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LGBT rights are under fire from Supreme Court
In the first Supreme Court session after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito said in a statement that same-sex marriage will continue to have “ruinous consequences for religious liberty.”
Zoom fatigue is here and it’s real
COVID-19 has brought all sorts of challenges to college students across the nation, from financial burdens to lack of socialization. The abrupt transition to virtual learning has also caused an overwhelming sense of fatigue for students.
Breonna Taylor verdict is not justice
After waiting six months for a verdict on the killing of Breonna Taylor, we finally got our answer on Sept. 23 when the Kentucky grand jury announced that none of the officers involved would be directly charged in Taylor’s death. To much of the world’s disappointment, she was denied the justice she deserves.
Los Angeles Times vows to accurately cover racial issues after apology
The Los Angeles Times published an apology Sept. 27 for its failures in accurately covering issues of racial disparity and its own history of racism within the organization, showcasing the need to have diversity in the newsroom.
ICE detention centers are modern day concentration camps
U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers have frightening similarities to the concentration camps set up in Nazi-Germany and there needs to be more awareness of what is going on at the front gates of the United States to create a real change.
Wildfires are just one symptom of worsening climate crisis
Since the start of August, over one million acres of precious land in California has been burned to ashes due to the wildfires. Scientists have noted that California has recently had some of the hottest temperatures recorded in human history and that is due to climate change, which has also been one of the main […]
Now more than ever, your vote counts
Despite the overwhelming conditions of the pandemic making it difficult to focus on other issues, it is still important to use our voices and our votes in a year that will have great influence on everyone’s future.
U.S. police training is subpar
The police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis earlier this year sparked a series of protests against police brutality and police conduct that have not stopped. Despite the United States being a “developed” country, the police force in the U.S. is not as effective in police training as other countries, which is the root cause […]
Essential workers deserve essential pay – every day
As essential grocery workers are spending their time ringing customers up, restocking the shelves and working through this pandemic, many of them have been receiving additional pay – sometimes called “hero pay” – to compensate for the health risks they have had to take on the job over the past weeks.