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... Continue Reading →
Eugenics bring controversy
HANNAH STIFFLERSTAFF WRITERBAILEY 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 Galton... Continue Reading →
Belarus – the last European Dictatorship
ARYAAN MISRASTAFF WRITER 100,000 people on the streets, 12,000 arrested, 450 injured, and 50 missing. These seemingly plain numbers carry on their shoulders the largest protest that Belarus has ever seen. A small landlocked country in Eastern Europe, Belarus emerged an independent state in 1991 after the Soviet Union collapsed. The country first held elections... Continue Reading →
Registering to vote in the upcoming election
EMILY HENDERSONSTAFF WRITER Photo by Lizzy Dermody Voting season is now upon us. This presidential election is said to be one for the books as Donald Trump and Joe Biden take the stage to discuss their policies and ideals. Politics is often seen as stressful and burdensome, and young voters are the least likely to... Continue Reading →
Political chaos: America’s update
CHELSEA FABERSTAFF WRITER Chaotic times have flooded Washington D.C. days before the election. A string of damaging news broke leading up to the President’s COVID-19 diagnosis. On Sunday Sept. 27, The New York Times announced they had received decades of Donald Trump’s tax returns and published shocking takeaways. It was revealed that the president had... Continue Reading →
An update on the 2020 Presidential Election
TAYLOR PEPITONESTAFF WRITER As students get into the routine of classes and their new environment, the time continues to tick closer to Election Day. More updates come daily on who is doing well, who is not, what is being said and what is being done. CNN recently posted an update on the polls and it... Continue Reading →
GEO on strike at University of Michigan
COURTNEY SMITHSTAFF WRITER Last Tuesday, the Graduate Employees’ Organization, also known as GEO, commenced a strike at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Over three quarters of GEO’s 2,000 graduate student instructors and assistants support the strike, which took place over four days. Those on the picket lines wore masks and maintained social-distancing guidelines... Continue Reading →
More than a challenge
HADEN GROSSSTAFF WRITER Cries for change could be heard all around the world Aug 5 as Turkish women took to the streets chanting “The choice is ours, the decision is ours, the night is ours, the streets are ours!”. These women were protesting President Erdogan’s consideration to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention: a pact to... Continue Reading →
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