Throughout my upbringing in the public school system, the threat of someone entering the school has been drilled into me. Procedures were laid out and practiced once a month. Every time the alarm sounded, a chill fell over the entire classroom. Silently, we would all huddle in the corner of […]
Tag: America
Eric Porterfield should resign for homophobic comments
Photo courtesy of West Virginia Legislature A West Virginia Republican state lawmaker is facing bipartisan backlash after comparing LGBTQ+ people to the Ku Klux Klan in a recent interview. In the interview, Eric Porterfield claimed the LGBTQ+ community has “persecuted” him because of comments he has made in the past […]
What you missed from the State of the Union
Photo courtesy of Shealah Craighead, Wikipedia Following a historic 35-day government shutdown, President Donald Trump delivered the State of the Union address on Feb. 4 following Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s call to delay the speech until the government was reopened. If you’re wondering which parts of it to […]
Bible literacy should not be pushed in public schools
Photo courtesy of Kevin Eng, Wikipedia People are beginning to forget that church and state are separated for a reason. Recently, some states are pushing Bible literacy bills to ensure that the Bible will be taught in public schools. Granted, there is a 2002 bill that states that Bible study […]
Project Dragonfly draws criticism and concerns
Photo courtesy of Google Google employees and American citizens have been calling for the popular search engine to cancel “Project Dragonfly,” which is a censored search engine that the company has reportedly been building for the Chinese market. Google CEO Sundar Pichai will testify in front of Congress on Tuesday, and […]
Pre-Existing Conditions clause must not be repealed
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, Wikipedia We are currently master’s in social work students at Ramapo College. In our social policy class, we have learned about the details of the Affordable Care Act and are writing to express our commitment to advocate for this essential law to stay in place. […]
Marijuana legalization in NJ remains controversial
Photo courtesy of Eric Fenderson, Wikipedia Living in 2018, recreational marijuana use has become increasingly more controversial regarding whether it should be legal at a federal level or not. Public support of marijuana is at an all time high, with 62 percent of American voters supporting the legalization of the […]
Crossbreeding dogs sheds light on negative effects
Photo courtesy of Gullpavon, Wikipedia Purebred dogs crossed with other purebreds have been capturing our hearts for hundreds of years, but despite being so cute and cuddly, they have a dark truth behind them. The labradoodle, a Labrador retriever mixed with a poodle, was first bred in 1989 by a […]
“American BBQ” Attracts National Attention
Photo courtesy of James Montgomery Flagg, Wikipedia Ramapo College made recent national headlines with controversy over an American-themed barbecue. CampusReform.org published an article on Tuesday claiming, “Students at Ramapo College were recently forced to change the theme of an ‘American BBQ’ because the administration deemed it too ‘offensive.’” The article […]
Trump’s Unorthodox Campaign Proves Effective
Photo courtesy of Michael Vadon, Wikipedia Without question, Donald Trump has challenged the structure of the typical presidential campaign. Trump, a billionaire businessman with no previous background in politics, has surprised almost all of America with his unorthodox approach in trying to become the GOP nominee. By self-funding his campaign, sidestepping […]