ALIVIA GILESCOPY EDITOR 9/9/2022 On Wednesday, Aug. 24, President Biden revealed a plan to cancel tens of thousands of dollars in student loan debt for a subset of Americans. The announcement came just ahead of another deadline for the restart of payments for the nation’s $1.7 trillion in federal student loans. Biden’s loan forgiveness plan, […]
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Updates within the Biden administration
CLAIRE HIPPSSTAFF WRITER Joe Biden has served as US President for nearly two months. In this period of time, he has addressed the COVID-19 pandemic, foreign policy and the environment, all by signing over 40 executive orders. Executive orders are not the same as laws. The Heritage Foundation says that, “an executive order is a […]
Trump acquitted by Senate
ZACH CARPENTERSTAFF WRITER Donald Trump’s second articles of impeachment were taken up by the United State’s Senate on Feb. 9, for his role in inciting the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol in Washington D.C. Trump had already been impeached in the House of Representatives on Jan. 14 while still in office. Trump was charged […]
Senate blocks minimum wage bill
ELLA BRIGHTSTAFF WRITER Senate lawmakers, in an overnight voting session that lasted for 15 hours on Friday, Feb. 6, dismissed President Joe Biden’s bill to bump the minimum wage to $15/hour nationwide. The bill, titled the Raise the Wage Act of 2021, and included in President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID stimulus plan, has stirred up […]
Trump impeached week before end of term
JORDYN BRADLEYSPORTS EDITOR On Jan. 13, Donald Trump was impeached for inciting the insurrection that occurred at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. The impeachment came one week before the inauguration of President Joe Biden. There have only been four presidential impeachments in U.S. history: Andrew Johnson in 1868, Bill Clinton in 1998, and Donald […]
Unpacking the COVID-19 Vaccine
CLAIRE HIPPSSTAFF WRITER Pfizer and BioNTech produced an FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine found to be 95% effective in November. Despite the existence of this vaccine, many Americans are apprehensive about receiving it. According to AP/University of Chicago, 35% of Americans aged 18-29 said that they will not received the COVID-19 vaccine; another 22% said that they […]
Rioters storm the Capitol
AISHWARYA SINGHSTAFF WRITER 209 years ago, the United States saw one of its most violent attacks on what was symbolically the most significant building standing on its land- the US Capitol. The British knew the importance of the building, chose to burn it to down after looting it for that very reason. 209 years passed […]
Eugenics bring controversy
HANNAH STIFFLERSTAFF WRITER BAILEY LANGBOHEAD EDITOR Eugenics are defined as the arrangement of reproduction within the human population in order to increase the occurrence of certain desirable characteristics. The eugenics movement was first introduced to America in the early 20th century, despite its principles dating back to Ancient Greece. It was originally coined by Francis […]