By: Kaila Morris
Dear America,
I cannot begin to imagine what you will say about January 6, 2021, but I can only hope that you will not live through another day like it.
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By: Emily Qian
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By: Dakota Taufeeq
I have decided to write some six word stories about the terrorist attack on June 6th. Some of these short stories will be about my reflection on the events, facts about the events, etc. I hope you enjoy!
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By: Martina Aucejo
This poem is a result of me reflecting on the state of the U.S and some recent events that have occurred, including but not limited to BLM, COVID-19 and the Capitol riots that occurred on January 6th, 2021. The poem may not be flawless, nor a piece of art, but I still hope that it is enjoyable.
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By: Herbie Waters
January 6th, 2021. As 2020 came to a close, many Americans were looking forward to the illusion of a fresh start, a better hour, a respawn point. When we reached the first week of 2021, a few days after the checkpoint, tone-setting events were on our minds - the Georgia runoff election, for instance, whose outcomes were both photo-finish Democrat wins. The cusp of this projected win, however, allowed a mob of disgruntled Americans to accelerate up their curve and land crashing down on the United States Capitol Building, bringing recklessness and the coronavirus to the home of the Senate and House.
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By: Jessica Chang
This essay is modified from the response to a UChicago supplemental essay, which asked “what can actually be divided by zero?”
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By: Bobin Park
After suffering devastating losses over the virus, more than 400 thousand cases in the U.S. alone, lawmakers in Congress have finally approved the $900 billion Covid relief package. However, this Tuesday, Trump refused to sign the new relief package.
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By: Aambar Agarwal
In the past few weeks, as cases and deaths continue to rise, two COVID-19 vaccines have been authorized by the FDA for emergency use: one made by Pfizer and BioNTech and the other by Moderna. Here’s a quick rundown of everything you should know.
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By: Caroline Jung
August 6, 2019, around 9pm. After a mindblowing Broadway performance of The Phantom of the Opera, my family and I made our way through Times Square to go back to our hotel in Manhattan. Excited voices filled the cool night air and the city was alive and relaxed. Or, that is, until that atmosphere morphed into confusion, suspicion, and fright. Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Everyone froze.
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By: Snigdha Cingireddi
The Coronavirus epidemic occurred in late 2019, but the American recovery could be closer than expected with the hopes of a possible recovery with a Moderna vaccine. This poses a lot of problems, though, such as what happens after the pandemic? Will we really restore the depleting prestige of America? How is the world's most strong nation going to recover?
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By: Sumedha Mahesh
The local news media portrays two extremes of our current world situations, especially on the issue of immigration. Many of us may be confused on what the true issue is and may have assumptions on what immigrants actually go through, their intentions, and the individuals in general.
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By: Nicole Lavelle
As COVID-19 cases continue to surge in the United States entering the winter season, lockdowns, closings, and shutdowns are inevitable. A second wave means different things for Americans. Businesses are shutting down, unemployment is up, and millions of Americans are facing food insecurity. Food insecurity is currently at extremely high levels, which can have disastrous effects on people’s health in the future.
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By: Marie York
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By: Sumedha Mahesh
The constitution, a document that has been America’s foundation for well over 200 years, is the building block of the country that we live in. For centuries, individuals and leaders have looked to the constitution when an unprecedented problem has arisen and have seeked guidance through it.
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By: Angela Ryan
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By: Kaila Morris
With only 5,491 coronavirus cases compared to the 327,000 in Ohio, Rwanda has handled the pandemic remarkably well. Often overlooked in global politics, the 12-million person country has long been poor and overpopulated, in part because of its limited natural resources and the brutal aftermath of the 1995 genocide––but their largely successful approach to the pandemic has proved that fighting the coronavirus doesn’t have to be a losing battle, even with limited supplies.
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By: Aambar Agarwal
November 25, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Christian and Jewish religious groups contested COVID-19 restrictions in New York. Despite rising cases and continued deaths in New York and the rest of the US, the conservative majority argued that Governor Cuomo’s restrictions attacked the religious freedom guaranteed by the First Amendment. They argued that communal worship is more important than countless American lives.
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By: Martina Aucejo
A couple of days ago, I saw “Qanon” in my newsfeed once again. Qanon seems to be everywhere nowadays. To define it most simply: Qanon is a conspiracy theory that according to BBC, claims that U.S. President Donald Trump is waging a war against “elite Satan-worshipping pedophiles in government, business and the media”.
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By: Katie Harbaugh
I know the last thing you probably want to read right now is another coronavirus article. I totally understand that--this virus has been the focus of most media for almost a year. However, with novel vaccines just having been developed by two companies (Moderna and Pfizer), the tides seem to be changing.
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By: Emma Ramon
Harry Styles recently made history by becoming the first man to be on the cover of Vogue USA alone. Even more groundbreaking, he did so in a ballgown. Many applauded Styles for his stylish defiance of societal norms, but conservative author Candace Owens had a different reaction. Owens took to social media and voiced her opinion on the matter, asking people to: “Bring back manly men.”
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