Brazil’s Election Day-After
By Felipe Storch de Oliveira | Contributing Writer Commentators said that 2018 would be Brazil’s most tumultuous voting day ever — the country was divided, political parties made offensive statements…
An Anecdotal Essay on the Need for Diverse Role Models in the Humanities and Liberal Arts
By Florian Direny || Contributing Writer (Florian Direny, left; Dean Jelani Cobb, right) Picture taken near Columbia’s main campus, next to the best halal food truck of all New York.…
Healthcare Affordability and Access are Crucial to Mitigating the Health Impacts of Environmental Degradation
By Florian Direny || Contributing Writer Anyone even remotely familiar with American political discourse likely knows that healthcare access continues to be at the center of mainstream debates, and for…
Op-Ed: First Three Days, From a Ukrainian-(American)
By Anna Synakh || Staff Writer I wrote one of my best essays ever in the first semester of freshman year. A sad thing to admit as a second-semester senior,…
Op-Ed: Women’s History Month, Jill Abbott
By Mikki Abbott || Contributing Writer Photo courtesy of the subject. When asked the question “Who is a woman who inspires you?” The answer was obvious: my mother, Jill Abbott.…
Black Excellence Gala Keynote
By Makaila Ranges || Contributing Writer I. Introduction Welcome everyone to the first ever Black Excellence Gala. I am beyond honored and thankful that you have given me the opportunity…
Op-Ed: A Call to Action – F&M student employees deserve a higher wage
By David Cazares || Contributing Writer “Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the…
Op-Ed: Anti-Asian Violence and the Conditional American Safety
By Trinity Nguyen || Contributing Writer Photo courtesy of Gyana Guity. Christina Yuna Lee was stabbed forty times in her own apartment with her own kitchen knife. She didn’t walk…
Op-Ed: Professor Discusses The Importance of the Rule of Law in Protecting Human Rights
By Craig Lang || Adjunct Assistant Professor of Government As some of you know, over the last twenty years I have spent much of my professional life wrestling with issues…
Student discusses most cost-effective way to prevent illegal crossing
By Will Kay ‘20 || Contributing Writer A recent article published in LNP discussed the “crisis” of illegal pedestrian crossings across Harrisburg Avenue near the College Row Apartments, citing a…
Importance of storytelling: how it evolved, why it still matters
By Olivia Capasso || Junior Editor Since the beginning of time, humans have been practicing the art of storytelling. Whether fictional or non-fictional, it is in our nature to communicate…
First-year addresses confusion regarding F&M meal swipe currency
By Sojin Shin || Contributing Writer Sometime last week, I stopped by Mein Bowl to grab sushi. It cost me a swipe and 1.09 Flex. After that, I started walking…
Op-Ed: Republicans go nuclear to disrupt Democrats’ attempt at filibuster
By Nick Riebel || Staff Writer In what should be a surprise to no one, Senate Republicans have done the unprecedented and used the “nuclear option” to eliminate the filibuster…
Op-Ed: Reading for pleasure, rather than binge-watching Netflix, beneficial in long run
By Alex Pinsk || Assistant Opinion & Editorial Editor We live in a society where binge-watching Netflix, worshiping cable, and connecting with others by bonding over TV are standard behaviors.…
Op-Ed: College ratings do not translate to quality of higher education
By Alex Pinsk || Assistant Opinion & Editorial Editor We rank schools. We discuss Harvard like it is the best of the best, as though if you end up there,…