Op-Ed: How Donald Trump represents American Society
By Sarah Nicell || Contributing Writer Because the United States is a representative democracy, the people we elect to serve as officials embody American ideals. Who we choose to run…
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By Sarah Nicell || Contributing Writer Because the United States is a representative democracy, the people we elect to serve as officials embody American ideals. Who we choose to run…
By Jeremy Mauser || Staff Writer In any election cycle, there’s only one poll that truly matters: the one that takes place at the voting booths on election day. But…
By Erin Maxwell || Staff Writer This past Thursday, Donald Trump’s longtime political confidant Roger Stone was sentenced to over three years in federal prison for obstruction of Congress, witness…
By Katherine Coble || News Editor The Washington Nationals became the latest professional sports team to grapple with an issue unique to the Trump era: how, or if, to visit…
By Isabel Paris || Contributing Writer This past Saturday, a Pittsburgh synagogue was attacked by an armed man who killed 11 people. Since then, the United States has been revolted,…
By Isabel Paris || Layout Assistant As of October 9, Nikki Haley resigned from her position as US ambassador to the United Nations. She had assumed the office in January…
By Jeremy Mauser || Contributing Writer This past week, the 73rd United Nations General Assembly has been taking place in New York City. The event, which involves representatives of all…
By Max Sano || Staff Writer One week ago today, Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein was on his way to the White House to present his resignation to President…
By Joshua Cropanzano || Staff Writer On April 13th, the United States, in coordination with the UK and France, launched a targeted strike against Syria in response to a chemical…
By Nicholas Stolte || Staff Writer President Trump is determined to maintain his controversial tariff policy, despite Chinese retaliation and the market selloff that accompanied the Chinese response. Within 24…
By Katherine Coble || News Editor The streets of cities from Washington, D.C. to Philadelphia to Tokyo were crammed on Saturday afternoon as students, teachers, and concerned citizens participated in…
By Nick Stolte || Staff Writer President Trump has announced significant tariffs on both steel and aluminum in a move meant to fulfill early campaign promises to enforce strict trade…
By Josh Cropanzano || Contributing Writer On February 16, 2018, it was announced by the Department of Justice that 13 Russians would be indicted for helping the Trump campaign in…
By Nick Stolte || Contributing Writer The 2016 Republican Presidential Primary was a battle for the soul of both the Republican Party and the United States. The Republicans made massive…
By Anna Goorevich || Op-Eds Editor The 2018 Winter Olympics began this week in Pyeongchang, South Korea and like many events these past few years, it has been enveloped in…