Sunday, January 19, 2025
Aaron Bushnell’s death is simply a sad chapter in something much bigger than one man. Bushnell died after an act of self-immolation outside the Embassy of Israel in Washington, D.C. last week. The 25-year old U.S. Air Force serviceman took his own life by setting himself on fire in protest […]
For the 17th annual Diversity Convocation, the college invited Jamal Joseph to be the keynote speaker. An energetic and lively speaker, Joseph engaged the large crowd that filled Sharp Theater. Joseph is a writer, producer, activist and poet. Most notably, he is a former member of the Black Panther Party […]
This year, Mississippi state Sen. David Jordan allocated $150,000 in state funding to erect a statue for the preservation of Emmett Till’s memory in the town of Greenwood. Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., Till’s last living relative who witnessed his kidnapping, told ABC News, “This is a great day as we […]
Protests are occurring more and more frequently within these last few years, whether it be for women’s rights, war or climate change. When thinking of protests, one might think of hundreds of people in the street marching with signs. However, “Just Stop Oil,” defined as “an activist group that…protest[s] the […]
“When I was 10, I remember when Hurricane Sandy hit. That was the first time I ever feared the weather,” said Allison Contreras, 20, a double major in psychology and Spanish. There are signs throughout the world that showcase the impact of humans on Earth. Rivers are drying, warning that […]
This past June, the United States faced a shocking change: the overturn of Roe v. Wade. Women across the country were shaken as their right to abortion was put in the hands of individual state governments. From that point, many states diverged onto different paths of how to handle this […]
Across the U.S., authors are being silenced and students are kept in the dark. Experiences meant to build inclusion and support are now being brushed under the rug because American school districts are banning books deemed “harmful.” The number of banned books has increased to over 2,500. In the previous […]
When global issues make us feel small, we long for simple tasks we can incorporate into our daily lives to achieve visible short-term results. Unfortunately, this idyllic problem-solving strategy rarely has beneficial applications in the real world. Environmental issues in particular tend to get worse before they can get better, […]
For the last few decades, Earth and its climate have been steadily declining, awakening a movement for better care and awareness to keep the planet clean. Last week, that movement gained an unexpected but powerful ally. Yvon Chouinard, the longtime CEO of the clothing company Patagonia, announced on Sept. 14 […]
Lakewood Township, located in Ocean County, New Jersey, made an executive decision to cut down trees to dissuade the homeless from gathering. “[Homeless people] were harassing people, defecating between the cars, and residents were complaining,” Mayor Raymond Coles said, according to the New York Post. The town received numerous complaints […]
