The recent execution of Brandon Bernard has made some aware of what many have known for a long time: that the death penalty is cruel and outdated. Bernard was made to wait on death row for 21 years,...

Last August while discussing presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate, Kamala Harris, Fox News host Tucker Carlson made a crucial mistake. Throughout his interview with Democratic political...

I spent more time in quarantine than I would like to admit scrolling through far-right media sources such as PragerU and Breitbart, knowing full well that they are a desecration of journalistic integrity. ...

I was supposed to be writing a piece on Biden’s economic plan and my disagreements with it, but yesterday's events in Washington D.C. rapidly turned my thoughts. America is now put on life support. What...

I’ve heard many of my friends mention moving abroad after college. We’ve discussed New Zealand and the United Kingdom and Canada, citing the tolerant culture and superior social programs in those countries. But,...

When the clock strikes midnight every year on December 31st, not only does a new day appear on the horizon, but so does a new year, eliciting hopes from people across the globe. While this pattern of aspirations...

I cannot tell you how many times in my life someone has asked me “Are you okay?” or “How are you feeling?” or “You seemed stressed. Would you like to talk?” Each time, I took it for granted....

A few months ago, I had never heard of Brandon Bernard. But over the course of just a few days, I learned his story, familiarized myself with his case, his crime, and his punishment. Brandon was sentenced...

In today’s society, social media is one of the most important outlets for people to express themselves. There’s a lot of good that comes from it, including being able to see what your extended family...

As someone who nearly cries almost every time she has to get a shot, I never thought I would be so excited to get a needle jabbed into my arm. But weird times call for weird expectations, so, like most...

Like a lot of other suburban high school students, I suspect, I was raised to equate community college with unsuccessful people. I used to joke that, as the youngest child, my parents would run out of...

If I had to pick one word to describe our country right now, I would choose frustrated. We’re frustrated that COVID-19 cases are rising, frustrated that our lives are getting shut back down again, and...