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Apr 1, 2024

Let Us Speak: The Third-Party Problem

Image from Creative Commons It’s 2024, and we are met with yet another frustrating presidential election. This will be my second election, and for the second time, I have the “privilege” of choosing between Donald Trump and Joe Biden-thrilling. The political landscape of the U.S. is riddled with an explosive set of considerations. Joe Biden…

Mar 26, 2024

New Year, New Election

Image from Creative Commons A photo of the White House In 2020, Joseph R. Biden Jr. defeated incumbent President Donald J. Trump in one of the most historic presidential elections in U.S. history. The election is marked as the highest voter turnout in more than a century, with a remarkable 50% of young people, ages…

Mar 26, 2024

Ageism: Wrinkles or Wisdom

As the curtain rises on yet another election season, the spotlight remains on the same ol’ candidates from the 2020 presidential election: President Joe Biden and Donald J. Trump. For those politically inclined, election seasons are exciting times. But this year, the word ‘excitement’ does not seem to fit the United States’ political atmosphere. To…

Feb 3, 2022

The Importance of Black Journalism

Journalism is often called the voice of the people but how can that be so when the people reporting and creating the stories aren’t an accurate representation of the world? According to a study done by the American Society of News Editors in 2018 about 7.22% of all newsroom employees, full-time and part-time, were Black…

Aug 28, 2020

What’s Going On With the United States Postal Service

Ugonna Ezuma-Igwe | Managing Editor “Postal Service warns 46 states their voters could be disenfranchised by delayed mail-in ballots” “Trump administration taking unusual steps to put its stamp on Postal Service ahead of November elections” “House approves bill to send $25 billion to Postal Service and halt changes” All of these are headlines from major news…

Apr 4, 2019

We Cannot Tolerate Right-Wing Extremism on Our Campus

Just as we should not stereotype Islam as the root cause of Islamic terrorism, we should not mischaracterize all right-wing ideology as the cause of all extremist terror. Instead, we should be critical of segments of any ideology that lead to extremist tendencies. As college students, we must be the most aware of what these ideologies that can manifest into.

Nov 29, 2018

Race-Based Politics are Back in Vogue

Two years after the disastrous 2016 elections, America at-large is still reeling from the effects of that election. The far-right, prejudiced politics have eschewed in a familiar type of politicking across the country. It is the politics of overt racism that we have not quite seen since the 1960s.

Nov 8, 2018

Fighting Transphobia With Awareness

In modern American politics, transgender people may be one of the most persecuted groups in our society. Their rights are constantly assaulted by transphobic lawmakers too scared of their existence; they face a society that is still too stuck in traditional values to accept them for who they are; and now, they...

Oct 11, 2018

Do We Perpetuate the Cycle of Neglect Towards Puerto Rico?

Jalen Rose | Staff Writer Last month, the Carolinas were hit by Hurricane Florence. Many student groups have been supplying aid and organizing relief efforts for the victims of the storm. Along with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), several government agencies pitched in to aid the relief efforts for the aftermath of the storm. The…

Oct 11, 2018

Shawn’s Soapbox: Why It’s Important for Black People to Vote

Shawn Fredericks | Staff Writer October 12 is a special day—not because of sports or entertainment but, something of far greater importance: politics. This Friday is the deadline to register to vote in the November general election. Voting is the main way, which is unfortunately only accessible to citizens, to make your voice heard on…