Day: September 17, 2021
Alpha Xi Delta Philanthropy Change
Campus Emily McDonald September 8, 2021 Following twelve years of support for Autism Speaks, Alpha Xi Delta has changed their philanthropy affiliation. Autism speaks has faced criticism for various reasons: lack of autistic representation in decision-making positions; lack of funds going directly into services for autistic people and their families; and promoting anxiety and stereotypes […]
Taliban take control over Afghanistan
News Alivia Giles Sept. 8, 2021 In August, just two weeks before the United States was set to complete its troop withdrawal after a twenty-year war, the Taliban again seized power over Afghanistan—marking the first time the group has controlled the country since the early 2000s. The collapse began on Friday, August 6. As the […]
The Delta Variant and Enhanced Unemployment
Claire Hipps National 9/9/2021 September 5 marked the end of the federally backed COVID-19 pandemic unemployment benefits. This spells the end for four types of unemployment benefits approved due to the COVID-19 pandemic: federal pandemic unemployment compensation, pandemic emergency unemployment compensation, mixed earners unemployment compensation and pandemic unemployment assistance. 7.5 million Americans will lose enhanced […]
The terrible politics of COVID-19
Zachary Carpenter 9/8/2021 Opinion Over the last year and a half the entire world has faced a global pandemic the likes of which we have not seen in over 100 years. There have been over 4.4 million people killed worldwide and over 200 million more infected with the virus. In the United States alone, 650,000 […]
Alma’s reaction to the new school year
Bailey Langbo and Sarah Sheathelm Campus In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic left students and faculty across the world scrambling to adapt to circumstances no one had ever seen before—jobs and classes were moved online, and nearly everything that could not be done over a computer was stopped indefinitely. Streets emptied, buildings remained locked up […]
COVID-19 spread continues fueled by Delta Variant
Scenes reminiscent of the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic have again crept their way back into the daily lives of many Americans. On Sep. 5 alone 161,327 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the United States according to data collected by the New York Times. On that same day, there were 1,560 deaths across […]
Climate Change
Taylor Pepitone News August 31, 2021 It is no shock to anyone that the Earth is going through some changes. In 2021 alone, there have been eight weather/climate disasters; this does not include Hurricane Ida, which is currently making its way through the Louisiana and Mississippi area. From those eight natural catastrophes, there has been […]