Democrats hoping to win presidency need to move past the report As the phrase, “No collusion!” continues to be chanted by President Donald Trump and his supporters, they are not wrong. The Mueller Report did not find any counts of collusion from the president, but the president’s actions may lead to dire consequences in regard… Keep Reading
Sunday morning, former secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen busted into the oval office for an impromptu meeting. The meeting was reportedly extremely heated, and by the end of the day, she was asked to resign. To confirm, President Donald Trump tweeted, “Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen will be leaving her position, and I… Keep Reading
ESPN began out of a small studio in Bristol, Connecticut, covering obscure and extraneous professional sports, such as American Legion baseball and the Royal International Horse Show. Since the network’s arrival in 1979, the network has grown into eight cable channel networks, not including several separate live sports and original shows that can be purchased… Keep Reading
Simply put, college takes a lot out of us while attempting to prepare us for the rest of our lives. From classes and studying, to practices and meetings, maintaining a social life and still trying to get a few hours of sleep in a night and a couple bites of a granola bar throughout the… Keep Reading
Suicide is too real of a topic for people to joke about In my 19 years of life, I feel I have accomplished a lot. I have graduated from high school, been accepted to college, been a captain on my high school track team and have had the pleasure of making a plethora of new… Keep Reading
March has come to an end, but we still have one more weekend of madness with Final Four kicking off on Saturday. Out of the teams remaining, Michigan State is the only team who is used to being on this stage. Virginia is making its first Final Four appearance since 1984, and both Texas Tech… Keep Reading
Imagine receiving consistent praise and acknowledgment for the work you’ve done in college. Imagine never hearing that you needed to work harder or shift your focus. Imagine thinking your work and life were the best that they could be, without ever having to work too hard at keeping everything in check. For some, that’s a… Keep Reading
Secretary of Education needs to improve or step down When Betsy DeVos was hired by President Donald Trump to head the Department of Education at the start of his administration, there were numerous red flags. One particular criticism is that she has never been an educator. She has spent her entire life in business. She… Keep Reading
As America enters 2019 and the number of candidates throwing their hat in the ring for the 2020 Presidential Election rises, perhaps the most popular question being raised is can the Democrats find a candidate strong enough to unseat President Trump? This is not the question we should be asking going into the 2020 election.… Keep Reading
“Zero tolerance” is defined by Merriam Webster as, “refusal to accept antisocial behavior, typically by strict and uncompromising application of the law.” Many businesses have “zero tolerance” policies for behavior, usually involving discrimination, harassment, assault and other felonies. If an employee disregards any rule laid out as “zero tolerance,” they will likely be fired. In… Keep Reading
Major news outlets ignoring important international stories From March 4 to March 21, 2019, one of the deadliest cyclones in the Southern hemisphere caused catastrophic damage to Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi. In total, Cyclone Idai has displaced over three million people and has a confirmed death toll of over 800 people. To make matters worse,… Keep Reading
A government divided needs to realize they play for the same team When professional sports teams begin their extensive and tumultuous seasons, they fight and compete to win at all costs, regardless of who their opponents are. This is a common conception for sports teams because never during the affair on the court or the… Keep Reading
Families involved in admissions scandal went too far The college admissions process is stressful, no matter who you are: the student, parent, family member or friend. But some parents took a step too far to attempt to lighten the load, only to overload the saddle. In the wake of the new college admissions scandal, over… Keep Reading
Sexuality has, especially in recent memory, been a point of contention in the Church and in the wider culture. By some, it is idolized as the means by which we affirm our identity and our humanity. By others, it is wrongly seen as a result of sin. We live in a culture rife with dichotomy—with… Keep Reading
In the wake of the upcoming presidential election, a multitude of Democrats have entered the field, motivated to beat the likely Republican on the ticket: President Donald Trump. There have already been 15 Democrats who have announced they are entering the campaign trail as of Monday. Notable names include Sen. Corey Booker from New Jersey,… Keep Reading
On Feb. 16, the Vatican announced that former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick had been laicized – that is, removed from the clerical state. Last summer, the allegations of sexual abuse and assault against McCarrick had sparked a crisis in the American church, alongside the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report that documented numerous cases of sexual abuse by… Keep Reading
Dec. 14, 2012, 9:32 a.m., “Mr. Locke is in the building, this is not a drill,” echoed from the loud speaker of my middle school. Two and a half hours of bewilderment later, the lockdown is over, and nobody in the building is hurt. Four miles away, a different story unfolded; 20 children and six… Keep Reading
Campus needs to hold its students to a higher standard In my two-year search for a university that could make me feel at home while all the same pushing me to be my finest person, I settled upon St. Bonaventure because of the SBU bowls served in the Hickey Dining Hall, the small intimate campus… Keep Reading
Back in September, thousands of Americans were calling current Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh unfit to serve, following the accusations of sexual assault by Christine Blasey Ford. Ford is a psychology professor at Palo Alto University and a researcher at Stanford University, making her a credible source. Kavanaugh was deemed fit by the committee to… Keep Reading
Kareem Hunt is back on an NFL team, three short months after video surfaced of Hunt shoving and kicking a woman in a Cleveland hotel. While Hunt is playing, Colin Kaepernick sits at home, two years after kneeling for the national anthem in protest of the wrongdoings against African Americans. The NFL and its franchises… Keep Reading