All in all, is the US really ready for a change in Covid-19 restrictions? And will these new changes do more harm than good?
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November 14, 2021 No Comment
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Will the Climate Summit Actually Combat Climate Change?
November 14, 2021 No Comment
Last week, the UN gathered for a summit in Glasgow, Scotland to discuss climate change’s effects and how countries can combat them.
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The Coronavirus Pandemic: Did We Forget the Lessons from History?
November 28, 2020 No Comment
Right now, the entire globe is attacked by a new and malicious virus, SARS-CoV-2. Its official name seems nothing more than a series of dull code. But the virus has an incredible aptitude of mutating, evading the immune system, and attacking human bodies, causing a pandemic comparable to the 1918 influenza pandemic, which was mainly […]
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How Partisan Politics are Shaping the Future Through Education
February 4, 2020 No Comment
It’s not a national secret that the quality of public education is unequal across the United States. While the U.S. Department of Education directs federal financial aid, collects data on American schools, and advocates for equal access to education across the nation, the federal government only provides for about 8 percent of the total capital spent on education every year, making states responsible for the majority of financing.
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Howdy’s Homemade Ice Cream: A Store Making a Difference
February 4, 2020 No Comment
Tom Landis' "Howdy Homemade Ice Cream" in University Park, Texas is famous for not only their friendly customer service but also their best employees. The entire store and process was created to accommodate people with different abilities. For example, the cash register only accepts bills, simplifying the process of different transactions.
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Gun Rights in a New Era
December 22, 2019 No Comment
More prominent than ever, when and how to regulate guns has been a question that both society and the courts have wrestled with for years.
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Space Force to Soon Become Reality
December 22, 2019 No Comment
Many couldn’t believe it when, in June 2018, the Trump administration hinted of the idea of a “space force”. This week could soon change this attitude.
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The World’s Forests are on Fire
November 11, 2019 No Comment
The acrid smell of burning wood was unmistakable. Crouched on the muddy ground, and trying to look inconspicuous to the family of hornbills above, I let out a muffled cough.
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Considering Affirmative Action and Asian-Americans
November 11, 2019 No Comment
In wake of Harvard v. Students for Fair Admissions, which ruled that Harvard’s admission process was “a very fine admissions program”, many have raised objections against affirmative action again, arguing that the policy disproportionately harms Asian American students during the college application process.
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The Highs and Lows of Al Franken
October 7, 2019 1 Comment
This is the story of how Al Fraken went from an influential democratic Minnesota senator, to becoming a widely resented figure after his sexual misconduct allegations pressured him to resign in January of 2018.
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