Failure to Ease Asylum Policies Worsens Illegal Border Crossings
Caroline Hardy, Co-Editor-In-Chief
November 8, 2019
In the past 10 years, the number of people seeking asylum in the United States has skyrocketed— from 5,000 people in 2008 to more than 97,000 in 2018, a 2000% increase according to Time. Deteriorating conditions in many countries around the world has led to this dramatic increase. With deteriorating co...
Boosting Border Security will Maximize Safety
Morgan Swigert, Staff Writer
November 8, 2019
Among the most contested issues in the upcoming 2020 election is one that has been discussed for decades and lies at the heart of American domestic policy. I’m talking, of course, about immigration. In the context of today’s political climate, candidates are eager to get their positions out ther...
A Nation of Immigration
Everett Honour, Staff Writer
November 8, 2019
Recently, immigration has become a very hot topic in the United States; individuals, regardless of party affiliation, all have different perspectives on how our borders (specifically with Mexico) should be regulated and whether or not these ‘regulations’ should be reduced or bolstered. Republica...
Gun Violence Surges in 2019
Daniel Lesov, Online Editor
October 9, 2019
Using the mass shooting definition from the Congressional Research Service (the death or injury of 4 or more individuals), there have been a total of 1,548 casualties this year. 2019 is on track to have more mass shootings than total days in a year according to the Gun Violence Archive. Every day, mo...
Social Media: Innovative or Detrimental?
March 14, 2019
Shift Towards Privacy in Social Media Ensures Healthy Future
Anderson Blum, Science, Technology & Health Editor
March 14, 2019
In little over a decade, social media has gone from a group of various technological experiments to domination of the United States and many other countries. Modern children live in a completely different social structure than the norm had been for generations. Frankly, different does not mean bad. Wh...
Separating Art From the Artist
Emma Martinez Sutton, Perspectives Editor
March 13, 2019
The February issue of Perspectives took on a complicated and immensely relevant topic: separating art from the artist. Since its publication, the ongoing R. Kelly scandal and a new documentary about Michael Jackson’s alleged victims have drawn more attention to the topic at hand. R. Kelly is at the cen...
Separating Art From the Artist: Perspectives Update
Emma Martinez Sutton, Perspectives Editor
March 12, 2019
The February issue of Perspectives took on a complicated and immensely relevant topic: separating art from the artist. Since its publication, the ongoing R. Kelly scandal and a new documentary about Michael Jackson’s alleged victims have drawn more attention to the topic at hand. R. Kelly is at the cen...
Examining the Government Shutdown
Anna Johns, Staff Writer
January 31, 2019
The government shutdown, reaching a record length in US history, has bombarded news broadcasting and headlines over the past few weeks. But what does a “shutdown” really mean? There doesn’t seem to be mass panic. Most daily activities seem to be continuing, but there is a lot behind the scenes that...
