Editorials

Despite Disney’s apparent support for the LGBTQ community with Pride merch sold at their parks, Disney CEO Bob Chapek was found to be donating to the supporters of Florida’s anti-gay House Bill 1557, known as the “Parental Rights in Education.”

President Joe Biden has nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court to replace the retiring Stephen Breyer. If confirmed, she will be the first Black woman to sit upon the Supreme Court. This makes a mark on history and provides much-needed diversity in the highest court.

After a two-year hiatus, Coachella – one of the most popular arts and music festivals in the United States – will return this April and be held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, with a catch. There will be no COVID-19 safety guidelines.

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the quality of education has declined with a majority of K-12 schools and universities being forced online, many for more than a year – including the University of La Verne, which had to go back online briefly at the beginning of this year. 

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton are asking the public to report the parents of transgender minors to authorities for child abuse.

Colombia’s Constitutional Court has recently made the decision to allow women to have abortions up to 24 weeks into pregnancy without justification, adding to the growing list of Latin American countries that have decriminalized abortion.