Although Donald Trump won the Electoral College (tentatively), Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by over 2 million votes. This demonstrates that based on the truest form of democracy, Clinton was the more favored candidate. The “truest form of democracy,” in this case, means a system in which one person equals one vote. In this form of democracy, people...
Every Thanksgiving special on TV has one staple: The family dinner. And while TV programs show that family dinners can be awkward due to untold secrets and hatred within the family, it does not show that Thanksgiving dinners are not for everyone.
Thanksgiving is not a big deal in my family. It is just a day where I do not...
As part of its endless, Sisyphean struggle to curb online harassment, Twitter recently rolled out two new improvements to give users more control over the content they see. First, users can now choose to mute “keywords, phrases and even entire conversations,” which will keep them from receiving notifications about tweets that include those muted words. Second, Twitter is expanding...
For as long as I can remember, my parents have been divorced and this consequently has resulted in separate events for virtually everything. Thanksgiving Day had to be split in two — lunch at grandma’s and dinner at mom’s. The same went for graduations and birthdays. Given my family’s Catholic background, there has always been some awkwardness, as divorced...
Almost as soon as Republican nominee Donald Trump was announced as the president-elect, America was gripped with fear and a sudden realization of how racism still actively rules our society. While the white majority may be rejoicing Trump’s election, this year’s presidential campaign has taught me to be afraid of Trump’s policy promises, especially because Trump’s racist rhetoric echoes...
America does not want you, fair-weather countrymen. I apologize that your candidate did not win, but the best part of a democratic republic is that sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. But is crashing the Canadian immigration website moments after Trump secured the 270 electoral votes really necessary? If you truly despise the president-elect that much, stay here...
Students are employed all around campus — in dining services, as clerical workers in various campus offices, in the library and as campus tour guides, just to name a few. On-campus jobs are sought after because of their proximity to classes, flexible hours and involvement in the campus community. Like any other part-time job, students are paid the minimum...
For most people who are not Native American, the Standing Rock Reservation, which borders South and North Dakota, had little to no importance in their everyday life before the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) protests began. People who cannot physically go to Standing Rock are using Facebook to stay updated on and alert others about the situation while also acknowledging...
