Category: Editor’s Column

    For the longest time in our political and public sphere, the phrase “Happy Holidays” has been considered somewhat controversial due to the supposed war on Christmas.  Even President Trump, vows to get rid of the term because it is political correctness at its worst. However, the phrase does not seem to bother or…

    The office of the presidency is an evolving institution. So, concurrently, what it means to be a president is changing as well. We’ve seen through the passage of time how the proverbial list of presidential duties is revised. For example, the election process for Vice President shifted in 1800 from whoever came second…

      If cost is not a contributor in people’s decision whether to buy a product or not, then what are the factors that affect them as consumers? With that said, it is well known that in these days, people are more likely to buy brand named products over generic or products with no…

  The seemingly diplomatic and affable events that have taken place between South Korea, North Korea, and the United States have shocked the world. The unclosable gap between the two Koreas seemed to be patching as a series of conferences between the three nations took place. However, behind the apparently warm gestures from North Korea,…

    It’s the time of the year: college application season. With lingering deadlines, lengthy essays, and stressed students and teachers, many seniors are anxiously working for their future college and life.   As a senior myself currently working on college apps, I finally feel all the emotions that former seniors have felt. Many students…

    According to nps.gov, “Americans use 500 million drinking straws every day. To understand just how many straws 500 million really is, this would fill over 125 school buses with straws every day. That’s 46,400 school buses every year.” Although straws are convenient to use, it can damage our environment by killing marine organisms…

  As she walked onto the campus, welcomed by the bright red doors of each building, Hannah Seewald, 17, instantly felt life. The bulletin boards overflowed with flyers advertising shows and club events, and the dining hall had two stories, offering endless sports to camp out on all day long. Amongst the fascinating book sculpture…

    Last year on June 8, Atari CEO Fred Chesnais announced the development of a new gaming console based on revolutionary PC technology, the Atari VCS. For a lot of gamers, the Atari name still carries a lot of importance, given the company’s role in creating the home console market back in 1972, but…

    This past summer, the whole of Koreatown faced what any location in existence fears most – disappearance. Koreatown, after establishing its existence almost an entire century ago, was faced with a big challenge this past summer. Bangladeshis wanted to expand their community and, like Koreatown, be able to have a designated area for…

        “Follow the water” has always been the maxim for the plethora of hopeful astrobiologists around the globe searching for life in the universe. So when Italian scientists found evidence of a large body of liquid water on Mars, the space community had every right to be excited.   “Water is there……