The media and what it portrays helps paint our view of the world, our opinions of one another and structures what our culture deems as acceptable. Pause for a second. Ruminate. Reread that sentence. Upon reading the sentence you may have shrugged slightly or yawned of boredom. Sure, media influences us, but who really cares? … Continue reading
In the past decade, the leisurely activity of reading has slowly been replaced by the entertaining aspects of phones and computers. But this does not necessarily mean that young people are reading less. It may just mean that the activity of reading is manifesting itself in a different form than the traditional physical style. In … Continue reading
A year ago, net neutrality was everywhere in the news, as the Federal Communications Commission pushed to roll back Title II—a law which prohibits Internet Service Providers from regulating how consumers use the internet. Most consumers felt this change from the FCC would negatively impact how Americans accessed and used the internet. Now, Europeans are … Continue reading
Extreme Winter Weather Sweeps Across the United States This week across the Midwest and Great Lakes regions, dangerous temperatures below zero are set to strike through Thursday evening. According to CNN, “between Tuesday and Thursday, temperatures will plunge to 20-40 degrees below zero in the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes,” Hennen said. “Wind chills will … Continue reading
In the five weeks that the government was shut down, the United States economy lost at least $6 billion, which is over the $5.7 billion that President Donald Trump estimated it would take to build the wall at the border. Late last week President Trump agreed to reopen the government for three weeks while congress … Continue reading
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a synopsis of a recent topic trending in world or national news. 1. GOP keeps Senate, Democrats take house in midterm elections Midterm elections are officially behind us and many of the results came in as expected. With the house having a five in six chance of going to the … Continue reading
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a synopsis of a recent topic trending in world or national news. With the Nov. 6 midterm elections over, the court system will continue to look at many different voter suppression cases across the United States, the most notorious one being in the state of Georgia. The State Secretary originally … Continue reading
Sydney Howe used to be able to see the northern lights from her yard. Now, those lights she was so used to seeing in the sky are far away. “The northern lights were one of my favorite things,” Howe said. “We’d go driving and we’d just follow them to where they’d get brighter.” As someone … Continue reading
In current times, it is common for people to just vote solely with one’s political party in elections, because if that candidate does end up in the office they are running for, they will vote with that same party in most, if not all, decisions requiring their vote. The knowledge of this fact, however, can … Continue reading
In the spring semester of my freshman year, a few hours after I completed my scheduling for the following fall semester, I sat in the basement of Eberly Library. Usually, when I’m in the library, I am using my laptop, either for classwork or for leisure. On this day, however, my focus was on the … Continue reading
