Saturday, July 5, 2025
Photo courtesy of Tom Sorensen, Wikipedia During the peak of the Harvey Weinstein allegations, actress Alyssa Milano tweeted, “If you’ve been sexually harassed or assaulted write ‘me too’ as a reply to this tweet.” This eventually turned into #MeToo, and it spread like wildfire across social media, accumulating 150,000 tweets […]
Graphic courtesy of Boy Scouts of America, Flickr The Boy Scouts of America announced on Oct. 11 that they would begin allowing girls into Boy Scout troops while simultaneously creating a program that looks for older and eligible girls to be put on track for the rank of Eagle Scout. […]
Photo courtesy of Parker Anderson, Flickr Every aspect of a sporting event is intimidating. The crowds, competition, masculinity and aggressive nature of what is going on during the event translates off the field. It floods into the press room, as it is not uncommon for an athlete to shrug off […]
Painting courtesy of Wikipedia A national holiday that has long been observed throughout the United States, Columbus Day, should not be observed anymore. As many states have already begun to do so, it should be mandated throughout the country that all states observe Indigenous People’s Day given the history of […]
Photo courtesy of Keith Allison, Wikipedia Jemele Hill, co-host of the ESPN show “SC6,” was suspended from ESPN for two weeks after a tweet that called for Dallas Cowboys advertisers to pull their ads in a boycott of the team. Hill’s tweet was in response to Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, […]
Photo courtesy of David Shankbone, Wikipedia Harvey Weinstein has further proved the old saying, “The bigger they are, the harder they fall." According to an investigative report by The New York Times, Weinstein sexually harassed dozens of female celebrities during his time as CEO of The Weinstein Company. While some […]
Photo courtesy of Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Wikipedia After 18 years of pleading for innocence, Robert Pruett faced his death after lethal injection last Thursday in Huntsville, Texas. Pruett landed his spot in the Texas prison system at the young age of 15 as an accomplice for a murder […]
Cartoon courtesy of Chet Hexvold It's fair to say that people are still recovering from the horror unleashed on countless innocents in Las Vegas on the tragic night of Oct. 2. As the days have gone by, many of the familiar subjects these events tend to bring up have come […]
Photo courtesy of Toglenn, Wikipedia Hugh Hefner, best known as the creator of Playboy magazine, died at the age of 91 in his home on Sept. 27. But his contributions to society – both positive and negative – go far beyond the legendary skin mag. To be sure, he was […]
Photo courtesy of U.S. Congress, Wikipedia President Trump and his administration took another step this past week to dismanle Obamacare, as the right to birth control became subject to an employer’s discretion. Congress approved a bill on Friday that granted employers the right to deny the coverage of contraceptives to […]
