Coral Ciupak Viewpoints Editor To say it’s been a difficult year would be an understatement. Racial tension, political scandal, rampant xenophobia, blatant misogyny and unadulterated idiocy have plagued the American political climate nonstop. In a matter of months, the country has seen a radical turnover …
Stand up against Trump
Thus far, Donald Trump’s presidency has remained a controversial topic of interest. In the first 10 days as President of the United States, he has signed 15 executive actions, hoping to fulfill his earlier stated campaign promises while effectively undoing work that former President Barack …
Republican party disappoints Americans
Tweeter-in-Chief Donald Trump’s presidential executive order banning anyone from seven majority Muslim countries for 90 days and refugees from anywhere in the world for 120 days was signed last Friday. It is the first concrete policy of the new administration’s anti-Muslim stance and a truly …
Sally Yates is a true American hero
President Donald Trump fired Sally Yates from her position of acting attorney general on Jan. 30. Her dismissal comes after she told the Justice Department not to defend the anti-immigration executive order. She had also noted in her statement that she believed the order barring …
Super Bowl LI promises to be a show
On Sunday, the culmination of America’s most popular sport’s season will take place: the Super Bowl. The Atlanta Falcons will play in their second ever Super Bowl, losing their only other one to the Denver Broncos in 1998. Now, with one of the NFL’s best …
Track and field runs strong at invite
Anna Hartig Contributing Writer The Fighting Scots’ track and field team hosted another notable meet last weekend, on Jan. 28. The invitational highlighted seven first-place wins across the board, along with a record breaking performance from Jordan Dennis ’19. Dennis set a new school record …