Case for Affirmative Action
When President Lyndon B. Johnson issued Executive Order 11246 in 1965, it was with good intentions, especially following the efforts made...
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Even Sgarlata
- Mar 4
- 3 min
Diversity Hire in British Parliament to Quell Unrest
Liz Truss has recently resigned as prime minister of the U.K. She spent only a month in office and was a catastrophic failure. For her...
Dominic Wilkinson
- Mar 3
- 2 min
Is There Alien Life on Mars?
A recent study has found evidence that roughly 3.5 billion years ago, there was an ocean on Mars that stretched hundreds of thousands of...
Emilie Beckman
- Mar 3
- 3 min
Protests Against Xi Jingping in Authoritarian China
As Americans, we see protesting as one of our basic rights. Since we are allowed to speak out about the slightest inconveniences, we do...
Jenna Scalia
- Mar 3
- 3 min
Chaotic Downward Spiral of Ezra Miller
Ezra Miller has been the talk of the media since their recent allegations of assault, burglary, disorderly conduct and for grooming...
Jenna Scalia
- Mar 3
- 3 min
Explosion on Crimean Bridge in Russia and Ukraine War
On Oct. 8, a key supply bridge to the Russian invasion of Ukraine exploded as a train carrying supplies to Russian forces was crossing...
Elvis Trujillo
- Mar 3
- 2 min
Life and Death Fight for Women's Rights in Iran
America and you are driving to your parent’s house, and you get pulled by the cops because you are not wearing your required scarf. Since...
Jenna Scalia
- Mar 3
- 2 min
Pakistan Flood Disaster
Starting this summer, monsoon rains and floods have caused devastating results for the people of Pakistan. Over 1,500 people have been...
Gabrielle Hendricks
- May 2, 2022
- 3 min
Defamation and Toxicity in the Depp-Heard Trial
On Apr. 11, the defamation trial between the ex-spouses Johnny Depp and Amber Heard began. Footage of the trial and released legal...
Ashley Torkornoo & Joanna Kreke
- Apr 20, 2022
- 4 min
Do "You Belong Here?"
In Phillip’s Library and Lower McGowan, posters advertising the Sociology Department’s speaker laid crumpled and destroyed in the face of...
Joanna Kreke
- Apr 20, 2022
- 2 min
Oscars 2022: What is and What Ought to Be
On March 26, “Tick, Tick… Boom” was snubbed and also the Academy Awards took place. It was hosted by Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda...
Kim Hansen
- Apr 7, 2022
- 3 min
The Churches and the Margins
I’m fascinated by denominational and religious differences. So much so that I wrote a book about them. And as a Baptist teaching at a...
Emmy Jansen
- Apr 7, 2022
- 6 min
Letter from the Student Body President
On April 6, there was supposed to be a lecture given by Hood College professor Dr. Simone Kolysh titled “Everyday Violence: The Public...
Jonathan Newton
- Mar 30, 2022
- 5 min
A Mountaineer Mountaineering
As I complete my Master in Business Administration from Mount St. Mary's, I would like to say that when I left Salisbury University with...
Gabrielle Hendricks
- Mar 30, 2022
- 3 min
"The Batman" Takes Flight
This year’s superhero blockbuster, “The Batman”, is a movie that will go down in DC cinematic history. Despite being action packed, it...
Joanna Kreke
- Mar 30, 2022
- 3 min
"Turning Red" is Turning Heads
Disney’s newest movie “Turning Red” tells the story of a young Asian-Canadian girl as she grows and changes both mentally and physically....
Katherine Stair
- Mar 16, 2022
- 2 min
People's Convoy Tries to Drive Home a Point
On Feb. 23, the “People’s Convoy” started the 11-day drive from California to Washington D.C. to protest the restrictions that are in...
Katherine Stair
- Mar 16, 2022
- 2 min
U.S. Sanctions on Russia
In response to Russia’s invasion and attacks on Ukraine, the United States has imposed a number of sanctions against Russia as a form of...
Gabrielle Hendricks
- Mar 16, 2022
- 3 min
Russian Invasion of Ukraine
In the early morning hours of Feb. 24, Russian forces launched a series of missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. The Russian...
Gabrielle Hendricks
- Feb 23, 2022
- 3 min
The Gray Area of the Texas Book Ban
In recent weeks, schools in Texas have begun rapidly banning books, and a list has been compiled of 850 books to be potentially banned....
Therese Boegel
- Feb 23, 2022
- 2 min
On Lifting the Mask Mandate
On Feb. 14, we all received news that the mask mandate on campus was being lifted, effective immediately. For the first time since 2020,...
Kelly Blanco
- Feb 23, 2022
- 3 min
The Woman's Voice at the Mount
I constantly hear my peers talk about how women on campus feel afraid to speak their minds on abortion and women's rights. We all know...
Gabrielle Hendricks
- Feb 8, 2022
- 2 min
Cold War 2.0
On Jan. 22, the U.S. sent military aid to Ukraine. This was a warning to Russia that the U.S. plans to become fully involved in military...
Gabrielle Hendricks
- Dec 9, 2021
- 3 min
The Fair and Just Acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse
On Nov. 19, 18-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse of Antioch, Ill. was found not guilty on two charges of first-degree homicide for fatally...
Jade' Curtis
- Dec 9, 2021
- 2 min
Opinion on School Boards
School boards, especially those in Pennsylvania, have become an area of violence. These tensions started with the idea of including...
Angelica Tyler
- Dec 9, 2021
- 2 min
Oxford High School Shooting
Three students were shot and killed and eight others were injured in a school shooting on Nov. 30, at Oxford High school in Detroit,...
Gabrielle Hendricks
- Dec 9, 2021
- 3 min
Elitist Corruption in the Ghislaine Maxwell Trial
Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime girlfriend of notorious American financer, Jeffrey Epstein, is on trial for allegedly being an accomplice...
Angelica Tyler
- Nov 18, 2021
- 3 min
Astroworld Takes a Turn for the Worse
Nine people died and hundreds were injured due to people rushing for the stage at Travis Scott's Astroworld music festival in Houston, on...
Jade' Curtis
- Nov 18, 2021
- 2 min
Racist Chants and Logos in Sports
Racism is ingrained in American society, and sadly, people are now realizing that their previous actions were racist. During the World...
Ashley Torkornoo
- Nov 18, 2021
- 2 min
O Brave New Verse
The Meta and Metaverse initiative was announced at the end of June this year by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. His vision was ambitious....
Ashley Torkornoo
- Nov 18, 2021
- 2 min
Virginia in The Cross Fire
In a close race, Glenn Youngkin won the Virginia Governor election. He beat incumbent Terry McAuliffe by 67,294 votes. What made the...
Gabrielle Hendricks
- Nov 18, 2021
- 4 min
U.N. Climate Change Conference: COP26 or FLOP26?
The 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) was another unsuccessful attempt of getting the world to coordinate on helping...
Jade' Curtis
- Nov 18, 2021
- 2 min
Poland Border Crises
When the two words “border crisis” are heard many people assume that Mexico is being talked about. However, there is another border...
Jade' Curtis
- Nov 3, 2021
- 2 min
A Tribute to Colin Powell
Colin Powell recently passed away on Oct. 18 due to him being immunocompromised. He had complications from both COVID-19 and having...
Maria Diaz
- Nov 3, 2021
- 4 min
Red vs. Blue: The Covid Edition
Are you tired of turning on the TV or looking at your phone and seeing Coronavirus headlined on the news? If you said yes, that makes two...
Gabrielle Hendricks
- Nov 3, 2021
- 3 min
New COVID-19 Travel Policy Unveiled
The new U.S. air travel policy spells out a policy of common sense and safety insurance for Americans and foreigners entering the U.S.,...
Joseph Carlson
- Nov 2, 2021
- 3 min
Pro-Life
On Oct. 19, 2021, students took a vow of silence for the 2,029 abortions which take place every day in America. The event was put on by...
Angelica Tyler
- Oct 19, 2021
- 2 min
Southwest Cancellations: External Weather or Internal Climate?
Since Oct. 10, Southwest Airlines canceled over 2,000 flights due to inclement weather issues and staffing. As a result, many travel...
Ashari Cain
- Oct 19, 2021
- 2 min
Mount Up or Mount Down?
The Center for Student Diversity was created to be the powerhouse for minority involvement at the Mount. CSD is the head of several clubs...
Elvis Trujillo
- Oct 19, 2021
- 2 min
Vaccination Mandate: President Biden or Dictator Biden?
On Sept. 16, President Joe Biden announced that he would enforce strict vaccine mandates upon millions of Americans, businesses and...
Gabrielle Hendricks
- Oct 19, 2021
- 3 min
Holding Facebook Accountable for Outage
Global economic losses, disruption in communication, big tech failure and non-transparency are the results of the 2021 Facebook outage....
Jade' Curtis
- Oct 19, 2021
- 2 min
Missing Women and Racial Bias
Gabby Petito quickly became a widely-known name after her murder. Petito, a travel influencer and vlogger, worked as a pharmacist...
Ashari Cain
- Oct 19, 2021
- 3 min
Academic Strain + COVID Pain = Mental Drain
Mental illness is one of the main contributors to student disengagement and plummeting grade percentages... not that numbers are...
Gavin Elliot
- Oct 19, 2021
- 2 min
Pills over Shots: A Needle-free Alternative Way
Merck & Co. created an alternative to the Pfizer and Moderna shot--a pill. I think a pill would be a better alternative to a shot,...
Gabrielle Hendricks
- Oct 19, 2021
- 3 min
China’s Housing Crisis
Collateral damage, the borrowing of billions of dollars, an irrational GDP ratio and a potential negative, global economic domino effect...
Gavin Elliot
- Oct 19, 2021
- 3 min
Your Health is at Risk
When you go to McDonalds you do not think about the health risks of its food. All customers think about is getting a quick meal and that...
Gabrielle Hendricks
- Sep 30, 2021
- 3 min
What 76th UN General Assembly was All About
Initiatives for global vaccinations and climate control, striving for human rights and first-world greed are global issues discussed at...
Elvis Trujillo
- Sep 30, 2021
- 3 min
Why Melbourne’s Government Officials are a Joke
Insurrection through violence and instability is present in Melbourne, Australia. This is due to anti-vaccination protestors who have...
Jade' Curtis
- Sep 30, 2021
- 3 min
Texas Abortion Bill and Body Politics
Senate Bill Eight, also known as the Texas Heartbeat Act, passed Sept. 1. This act has made it illegal for a person to receive an...
Jade' Curtis
- Sep 30, 2021
- 2 min
U.S. Drone Strike Far from being “Righteous”
Many are unsure of what has happened in Kabul, Afghanistan, regarding the U.S. drone strike. An investigation has recently shed light on...
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