of a senior player is an upset to thousands of fans, simply turning his back does not call for the amount of attention it is receiving. The latest strife concerning Valentine is … Continue reading TV Teddy’s Trial
Sarah Grace Goolden Staff Writer On Jan. 9, North Carolina unanimously voted the 2011 congressional district map unconstitutional. Almost 7 years after the original release, all three judges agreed that the proposed plan would result in partisan gerrymandering and therefore would not be an accurate representation of voting in the state. This is an extreme example of abusing power that is sadly not the first … Continue reading North Carolina’s Districting Problem
Krysten Heberly Staff Writer On Nov. 7, the first openly transgender state representative was elected to office. Danica Roem of Virginia was elected to the House of Delegates, defeating her opponent in a landslide victory that is one for the history books. The election of Danica Roem shows that people will no longer put up with hatred or intolerance from those in office, and that … Continue reading Electoral Trans-parency
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