Krysten Heberly Staff Writer To discuss the heroes of 9/11 is a complex issue. Those who worked towards providing relief were heroes to those who were in need. Those who sacrificed from within the twin towers were heroes to the security they protected. The men who were responsible for orchestrating and carrying out the fall of the twin towers were heroes to their own cause. … Continue reading We Could Be Heroes
Andrew Oliver Staff Writer The landlord profession, by its very nature, is a problematic one. The landlord, whether their morals and intentions are in the right place or not, thrive off of and sustain an immoral system in which tenants are seeing less and less control over their living spaces due to being more financially burdened and more desperate to find places to live, according … Continue reading Renters Rise Up
Nicholas Tyler Staff Writer Over the past few decades, China has expanded its interests across the developing world, especially Africa, as its state-sponsored companies and contractors have laid down roots. Some see it as a new benevolence; others, a new colonialism. In either case, China isn’t looking to start a war with anyone. Their ventures in Africa do not directly threaten the United States. Rattling … Continue reading China Means Business
Annie Walker Opinions Editor Perhaps one of the most familiar mottos of the environmental movement is the trusty line of ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.’ The alliterative trio makes the difficult task of personally challenging climate change seem manageable. Despite being presented to us as a set of three, only one action of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle fame is regularly incorporated into the lives of Americans. Conflating recycling … Continue reading Recycling Won’t Fix Everything
Brianna Wilson Staff Writer Many people have had the attitude that Tinder is not the app for self-respecting people to use, which could not be further from the truth. I previously believed there was no way to find precisely what you were looking for in a partner in the world of online dating. This belief was recently challenged when I made a Tinder profile for … Continue reading The Do’s and Don’t’s of Tinder
Annie Walker Opinions Editor Americans might recognize the struggles of the modern Democratic party, whose lackluster ‘Better Deal’ platform can hardly be said to have made a splash, let alone inspired the masses. The troubles of center-left political parties are far from limited to the United States; traditionally strong liberal parties across Europe have had difficulties getting voters to understand what exactly they stand for … Continue reading What Happened to the Center-Left?
Cason Ragland Staff Writer A hundred years ago none of this would be possible. A man once described as a “short-fingered vulgarian” is regularly taking showers at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. He’s top dog, head honcho, or what’s sometimes referred to as the President of the United States. This man has inspired people to say things like “Well, at least comedians have material to work with.” … Continue reading Satirist’s Corner – Time to Freak Out and Panic
Brianna Wilson Staff Writer When a child comes into the world, there are so many decisions to make. The decisions you make for your child hold so much more weight than previous decisions because a baby relies on their parent completely. As a parent, not only do you have to deal with the consequences of your choices, but so does your baby. Nobody knows how … Continue reading Family Policy in U.S.
Nicholas Tyler Staff Writer Every hurricane season, people for whom the Gulf Coast is home count on the weather being somewhat merciful. The Gulf is part of who they are. I grew up in Pensacola and recall hurricane warnings and flooded streets – Opal and Danny, I think. Hurricanes and tropical storms were a fact of life of which even five-year olds could be aware. … Continue reading What to Take from Harvey
Patrick O’Connell Staff Writer This past summer I went to California. Every Uber driver I rode with asked me where I was from. I’d say North Carolina and their face would drop. I knew the image that appeared in their heads: trans discrimination, gerrymandering, confederate flags and fields of tobacco. All of those, except for the last one, I feel didn’t represent our state right. … Continue reading NC: Not So Bad
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