As we reach the midpoint of our spring semester, seniors are getting ready for commencement — buying caps and gowns, taking photos for announcements — all while wondering whether it will happen this year.
When the pandemic began, colleges all across the country had to cancel their commencement...
In the summer of 2020, the unjust killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and countless other Black and brown Americans sparked protests around the world to demand social justice reform. Media coverage shifted its focus to the Black Lives Matter movement and the issue became a large focal point in the...
Internships are usually a rite of passage for any profession, allowing college students to have a foot in the door in their preferred field.
Studies show that students acquire new skills and expand their network, helping develop their job prospects. In other words, having an internship is viewed...
American culture and history is decorated in many racist ideals and acts. It comes as no surprise that even some of our favorite children’s stories have images and depictions that are considered racist, but were normalized in the past.
Theodor Seuss Geisel, more popularly known as Dr. Seuss, has...
It has been almost two months since President Biden was inaugurated, and while there is still a long way to go, many Americans are waiting for the Biden administration to fulfill campaign promises.
Throughout his campaign and before his inauguration, President Biden expressed his commitment to preserving...
The #MeToo movement has mobilized the fight against sexual harassment, assault and everyday sexism that has been internalized in our society.
The campaign has empowered many survivors of sexual assault and harassment to share their stories and report their abusers. While the movement has opened...
The college experience has steadily changed over time.
Many factors have played into this change: the pricing, the students’ quality of life and, more recently, the COVID-19 pandemic. These changes have affected the way both college students and high school seniors go about making choices for...
Hero pay, also known as hazard pay, is a bonus pay that boosts grocery workers’ salaries during the pandemic due to hazardous conditions of their workplace.
Grocery store workers and their respective unions have rightfully been advocating for hero pay because they are endangering their lives to...
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the job market in America has suffered a lot.
Women, 2.5 million to be exact, have felt the repercussions of the pandemic-induced recession. The pandemic has pushed women out of the workforce in alarmingly larger numbers than men. The main reason women have left...
Student life has drastically been impacted during the pandemic. Since the campus has been closed for almost a year, the “Zoom university” era has created hurdles for campus clubs to thrive.
Clubs have resorted to social media to gain traction amongst students and hopefully gain membership along...
