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Democracy Dripping Down the Drain: We Can Take it Back

Peyton Taylor, Assistant Arts & Features Editor March 14, 2025

In the midst of several unprecedented moves by the Trump administration, it has been announced that the administration will be choosing a select group of reporters and media outlets to be a part of the...

MAGA Economics Returns: Make America Gamble Again

MAGA Economics Returns: Make America Gamble Again

Wolf Gordon, Contributing Writer March 7, 2025

While Donald Trump was campaigning for president, he made a promise. Well, he made a lot of promises, but he hammered home one in particular: that he would rescue the economy from “obliteration, and...

The Legitimacy of the Department of Government Efficiency

The Legitimacy of the Department of Government Efficiency

James Constant, Contributing Writer March 7, 2025

One of the most contentious initiatives from President Donald Trump’s campaign, the formation of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has been a primary focus of major media for...

On Environmental Rhetoric, Trump’s Executive Orders Clash With National Identity

On Environmental Rhetoric, Trump’s Executive Orders Clash With National Identity

Ava Romano, Contributing Writer February 28, 2025

Less than two months ago, a series of wildfires swept across the Los Angeles area, killing at least 29 people and destroying thousands of structures. One LA city official described the event as one of...

The Cruelty of Trump's Immigration Agenda

The Cruelty of Trump’s Immigration Agenda

Neda Sharifi, Contributing Writer February 14, 2025

President Donald Trump’s planned mass deportations of undocumented immigrants in the United States have highlighted the administration’s ugly, unethical values. The deportations have torn families...

Revisiting American Expansionism in 2025

Max Beck, Staff Writer February 14, 2025

Following President Donald Trump’s inauguration last month, several news outlets have reported on his foreign policy discussions, some of which include territorial expansion. Critically examining Trump’s...

Trump's Tariffs Will Not Stop the Harms of Globalization

Trump’s Tariffs Will Not Stop the Harms of Globalization

Anna Di Iorio-Reyes, Contributing Writer January 31, 2025

The world is walking on eggshells around President Donald Trump. The tariffs are coming.  Steven Center, executive vice president for Kia, voiced his concerns about Trump’s impending trade policy...

The Question of Puerto Rican Independence

The Question of Puerto Rican Independence

Max Beck, Staff Writer December 13, 2024

Recent political controversies such as comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s remark that Puerto Rico is a “floating island of garbage” and the public reaction to his comment have revealed that mainland Americans...

Reporters Without Borders has Crossed a Line: Who’s Supposed to Protect Journalists?

Peyton Taylor, Assistant Arts & Features Editor December 13, 2024

When I tell my friends and family about my goals of pursuing a career in political journalism, I’m met with graphic descriptions of the horrors that journalists across the world face. They aren’t wrong. Violence...

Breaking the Silence: Fostering Open Dialogue in Academic Settings

Breaking the Silence: Fostering Open Dialogue in Academic Settings

Lauren Kim, Contributing Writer November 22, 2024

The morning after the election, I walked into my 11:20 class to tired, uneasy faces, the air thick with quiet chatter. Regardless of how they felt about the election results, many students seemed to be...

Democrats and College Liberals: Severely Out of Touch

Democrats and College Liberals: Severely Out of Touch

Ellie Weber, Copy Editor November 22, 2024

In a post-election interview with The New York Times, Nancy Pelosi was asked to re-evaluate whether or not she understands the country at this point in time, to which she defensively (and unconvincingly)...

Dissatisfied with the Election Results? Disowning Family Isn’t the Answer

Joe Harte, Staff Writer November 15, 2024

From the mountain of election day reports, maps, tallies, polls and figures, only one piece of journalism stuck with me: a series of threads on X by journalist Michael Tracey, which captured average voters...

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