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Not only are businesses like Delta cutting ties with the NRA, critics have become vocal about the organization’s role in America’s gun-violence problem.…

February 26, 2018

Loyola Student Is Detained After Intervening in Police Search

When cops searched two men outside of Gentile Arena, Loyola student Alan Campbell criticized the force being used and was then taken into custody himself.…

February 26, 2018

‘Out of Sight, Out of Mind’ Doesn’t and Can’t Work for Climate Change

Erin Marie Winans, James Madison University

The current administration is endangering future generations by masking the correlation of human mistakes and climate change.…

February 26, 2018

NYU’s Insensitive Black History Month Menu Sparks Outrage

The menu, which led to the firing of two Aramark employees, featured a host of stereotypical foods, including a Kool-Aid flavored water.…

February 23, 2018

Famous Pastor Billy Graham Dies at the Age of 99

Graham, who pioneered the use of mass communication for evangelization, was considered one of the most admired people in the world.…

February 23, 2018

BYU Lampooned for All-Male Panel Discussing ‘Women in Math’

The university received criticism after a student on Twitter noted the irony of the all-male panel concerning women in mathematics.…

February 23, 2018

Spelman College to Begin Accepting Transgender Students

Kayla Lichtman, Middlebury College

Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, recently made policy changes to allow transgender students. Still, inclusiveness is more complicated than it may seem.…

February 22, 2018

Is the Newsweek Media Group Quieting Its Writers?

Staffers accuse Newsweek Media Group of trying to hide a story detailing the company’s financial ties to Olivet University.…

February 22, 2018

A Thwarted Shooter Is Spurring Change in Vermont Gun Laws

After 18-year-old Jack Sawyer was arrested before carrying out an attack on a Fairmont high school, lawmakers are moving to change Vermont gun laws.…

February 22, 2018

Is Elon Musk a Madman or Mastermind?

Sam Thoma, Wisconsin Lutheran College

After the Falcon Heavy Launch, Elon Musk's plans for space travel are only beginning.…

February 22, 2018

K-Pop Acts to Perform at the 2018 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony

Michele Mendez, Temple University

K-Pop fans from around the world are excited to witness Exo and CL perform live at the close of the 2018 Winter Olympics.…

February 21, 2018

The College of William and Mary Appoints Its First Female President

In a move that more accurately reflects the modern student body, William and Mary hired Katherine Rowe as their 28th president.…

February 21, 2018

To Promote Gun Control, Florida Students Are Organizing a ‘March for Our Lives’

To call attention to their demands for updated gun control laws, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students have called for a nationwide protest on March 24.…

February 20, 2018

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Agrees with DeVos’s Stance on Title IX

Though RBG applauds the #MeToo movement, she echoed Betsy DeVos’s sentiment that Obama-era Title IX processes denied the accused parts of their due process.…

February 20, 2018

Color Blind Casting Is a Step Forward for No One

Liam Ainslie Mayo, Bard College

A white actress was cast in a traditionally black role in a school musical, sparking debate between ‘color-blind' and ‘color-conscious’ casting.…

February 20, 2018

From the Red Carpet to Capitol Hill

Gillian Farnan, SUNY Cortland

A look into how celebrities — by entering the political realm — affect the vote after actress Diane Neal announces she’s making a congressional run.…

February 20, 2018

‘Bird’ Is the Solution Commuter Cities Have Been Looking For

Abraham Ramirez, University of California, Los Angeles

As transportation becomes more advanced and environmentally friendly, a new company appears to have a solution for traffic congestion.…

February 20, 2018

CNN Accused Ted Cruz of Being Scared to Talk About Guns

Host Chris Cuomo criticized Cruz and others for appearing only on Fox News to talk about gun control.…

February 19, 2018

The James Beard Awards Will Now Include a Behavior Requirement

In the wake of the sexual harassment allegations shaking the country, the highest individual honor for chefs will now take their personal behavior into consideration.…

February 19, 2018

Due to Sexual Harassment Allegations, Amazon Has Fired Jeffrey Tambor

The firing follows Netflix’s dismissal of Kevin Spacey, showing that networks are becoming quicker to sever ties with anyone accused of sexual harassment.…

February 18, 2018

Love or a Gold Medal? Two Olympic Ice Skaters Break Up to Win

Zachary Donohue and Madison Hubbell are either very committed to their craft or stumbled upon an uber convenient way to call things off.…

February 18, 2018

Ivy League Students Are Working to Eradicate Legacies

Students argue that the programs essentially act as affirmative action for the wealthy.…

February 18, 2018

How Zeta Beta Tau’s ‘Pig Roast’ Perpetuates Rape Culture

Sarah Marchan, University of Texas at San Antonio

The recent 'pig roast' scandal at Cornell's Zeta Beta Tau fraternity might be shocking, but it isn't as unusual as you'd think.…

February 17, 2018

New Details Emerge from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas School Shooting

After former student Nikolas Cruz opened fire and killed 17 individuals on Wednesday, further reports of his mental instability and warnings signs are surfacing.…

February 16, 2018

The Philadelphia Super Bowl Riots Proved a Racial Double Standard Exists

Grace John, Rutgers University

While Black Lives Matter protestors are demonized by society, Philadelphia residents were praised for their destructive victory celebrations.…

February 15, 2018

French Women Speak Out Against the #MeToo Movement

Kayla Lichtman, Middlebury College

While #MeToo sweeps America, a group of French women reject the movement.…

February 15, 2018

Middlebury’s ‘List of Men to Avoid’ Catalogues Its Sexual Assailants

In response to the broader #MeToo movement and its ‘Shitty Media Men’ list, senior Elizabeth Dunn leaded the names of 30 ‘men to avoid.’…

February 14, 2018

An Oxford Student Has Taken the First-Ever Picture of an Atom