Professor Janine Everett speaks about consent, safe sex
By Alex Pinsk || Managing Editor This past Monday, January 5th, the Writer’s House hosted a session titled “What’s Good Sex?” as a part of last week’s Consent and Sex…
Editor shares opinion on State of the Union Address, importance of education on economy
By Alex Pinsk || Managing Editor In Donald Trump’s 2018 State of the Union Address, which took place this past Wednesday, January 31st, we heard a lot about America’s economy.…
Editor discusses stereotypes surrounding PTSD, not just a military issue
By Alex Pinsk || Opinion and Editorials Editor When people hear the acronym, PTSD, most think immediately of veterans and their mental health subsequent to fighting in war. And it’s…
Editor shares opinion on F&M’s annual Forum on Sexual Misconduct
By Alex Pinsk || Co-Opinion and Editorials Editor On October 4th, F&M hosted its annual Forum on Sexual Misconduct. This forum is an event for faculty to inform students…
Lack of knowledge about international issues problematic for United States
By Alex Pinsk || Opinion and Editorials Co-Editor As Hurricane Irma beelines for the coast of Florida, news sources are erupting with articles including details about the force of this major…
Op-Ed: Reading for pleasure, rather than binge-watching Netflix, beneficial in long run
By Alex Pinsk || Assistant Opinion & Editorial Editor We live in a society where binge-watching Netflix, worshiping cable, and connecting with others by bonding over TV are standard behaviors.…
Op-Ed: Assistant editor shares concerns about Washington’s most recent budget cuts
By Alex Pinsk || Assistant Opinion & Editorial Editor Education is essential, now more than ever. With the new and changing political climate, the state of international affairs, and current…
Op-Ed: Trump’s decision not to attend Correspondents’ Dinner sends dangerous message
By Alex Pinsk || Assistant Opinion & Editorial Editor Recently, Donald Trump announced his decision not to attend the White House Correspondents’ Dinner which will be held on April 29.…
Op-Ed: France’s attempt at secularism causes unease, fears of marginalization
By Alex Pinsk || Assistant Opinion & Editorial Editor Since its founding, France has been a country focused on national unity, supporting nationalistic ideals, and struggling immensely with multiculturalism. It…
Op-Ed: Writer discusses how media, news sources respond to Trump’s many threats
By Alex Pinsk || Assistant Opinion & Editorial Editor Since being elected, Trump has made it clear that he is unfit to be president. He has threatened to wage war…
Sexual violence is unacceptable, especially in new, changing political atmosphere
By Alex Pinsk || Assistant Opinion & Editorial Editor I would rather not repeat all of the repressive comments that Donald Trump has made regarding women. You have all heard…
Writer addresses issue of current political polarization, 2016 presidential election
By Alex Pinsk || Layout Assistant You are a Democrat or you are a Republican. You are liberal or you are conservative. You believe in climate change or you do…
Increasing presence of social media decreases empathy, increases narcissistic behavior
By Alex Pinsk || Layout Assistant Competitive. Media-oriented. Variable. The world we live in today is nothing like it was a few decades ago. We are more material-based, less empathetic,…
Staff writer shares her thoughts on recent Presidential Debate
By Alex Pinsk || Staff Writer Last Monday night, September 26, we all watched as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump faced off during the presidential debate that took place at…
Contributing writer offers insight on influence of media in politics, culture
By Alex Pinsk || Contributing Writer Idealistically, the media and news sources inform us about the happenings in politics. Ideally, they give us accurate representations of our presidential candidates, lowdowns…