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Celebrating influential figures in Black history

Ebenezer Idowu, Jr., Staff Writer February 15, 2023

February is Black History Month, and as such, it is customary to commemorate influential Black historical figures. After all, history has traditionally been told through whitewashed lens. Many are pushing...

Is TikTok helping or hindering us?

Mary SeGall  , Opinion Editor February 1, 2023

There are over one billion users on the social media platform TikTok. The media platform focuses on individuals from all over the world posting videos to gain followers and highlight events within their...

Radon gas a hidden danger in homes

Iman Alrashid , Copy Editor February 1, 2023

Radon is a chemical element with the symbol Rn and atomic number 86. It is a radioactive, colorless, odorless, tasteless noble gas.  Because radon is odorless and colorless, it is impossible to...

My resolutions are simple goals for the new year

Mary SeGall, Opinions Editor February 1, 2023

New Year's Eve brings many people lots of different emotions. Some feel regret or longing for something to have turned out differently. They are mourning an unfortunate loss or a terrible breakup, while...

New Year's Resolutions

Are you sticking to your resolution?

Ebenezer Idowu, Jr. , Staff Writer February 1, 2023

Why don’t New Year’s resolutions work? Every year, people make them, hoping that this will be the miracle year when everything works out, when they will finally be more fit or financially savvy, get...

Winter is the worst

Taleise Lawrence, Assistant Editor January 18, 2023

We’ve already passed the winter solstice, and I could not be happier. Why is that? Because I can’t stand winter. You might be thinking, “how could you hate such a beautiful time of the year?”...

People leaving Twitter are swarming to Hive

T Clearwater, Staff Writer January 18, 2023

With the purchase of Twitter by the world’s leading jackass in transportation manufacturing, we have seen not only the stocks crash but the quality. Bans have been lifted, promotion of hate speech is...

Naming the king of my my fast food face-off

Taleise Lawrence, Assistant Editor January 18, 2023

McDonald’s versus Burger King: which is better? According to a comparison done by Business Insider in March, 2022, Burger King is at an equal or better value as McDonald's. Most items end up being very...

Lobbying

Paying to play political games

Ebenezer Idowu, Jr., Staff Writer January 18, 2023

Did you know there are four branches of government in the U.S.? You may think, “No, there aren’t!” or “Last time I checked, it is legislative, executive and judicial. This imaginary ‘fourth branch’...

Protect yourself from the flu by getting your vaccine now

Coffi Fadonougbo, Staff Writer December 8, 2022

Flu season is upon us, and statistics from the Center for Disease Control show just how much of an impact the virus can have on daily life. The CDC says that the flu has resulted in 9 million to 41 million...

Honoring those we lost to transphobic violence

T Clearwater, Staff Writer December 8, 2022

Every Nov. 20 the LGBTQ community nationwide holds memorials and vigils for community members who were killed as a result of transphobic violence. In our events we often hold speak outs and teach-ins so...

Hockey is a sport that’s for everyone

Megan Anderson, Staff Writer December 8, 2022

One book that has been on the shelves among many other graphic novels is “Check Please! Book 1: # Hockey.” Although it was published in 2018, I had not even heard about it. Surprising, considering...

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