Rejani King Staff Writer Those who keep the spaces we occupy clean and functioning are incredibly important. Schools, offices and hospitals and other public places obviously don’t clean themselves. The people who take on this dirty job are janitors and their work should never go unnoticed, but often does. A common narrative around janitors is that their jobs are deemed unimportant. Because of this, their … Continue reading Janitors Are Our Invisible Heroes
Sarah Grace Goolden Opinions Editor Plagiarism is a form of stealing. However, it sometimes is not as simple as other types of robbery. For example, during a home invasion, it is very clear what has been stolen since there is proof that person purchased the item. There are receipts that can guarantee the buyer ownership. In the case of ideas, the concept of intellectual property … Continue reading A Plagiarism Generation: the Blurred Lines of Originality
Bruce Case Staff Writer According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, over 79 percent of people with disabilities are “not in the labor force.” This means that they are neither unemployed or employed. Essentially these individuals are either not considering working, or are not considered eligible for employment. The latest data from the US Census Bureau states that 13 percent of our population has … Continue reading For Hire: Exceptional Workers
Ethan Beaulieu In 72 hours, three hate crimes tore our country apart. In those three days, thirteen people died, fourteen had attempts on their lives and several more were injured. In what CNN has dubbed, “a hate-filled week,” many have paused to consider how to stop the increasingly frequent hate crimes and mass shootings. From the proposal of arming teachers and upping security nationwide, to … Continue reading How To Solve America’s Hate Crisis
Bruce Case Staff Writer On Christmas Eve last year, former president/autocrat of Peru, Alberto Fujimori, was given a humanitarian pardon by then-president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. Fujimori was suffering from arrhythmia, tongue cancer and other ailments. Many saw the pardon as a political rather than humanitarian one, as Fujimori’s political allies saved Kuczynski from impeachment days before the pardon was proposed. UN experts called it a … Continue reading Crime’s Expiration Date
Sarah Grace Goolden Opinions Editor The Trump administration is currently considering defining gender in a way that would categorize it as a biological condition that is decided at birth based on genitalia. Human beings would once again be reduced to checking either the ‘female’ or ‘male’ box and that would be unchangeable, even through surgery. This would directly affect trans men, women and non-binary individuals. … Continue reading Gender is Not Definable
Courtney Cordoza Staff Writer Language is a crucial part of communication. Not only does it provide us ways to express ourselves to one another, it is part of our cultural identity. Some languages, such as English and Spanish, are spoken in multiple countries around the world. Others, not so much. There are many languages that have died out or are in danger of being extinct. … Continue reading Duolingo Opens Borders for Language Immersion
Ethan Beaulieu Staff Writer For years, the Chinese government has denied the existence of the extrajudicial internment camps holding hundreds of thousands of China’s Uighur minority. Now even after denying their existence as recent as August of 2018, Xinjiang officials have stated that “vocational education centers” have been set up and are proving to be effective in deterring terrorism. To the dismay of much of … Continue reading Chinese Reeducation Centers are Happening Right Now
Quashon Avent Staff Writer There’s an old saying that goes “money can’t buy you love.” I disagree, because money can definitely buy you the love of a political candidate. Lobbying, political action committees, dark money- the list goes on and on. Our modern campaign finance laws have essentially allowed legalized bribery. If you don’t believe me, just check out the facts. One of the biggest … Continue reading Campaign Finance Reform: How secret cash is influencing elections
Rejani King Staff Writer In Seoul, South Korea, hidden cameras are becoming an epidemic in public bathroom stalls. 80 percent of reported victims are women, though the spy cams are intended to record men and women undressing or using the bathroom. This is a huge invasion of privacy. The people who are setting up hidden cameras in public bathroom stalls are primarily men. This is … Continue reading South Korea’s Spy Cam Porn Epidemic
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