High school students in Florida arranged a peaceful walkout to protest their district’s decision to not renew a teachers annual contract because she used a students preferred name without parental permission. Literature teacher at Satellite High School, Melissa Calhoun, broke the state’s “Don’t Say Gay” law — or the Parental […]
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Democratic party’s use of social media will prove beneficial in the future
In the days following the November general election that made President Donald Trump the 47th President of the U.S., the messaging was clear: the Democratic Party was not in tune with the American people. In an Instagram post shared by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders on Nov. 6, the left-leaning Senator […]
Andrew Cuomo’s New York City mayor race rightfully criticized
Disgraced New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Saturday, March 1 that he will be running for New York City Mayor. After a controversial end to his tenure as governor, this decision did not come without backlash. Cuomo narrowly avoided impeachment from the governor’s office in August of 2021 when […]
Federal social media accounts post unprofessional content
Perhaps one of the most horrifying developments of the second Administration of President Donald Trump has come from the White House social media accounts. Trump is not immune to alarming online behavior. In a May 2020 publication by The Washington Post, it was reported that since taking office, Trump had […]
Republican legislators attack period products in schools
To no one’s surprise, Republican legislators have found yet another way to target young women: menstrual products. Caroline Dillon, a senior at Spaulding High School in Rochester, N.H., approached then state Sen. Martha Hennessey (D-5) with a mock-up of a bill that would mandate New Hampshire middle and high schools […]
Women deserve to be more recognized in the government
As of 2023, 25% of U.S. Senators were women, compared to 10% in 2000 and 0% in 1977, according to the Pew Research Center. As of 2025, this number has only grown to 26 female senators, and only 64 have served in U.S. history. Meanwhile, in the House of Representatives […]
Trump’s executive orders will severely impact environment
Within his first few weeks in office, President Donald Trump has signed off on dozens of executive orders, with many impacting the environment. To name a few, these orders will allow new fossil fuel projects to bypass environmental protections, reopen offshore oil drilling, increase gas and oil developments, eliminate the tax […]
Trump thoughtlessly blames DEI for devastating plane crash
A passenger jet and a military BlackHawk helicopter collided over the Potomac River on Jan. 29 outside of Washington. Of the 67 people aboard both vessels, no one survived. This is the deadliest aircraft incident since 9/11. This tragedy has brought to light dozens of near-misses at this same location, […]
School shooting game necessary to raise awareness on gun violence
At the end of 2024, CNN revealed that the United States experienced 83 school shootings in just that year, with three of them occurring in just the first 22 days of the year. It is extremely devastating that this is the kind of world that we have to live in. […]
Trump’s federal financial assistance plans are a danger to students
President Donald Trump announced plans to pause all grants, loans and other federal financial assistance on Jan. 27 in yet another executive order. This added to more than 50 other executive orders that Trump has signed in the first three weeks of his second presidential term — the most any […]