By: Colleen Nakhooda
In the wake of recent current events regarding the Israel versus Hamas War, there has been an exponential rise in protests, acts of violence, public acts of hateful discrimination, and an outcry for college boards in the United States to listen to their student’s voices and beliefs.
Read MoreBy: Kai Kurokawa
One more step. Senior wide receiver Trey Sharp lines up on the line of scrimmage with four minutes to go in the game, Hudson down 17 - 21. A touchdown would give Hudson all the momentum they would need to seal the game. The ball snaps, as the ball floats in the air for what seemed like forever. The ball falls into the hands of Sharp as he takes the ball untouched into the end zone.
Read MoreBy: Jyothisree Mandadapu
Over the past few years book bans in American schools have become more common and vicious. According to the American Library Association attempts at book bans have risen by 385 in the country. Although this is a movement being driven by a minority in certain states the impact is felt in classrooms all over the country.
Read MoreBy: Erica Liu
Especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual battle starting in August is marked by destruction, displacement of communities, and long-lasting societal, economic, and emotional scars. Seven million young men and women grapple with the high levels of competition, besieged by doubts and uncertainty, yet motivated by dreams of a brighter future.
Read MoreBy: Ava Daugherty
Since August 29, 2023, when Katy Independent School District in Houston, Texas, began enforcing a policy that requires educators to notify parents and guardians if their child identifies as transgender, nineteen students have since been forcibly outed. Elsewhere, the Texas Education Agency has, starting this school year, taken over
Read MoreBy: Khadija Coats
At the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the VA (Veteran Association) Forbearance Loans Program was enacted by Congress. The program sought to defer mortgage payments for veteran families struggling financially, allowing them to keep their homes during the pandemic without difficulties. Their missed payments
Read MoreBy: Erica Liu
Many of us have worked an hourly paid minimum wage job before. Whether it’s taking orders or flipping burgers, we all have one thing in common: we like to be paid for our work. Minimum wage was established in 1938 to prevent employers from exploiting their employees; it was meant to be a protection.
Read MoreBy: Madeleine Burke
With the second amendment being a hotly debated topic in current events, it’s no surprise that the amendment will soon be taken to the Supreme Court yet again. Why will this recent case be different?
Read MoreBy: Bobin Park
On Friday, June 30th, the Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 that businesses can refuse services to same-sex couples. Lori Smith runs a graphic design business called 303 Creative. Her case is that the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act will compel her to create websites for gay couples, which is inconsistent with her beliefs.
Read MoreBy: Julia Zhu
On June 30th, President Biden's plan to forgive student loans, which aimed to provide up to $20,000 in forgiveness, was struck down by the Supreme Court (SCOTUS).
Read MoreBy: Iris Qi
On June 29th, the Supreme Court struck down the practice of affirmative action, declaring UNC and Harvard’s admissions practices to be discriminatory towards Asian and white Americans. Affirmative action stemmed from the civil rights movement of the 1960s and is the practice of considering a student’s race in admissions.
Read MorePresident Joe Biden has recently announced that he will be running in the 2024 election for his second term. He is currently one of the oldest presidents in office and will be 86 by the end of his second term, which has raised concerns over his age. During the video released announcing his run…
By: Haasini Sanisetty
Read MoreOn March 13, 2023, The Biden Administration approved one of the most controversial and largest oil developments on federal lands: Willow, an oil reserve in Arctic Alaska.
Read MoreBy: Shiwani Tamaskar
Monday, February 13, 2023 eight students at the Michigan State University were victims of a mass shooting. Three were killed and five were injured while a gunman was on the campus of MSU. The suspect was identified as Anthony McCrae, a 43 year old man who was later found dead from a self inflicted gunshot.
Read MoreAP African-American Studies is a pilot course currently being taught by 60 teachers across the country, with the AP test not officially launching until 2025. The general objective of this class, according to the Official AP African American Studies Course Framework, is to understand the black experience in America and its modern connections through African-American history, connections with the present, key figures, movements, art, literature, and more. Wilfred Chan for The Guardian says that “structural racism, racial capitalism, mass incarceration, reparations, intersectionality and Black Lives Matter” are required topics.
Read MoreBy: Laila Kirkpatrick
Over 7,000 Nurses from two of New York’s biggest hospitals went on strike on January eighth.
Read MoreBy: Margaret Chen
On Friday, January 20th, 10 people were slaughtered by a mass shooter at a dance studio in Monterey Park, California, a predominantly Asian community just east of Los Angeles.
Read MoreBy: Iris Qi
The experience of Asians in America has been long and difficult, to say the least. One need to only look at the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, Japanese internment during WWII, segregation, mass lynchings, and stereotyping to tell of a deeply racist society, an American history ridden with Asian hate.
Read MoreBy: Shrividya Regadamilli
Whether it has to do with the lives being saved or the lives saving people, gender bias is often present in the healthcare community for reasons as simple as inherent belief stamped in by society.
Read MoreBy: Haasini Sanisetty
Title 42 is a protocol that was put into place during the period in which Donald Trump was president. It basically says that federal officials are allowed to turn away immigrants at the border due to the risk that they might bring Covid-19 into the country.
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