Catie Byrne Features Editor On Oct. 24, 2009, Katy Perry celebrated her 25th birthday party. However, it was the young, 19-year-old starlet, Taylor Swift, who was not yet a musical rival to Perry, who made headlines. Posing next to a fan, the photo of Swift which made rounds in articles throughout 2009 was her smiling face next to a man with a red Swastika painted … Continue reading Swift the Supremacist?
Annie Walker Opinions Editor We have been so preoccupied talking about the effects of Russian interference that discussion of their motivations has largely been ignored. Russia desires a return to a state of global affairs that never was; they seek the wealth, power and status fitting of an empire. To do that, they require their elite class to be fully empowered in the short-term and … Continue reading What Do the Russians Want?
Krysten Heberly Staff Writer Donald Trump has made a great deal of mistakes since clawing his way up to the presidential throne. He has failed to reform health care, agitated Kim Jong-un and brought countless unnecessary scandals upon himself. But perhaps his greatest mistake in office was hiring his own family for esteemed government positions. If there is anything that President Trump should learn from … Continue reading Meet the Trumps
Nicholas Tyler Staff Writer You may think from news reports in the past week that we’re finally about to be rid of President Trump, only ten months into his term. Special counsel Robert Mueller has been quietly building his case. We’ve seen indictments against members of Trump’s campaign, and White House staff are concerned. Even members of his administration, such as Jared Kushner, face scrutiny … Continue reading Trump Will Finish His Term
Andrew Oliver Staff Writer I’m not someone who believes in going easy on any politician. They are all, supposedly, civil servants, and they should all be held accountable for the mistakes they make. When Hillary Clinton’s email scandal came about, I was not one of the people who believed it was a frivolous investigation or a distraction from real issues. That being said, the attacks … Continue reading Emails! Emails! Emails!
Brianna Wilson Staff Writer Citizens in our nation have contemplated whether Donald Trump will remain in office for the entirety of his term. Obviously, President Trump is not the most popular president. Thanks to the Robert Mueller investigation, evidence of suspicious behavior continues to stack up. Rather than asking whether Trump will be removed from office, we should ask how Trump will almost inevitably leave … Continue reading Trump Will Leave Office
Patrick O’Connell Staff Writer On Halloween, the Senate met with lawyers from Facebook, Twitter and Google about the spread of misinformation through their platforms by the Russian government. From the Senate hearing, it was evident that social media companies had little interest in preventing this from happening in the future, nor would they claim any responsibility for allowing foreign governments to influence our elections. This … Continue reading Old Man Putin’s Troll Farm
Salwa Majeed Web Manager If you’re shocked to see a rise in right-wing keynote speakers visiting college and university campuses (see: Richard Spencer at University of Florida, Milo Yiannopoulos at Berkeley), then you’re probably not paying close enough attention to the radical movement happening before your eyes. Last week, historian and Duke University professor Dr. Nancy MacLean paid UNCG a visit to discuss her book, … Continue reading The Strategy of the Radical Right — and How It’s Working
Benjamin Pulgar-Guzman Staff Writer Building glass was shattered, fires were started. This was the scene at UC Berkley earlier in the year when the university had scheduled a four-day “Free Speech Week,” in which a plethora of right-wing speakers would appear and have lectures and discussions. Following the cancellation of the events, there was a heated debate across the nation about free speech on college … Continue reading Division within the Youth: Free Speech
Kaetlyn Dembkoski Staff Writer Spain has been under a spotlight for approximately a month now. Starting on Sept. 13, Catalonia began enacting plans to separate from Spain. After over a thousand years of fighting, independence didn’t look to be coming any time soon. Now that Catalonia has declared its independence, they must repair their strained relationships with Spain and the European Union. Among Catalans themselves, … Continue reading Divided Catalonia
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