Emily Nichols ’22 Guest Writer It’s a typical Saturday night and I’m sitting alone in my room. Most everyone on my floor left to party hours ago. How I long for a fun and lively venue to hang out with others like me that have chosen a substance-free […]
Olivia Pan ’20 Chief Opinions Editor After being arrested and charged with staging a fake hate crime, “Empire” actor, Jussie Smollett, unexpectedly had all charges dropped against him by Chicago prosecutors, to the bewilderment and anger of many. However, there were some who quickly jumped to support Smollett […]
Olivia Pan ’20 Opinions Editor In the wake of the recent college admissions scandal involving multiple parents across the country, including actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, I think it would now be a good time to address the topic of failure in a culture that currently coddles […]
Olivia Pan ’20 Chief Opinions Editor I’m sure I am not the first college student who has dealt with their fair share of disgusting dorm bathrooms that would send any normal person in search of a hazmat suit. However, most recently I came upon a truly peculiar and rather disturbing site […]
Olivia Pan ’20 Opinions Editor Within the first week of 2019, the instagram account @hcerasethestigma posted its first anonymous story and since has grown in popularity among students. But why now? And why is mental health among college students globally dwindling? Well, the “new year, new me” philosophy […]
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
