Murray’s trophy is overshadowed by past tweets
Mark Nofri, Staff Reporter
December 19, 2018
Filed under Op-ed
On December 8, Kyler Murray, an American collegiate football/baseball player who plays for the Oklahoma Sooners, was awarded the Heisman trophy for his outstanding accomplishment in this 2018 football season . At the Heisman ceremony, Murray’s speech was angled towards his religious beliefs, his parent...
Leave the newlyweds in peace
Mohammad Khan, Staff Reporter
December 19, 2018
Filed under Op-ed
After the increased backlash towards Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra Jonas, love prevails and they are now married after a four day ceremony in Rajasthan State. Many sources have been attacking Priyanka Chopra, a model and actress for being a ‘scam artist’ and conning Nick Jonas to further her ca...
We should let this song remain in the past
Sydney Lauer, Staff Reporter
December 17, 2018
Filed under Op-ed
Christmastime is finally here, and that means tuning into your local radio station in order to listen to some of your favorite merry tunes. However, Star 102 in Cleveland, Ohio has decided to rightfully ban the song “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” for its lyrics that are neither holly nor jolly. Wr...
A pair of panties forges #ThisIsNotConsent
Elizabeth Kilmer, Staff Reporter
December 7, 2018
Filed under Op-ed
In mid November a case about a 17 year old girl getting raped in Ireland went viral. In the courtroom, the lawyer of the man who was accused of rape held up the young girl’s lace thong in front of a jury. The alleged rapist was found not guilty. He defended his actions by saying, “Does the evidence out-rule...
Can one man end Birthright Citizenship?
Aferdita Emini, Staff Reporter
December 7, 2018
Filed under Op-ed
Recently the President of the United States announced that he wants to end Birthright Citizenship. Can he do this? President Trump is trying to come up with an executive order that would change the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship. So, if someone is the child of two immigrants ...
Even soccer players suffer the injustice of the gender wage gap
Shannon Burns, Staff Reporter
December 3, 2018
Filed under Op-ed
When the US women’s soccer team won the World Cup in 2015, they received $2 million. The previous year, the US men’s soccer team lost in the round of sixteen and received $9 million. The Germany men’s soccer team won the World Cup that year and received $35 million for winning. This was jus...
He also loves a lot of girl things
Brianna Ludgis, Staff Reporter
December 3, 2018
Filed under Op-ed
Aaron Gouveia, a dad, took an advantage of social media by using Twitter on October 22nd, 2018 to share the terrible experience his 5-year-old son, Sam, had at school. Aaron, @DaddyFiles, has a lot to say. He begins talking about all the things that Sam enjoys. “He’s rough and tumble...
Living while black is not a crime
Jazmin Sanchez, Staff Reporter
December 3, 2018
Filed under Op-ed
Recently, there has been numerous incidents in which white people have called the police on black people who were trying to live their lives. On Wednesday, October 10, 2018 a video of Teresa Klein, aka Cornerstore Caroline, surfaced in which she accused nine year old Jeremiah Harvey of allegedly gropin...
This mosque is a beautiful gift
Aferdita Emini, Staff Reporter
December 3, 2018
Filed under Op-ed
Some of the Albanians in Tirana, the capital of Albania, have a lot to say about the mosque that is being built and finished in 2019. It has room for 5,000 worshippers. Not a lot of people have room to pray in the mosque’s they already have. This mosque is soon to be the biggest in the Balkans. Even thoug...
Perpetrator claims if Trump can do it so can he…
Jessica Maguire, Staff Reporter
November 29, 2018
Filed under Op-ed
On October 21, a passenger on SouthWest flight 5421 from Houston, Texas to Albuquerque, New Mexico was arrested after groping a woman. Bruce Alexander, a 49 year old Florida resident, was detained after landing in Albuquerque because he touched a woman’s right breast twice while she was sleeping. T...
Rae Carruth’s early release shows the imbalance in the criminal justice system
Hailey Deitelbaum, Staff Reporter
November 29, 2018
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Rae Carruth, a former Carolina Panther, was released from prison after serving just 17 years for conspiracy to commit the murder of Cherica Adams, his pregnant girlfriend. In 1999, Adams, girlfriend of Rae Carruth, was shot 4 times in her car. Adams was pregnant at the times. A month later, the ...
Haunted attractions are a scam
Faith Arcuri, Staff Reporter
November 29, 2018
Filed under Op-ed
With Halloween right around the corner, get out your popcorn and get ready as everyone goes to the theaters and haunted houses. Halloween is the time for scares and thrills, but the scares are often taken way too far. Haunted house enthusiast James Yochin was stabbed by what was thought to be a ...
