Krysten Heberly Editor-in-Chief This past week, Melania Trump took the media by storm once again. This time, the outrage of a nation was directed towards a jacket which she wore to visit the detention centers in Texas. The jacket boldly claimed, “I Really Don’t Care, Do U?” The real message behind the jacket has not been revealed by Melania, however, it seems likely that those … Continue reading The Politics of Fashion: Do U Really Care?
MaryKent Wolff Staff Writer After first getting elected to the US House in 1998, getting reelected eight times and rising to become the Speaker of the House in 2015, Paul Ryan has announced that he will not be seeking reelection in 2018. The Wisconsin Republican announced his impending retirement on April 11. “You realize something when you take this job,” said Ryan to reporters on … Continue reading Paul Ryan to Retire, Showing Cracks In Republican-Majority US House
Chris Funchess Staff Writer Diplomatic relations between Russia and several NATO countries have continued to worsen, highlighted by the bilateral retaliatory expulsion of diplomats and embassy personnel. The fallout has picked up steam after the U.S. announced a plan to expel 60 Russian diplomats. In retaliation, Russia has since announced a plan to remove an equal number of American diplomats and close the U.S. Consulate … Continue reading Continued Diplomatic Retaliation Between Russia and NATO Countries
Ian Hammock Staff Writer Following a recommendation from Secretary of State Jim Mattis, the Trump administration approved limits on the service of transgender individuals serving in the military, citing a drop in unit cohesion as a source of concern. The policy, which allows transgender troops currently serving to keep their posts, bars any more transgender people from registering in the military. It also requires transgender … Continue reading Trump Policy Bans Transgender Individuals from Enlisting
Madison Hoffmann Staff Writer Facebook has become even more of a discussion topic than usual this week after news broke that Cambridge Analytica, a data firm connected to President Donald Trump’s campaign to assist in data operations, accessed information from roughly 50 million Facebook users without permission. Cambridge Analytica achieved access to user data through an app used as a research tool that was essentially … Continue reading 50 million Facebook users information leaked
Nathanael Rosenberger Staff Writer Many proponents of our current president seem to place the United States on a pedestal of being the “greatest country.” If we measure greatness as being where we stand in comparison with other nations, we rank near the top in most areas. We are the third largest country in both size and population, we have the largest economy, and the Wharton … Continue reading Greensboro’s March For Our Lives
MaryKent Wolff Staff Writer A new report released by the Center on Law and Social Policy (CLASP) has detailed the ways in which indecision surrounding immigration policy has affected immigrant families in six states including North Carolina, especially focusing on children. “This study from CLASP was motivated by widespread reports that children and families are being harmed by the Trump Administration’s immigration policy priorities,” said … Continue reading Report reveals how indecision affects DACA families
Nathanael Rosenberger Staff Writer At noon on Feb. 28, 2018, the deadline for both N.C. Senate and N.C. House of Representatives candidate registration ended after an extremely successful push from both parties to register candidates in every district. The results leave all NC districts but one with a contested election. While this may not seem particularly out of character, for North Carolina’s elections, it is … Continue reading NC Elections Show a Fight in Nearly Every District
Chris Funchess Advertising Sales Manager Special counsel Robert Mueller and his investigation into the Trump campaign’s alleged collusion with Russian agents are feeling the heat. Over the past week, President Trump has attacked the investigation directly, attacking its legitimacy and integrity. In one tweet, President Trump wrote, “Why does the Mueller team have 13 hardened Democrats, some big ‘Crooked Hillary’ supporters, and zero Republicans?” For … Continue reading An Update on the Mueller Investigation
Chris Funchess Advertising Sales Manager Last week President Trump declared that all steel and aluminum imports will face a stiff tariff of 25 and 10 percent, respectively. The blowback has been severe, with criticism from allies in the European Union, Canada and Mexico, as well as from within the White House. Gary Cohn, President Trump’s top economic advisor, has announced his resignation due to the … Continue reading The impact of the Trump Tariffs
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