Olivia Pan ’20 Chief Opinions Editor Recently, a radio station in Cleveland, Ohio, WDOK Christmas 102.1, made the decision to ban playing the classic Christmas hit, “Baby, it’s Cold Outside.” Radio host Glen Anderson issued a statement explaining the station’s decision, explaining, “Now, I do realize that when […]
Olivia Pan ’20 Chief Opinions Editor The Trump administration is currently seeking to advance steps that may ultimately disregard the transgender community in its entirety, leaving those who identify as transgender completely vulnerable to discrimination. According to the New York Times, the Department of Health and Human Services […]
Olivia Pan ’20 Chief Opinions Editor It seems as though you cannot look at social media lately without stumbling upon a viral video, showcasing white people calling the police on African Americans for patently ridiculous reasons. Many people feel these videos depict racist white folks blatantly harassing black […]
Olivia Pan ’20 Chief Opinions Editor On Thursday, September 27, we heard from both Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. People across America were glued to their phones and television screens, watching as both individuals provided riveting testimony in […]
Olivia Pan ’20 Chief Opinions Editor Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has been swept up in a firestorm of controversy due to recent accusations of attempted rape, made by research psychologist, Christine Blasey Ford. Ford claims that Kavanaugh attempted to rape her at a party while they were […]
By Olivia Pan ’20 Chief Opinion Editor “It is your character, and your character alone, that will make your life happy or unhappy.” -John McCain (Business Insider) Senator John McCain, an American war hero and former two-time presidential candidate, passed away on August 25 at the age […]
Name: Olivia Pan ’20 Positions: Chief Opinions Editor (2018), Opinions Editor and Copy Editor (2017-2018), Staff Writer (2016) Major: English, creative writing concentrator Favorite Newspaper: The New York Times
Olivia Pan Opinions Editor It has been become common to accuse people, most commonly white people, of appropriating another racial group’s music, fashion, hair, etc. And it’s not just white people who are accused of cultural appropriation. For example, Bruno Mars, who is a mix of Filipino, Jewish, […]
Olivia Pan Opinions Editor There is a great deal of evidence to attest to the fact that Jesus was a historical figure who did, in fact, exist. He is mentioned by both early Jewish and Roman historians. The first Christian writings to mention Jesus are the epistles of […]
Olivia Pan Opinions Editor On February 14, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz, a former student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, murdered 17 people, including students, teachers, and faculty members, with an AR-15 assault weapon. This assault weapon is one of the most commonly used in mass […]
Olivia Pan Opinions Editor According to Merriam Webster’s dictionary, the definition of feminism is, “the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes.” This concept is reasonable, fair, and simple enough. Please note that it states “equality of the sexes,” not making the sexes the […]
Olivia Pan Opinions Editor I will admit that I am a sucker for awards season: The Oscars, Golden Globes, and all of the various nonsense that is self-congratulatory at worst and recognizing great art at best. I love movies and I own approximately 500 movies. My mom and […]
