How Abortion Affected the Midterms
By: Madeleine Burke
On November 8, the 2022 midterm elections were held. However, more than inflation had an affect on this years midterms, abortion rights also made its mark on the ballot. With the fairly recent overturning of Roe V. Wade, the right to an abortion has become a popular topic of conversation when deciding which candidate to vote for.
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Navigating the Upcoming Midterm Elections/The Power of the Vote:
By: Madeleine Burke
On Tuesday November 8, the 2022 midterm elections will be held in Washington D.C. The midterms are some of the most critical elections of the year as they decide which members of the house will serve for the next 2 years. Every seat in the house along with 35 senate seats will be decided in this year's midterms.
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Affirmative Action in America
By: Laila Kirkpatrick
Affirmative action is a set of procedures used to eliminate unlawful discrimination among applicants for jobs and higher education. In 1961 President John F. Kennedy issued an executive order stating that "The contractor will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, creed, color, or national origin."
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“No Kill” Meat is Coming Closer to Being Sold in the U.S.
By: Gabby Pribisich
“No kill” or cultured meat is a very new concept that has recently been expanding among the scientific world. This meat is not from a living animal, but actually grown in a lab using a small sample of animal cells and then cultivating it to grow outside of the animal’s body using bioreactors.
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The Pressing Threat of Election Denial
By Emily Jones
As the 2022 Midterm Elections were on their way, the concept of election denial became more discussed and apparent in the United States political system and scheme, and it is this concept of election denial that distresses a large number of experts who study democracy today. As a result of the “election fraud” claimed by former President Donald Trump
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Immigration In the United States & Washington's Response
By: Lucy Castellanos
Immigration in the United States is and will continue to be a very controversial topic. Following Trump’s presidency our nation saw grave restrictions on becoming a legal immigrant, not to mention how difficult it became for asylum seekers.
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Kenyon College’s Young Writers Workshop (Opinion Piece)
By Bobin Park
Alongside the drily welcoming stalks of crops, the camp bus carried the ten or twenty-something high schoolers deeper into the Ohio valleys until houses finally dotted next to the road. Gambier, Ohio
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What's Going On with Trump and the FBI?
By Eva Kroh
Last Monday, late morning, Mar-a-Lago staff and residents found themselves witness to an FBI raid of former President Donald Trump's private residence in Palm Beach Florida. Top secret and other sensitive documents were suspected
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TikTok & Teens: A Controversial Duo
By: Fatema Dinary
TikTok has grown in popularity in the past years since its remodel from Musical.ly in August 2018. With its short 15 second videos and easy content creation, viewing and sharing, this platform became a hotbed for community bonding and localized trends. But due to its addictive nature and competitive style,
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Will Monkeypox Cause Another Pandemic?
By: Liu von Engelbrechten
In May 2022, the first outbreak of a non-endemic monkeypox was seen in the United Kingdom. Since then, it has spread to the US through international travel and imported animals. Recently, a new spike in cases
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The Overturning of Roe v. Wade and its Meaning for the United States
By: Elsa Plank
Recently it feels like the world has taken a few steps back. As the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, many have been stripped of their right to make their own decisions. But, the Supreme Court’s vote of 5-8 is a stark contrast to the beliefs of the U.S’s population
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Everything You Need to Know About Abortion Access
By: Katie Harbaugh
One month ago today, June 24th, 2022, the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade–the landmark Supreme Court case which had protected abortion access since 1973. In the weeks following
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Omicron Ravishes Throughout the United States
By: Elsa Plank
As the holiday season has ended, the detrimental effects of the newest COVID-19 variant, Omicron, have infected the US.
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Standard: The Origin of Monopolies and Antitrust Laws
By: Bobin Park
The name Rockefeller rings a familiar note in most of us. Perhaps you’ve been to the Rockefeller Center in New York, where its Christmas tree decorations shine through the late city winters. Or if you happen to be interested in billionaires and business owners, you’d know that John Rockefeller was America’s first billionaire.
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9/11: How Today's World is Still Facing the Aftershocks Twenty Year's Later
By: Katie Harbaugh
On September 11, 2001, the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers, amongst several other government buildings, were targeted by a radical terrorist organization, al-Qaeda. Twenty years later this event still has a great impact on daily life and major issues around the globe.
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Open My Windows, Please
They call the eyes the window to the soul…
By: Christine Nam
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Rural Schools and their Declining Enrollment (Part II)
By: Yewon Lee
The question becomes: how do we reverse or mitigate declining enrollment in rural schools?
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Asian Hate Crimes in the US
By: Sarah Son
“For too many, 2020 wasn’t just about a deadly virus. It was about an epidemic of hate.”
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Electric Shock Torture is Being Used Against Autistic Students
By: Holly Ji
Located in Massachusetts, the Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC) is a facility for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including many autistic people. The institution uses an electric shock device, an electrical stimulation device (ESD), for punishment against “bad behaviors”.
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