Megan PociaskStaff Writer As the largest generation in the United States, there is no question that millennials inevitably have a strong impact on the overall political stance of the nation. They are the generation that grew up witnessing 9/11, the intense, rapid growth of social media and a major economic recession, and therefore, the millennial’s political identity is more definitive than given credit. A 2014 … Continue reading Millennials Navigate Politics
Courtney CordozaStaff Writer It is difficult to be apolitical in 2019. With the Trump Administration in office, there has been a surge of political activism. That activism then leads to debates. While these debates can be civil and educational, they can also quickly turn sour. This is especially true between family members. Discussions with those outside of your political affiliation can be like dancing on … Continue reading Family Politics
Bruce CaseStaff Writer In any society, there is a set of unspoken rules and expectations that govern what kind of discourse is acceptable and what is not. Thus, the communication is not controlled, but guided by these rules. Some have taken to calling this phenomenon political correctness, which is defined as, “language, policies, or measures that are intended to avoid offense or disadvantage to members … Continue reading Do We Still Need Political Correctness?
Ethan BeaulieuStaff Writer As campaigns for the 2020 presidential race ramp up, candidates have once again sparked debate over our national election system, with the most recent provocateur being Elizabeth Warren. In an attempt to appeal to Democrats, she has promised to do away with the Electoral College altogether. The Democrats suffered a stinging defeat in the 2016 presidential election, with Clinton winning the popular … Continue reading Why Replacing The Electoral College Won’t Fix Our Faulty Voting System
Quashon Avent Staff Writer Everyone in this country is under some form of surveillance. Whether it is the NSA or Facebook, we are all being watched. Yet, we are still surprised at new examples of “Big Brother” watching over us. Recently, it made the news that the Customs and Border Patrol had assembled a list of 59 reporters, attorneys and activists who were to be … Continue reading Big Brother is Watching: Domestic Surveillance of Political Dissidents
Peyton UpchurchStaff Writer According to a recent report from National Public Radio (NPR), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security facilitated an interagency-created documentation of journalists involved in reporting on the migrant caravan incident on the Southwest border in 2018. The database also includes activists present at the scene, and may lead to an additional investigation and screening into the people involved. Although a representative from … Continue reading U.S. Government Possibly Collecting Journalist names, Causing Concern
Tyra HilliardStaff Writer Within the lawsuit filed by the United States women’s soccer team against the U.S. Soccer Federation, it is argued that U.S. Soccer, “has a policy and practice of discriminating” against the women on the national team based on gender, by paying them less than members of the same stature on the men’s team. The majority of the women’s teams are named as … Continue reading U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Suing U.S. Soccer Over Gender Discrimination
Sarah Grace GooldenOpinions Editor In a tweet earlier this March, President Donald Trump attacked conservative political commentator and former supporter Ann Coulter. This was because Coulter had voiced her disapproval on the president reopening the government without receiving funding for his proposed border wall. She even went so far to say she would no longer support him if he seemingly “gave up” by ending the … Continue reading Humanity Is Too Complex For Two Political Parties
Luciano GonzalezStaff Writer Deon’te Goodman is an alum of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) whose success will inspire future actors who learn in the Stone Building. The talented actor was one of the 12 students who were in the University’s first musical theater program cohort. His career may have started off in the Taylor Theatre but it has taken him far from … Continue reading UNCG Alum Joining Cast of “Hamilton”
Tyra HilliardStaff Writer After twenty years of stalemate battling over the grounds of gun control, the United States House passed the first of two bills that will deepen the information database in the federal background check system for the purchase of firearms in the opening in the opening days of March. The first bill, titled “The Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019,” easily made its … Continue reading U.S. House Passes Extensive Gun Control Bill
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