Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, college students have found themselves on the short end of the stick, from not being eligible to receive stimulus checks at the start of the pandemic to having to endure learning over Zoom. Any college student will tell you that the past two years have been a chaotic mess. These issues don't even start to...
In mid-March, a new Vatican constitution was published that will allow women to head some Vatican offices. This was an unexpected move, not only because of the consistently conservative stances on political issues Catholicism is known for, but also because the Pope had opposed this specific action as recently as 2015. It may not come as a surprise to...
March 31 was César Chávez Day here in the state of California. In the Chicano community, he is seen as a hero for Hispanic and Latino people. Chávez himself was a member of the Chicano community after all and was born in the state of Arizona. If you grew up in the state of California in the 1970s, you...
Following the retirement of Justice Stephen Breyer, President Joe Biden chose to follow through on at least one of his campaign promises: to nominate a Black woman to be Breyer’s successor in the Supreme Court. Of all the potential nominations that were initially on Biden’s radar, the woman he chose, Ketanji Brown Jackson, was an excellent choice given her...
The threat of wildfire season is not something California residents are unfamiliar with, but it’s certainly become even more worrisome as the state has undergone its second driest year on record. California already experiences extensive wildfire seasons due to the effects of climate change, but drawn-out dry spells are expected to continue until summer. This will mean that fuel...
It’s pretty uncontroversial to say that China could stand to learn a thing or two from liberal democracies around the world. Between cultural genocide of its Uyghur population or crushing surveillance of its population, China is undeniably a menace of human rights violations. Whatever legitimate grievances one could levy against countries like the United States, it's practically undeniable that...
Given the grossly high number of police brutality victims in America, it seems obvious that all police forces incorporate the use of body cams. Footage from these cameras serve a dual important purpose of both exonerating victims of crimes they didn’t commit, as well as helping to prosecute and convict police who misuse their authority. What should be a...
On Jan. 30, Miss USA 2019, Cheslie Kryst, died by suicide. Her tragic death prompted renewed discussion about the term “high-functioning depression.” The phrase describes those suffering from the symptoms of depression while also being able to maintain the pretense that they are not mentally ill and suffering. A component to this phrase is something called toxic productivity, where...
Every American, with the exception of Arizonians and Hawaiians, either dreads or loves the customary “spring forward” and “fall back” dates of Daylight Savings Time. While this brilliant and yet horrific idea is accredited to a number of people, most famously Benjamin Franklin, most people simply know that it means losing or gaining an hour of sleep. Now, as...
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created an incredibly difficult situation for Ukrainians. The world leaders who are trying to navigate assisting Ukraine are also facing difficulties, especially since Putin seemed to threaten nuclear action against countries that offer military aid and recently placed his special forces, which include nuclear intelligence, on “high alert”. With all of this chaos and...