March 2020 doesn’t feel that long ago, really. I remember watching the news and hearing the spikes of cases in New York City, the then epicenter of the pandemic. Over 30,000 cases. Wow. Of course I’ll quarantine for two weeks, anything to help slow the spread of this pandemic that has already infected so many people in such a small span of time!
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It was a normal day for officer Handy McCuffs, a longtime officer at the College. Alone in the cool light of Lot 6, he heard only the sound of his dark boots hitting the pavement as he carefully examined the dozens of cars parked.
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The start of a new semester opens the door for an abundance of possibilities — joining a new club, taking new classes, starting a new job — all of which come with the unfortunate caveat of having to meet new people. Perhaps you would consider yourself to be a “people person,” yet even those fond of meeting new people can concede that the typical small talk in “getting to know you” type conversations can be tedious.
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In 1920, a little known senator from Ohio named Warren G. Harding made a run for President with a promise of a return to normalcy. Reeling from the upheaval of World War I, the Spanish flu pandemic and the First Red Scare, America elected him overwhelmingly, hoping to go back to the way things were before, hoping to return to normalcy. Joe Biden campaigned on a similar promise in 2020, vowing to beat Trump and get America back to work. Normalcy for Harding and Biden means two very different things, but as first years go, Harding’s was much better than the one Biden had.
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Governor Phil Murphy (D) narrowly defeated Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli in New Jersey’s governor election, but for Democrats, this win provides little cause for celebration.
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Congressional Democrats have a lot of big plans but limited chances of getting them out the door. Top on the agenda is President Biden's $3.5 trillion infrastructure bill, and next are bills on voting rights and immigration reform. These proposals have proven popular with the public, despite attempts by Republicans to gin up opposition. So, why aren’t they going through?
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On June 7, Vice President Kamala Harris held a press conference in Guatemala City with Guatemalan President, Alejandro Giammattei, on immigration. In the press conference, Harris made it a point to deter immigrants looking to make the near 1,500-mile journey from Guatemala to the U.S.-Mexico border at Del Rio, Texas.
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Texas recently passed a law that bans women from getting an abortion after a heartbeat has been detected in a fetus, which normally occurs around six weeks into a pregnancy — before most women even know they are pregnant. This new law does not provide exceptions to pregnancies from rape or incest. A man could rape a minor and that minor would have no legal way to abort the resulting fetus.
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Unemployment benefits have (in all their inaccessibility) ended with no extension in sight, along with other pandemic relief to millions of Americans in need of support while the pandemic rages on. In light of this reality, I make the argument that America’s individualism will create increasing detrimental divides in the national and global economy, while exacerbating a poor quality of life for working people in a disillusioned return to normalcy.
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Two intertwined things rule modern society: instant gratification and social media. They work well together. One feeds the other and it creates this endless cycle of harm, largely in the way these two things have reshaped how our — sadly digitalized — society functions.
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By Dr. Diane Bates The 2021 United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on the physical science explaining climate change, ...
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By Derek HubbardCorrespondentIn his first public remark since the fall of Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, President Joe Biden largely ignored his administration’s ...
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By Nevin GulerCorrespondent As a rising sophomore at the College, I have had a bumpy year. I was stuck at home, bored out of my mind, staring at ...
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By Ethan KaiserCorrespondent April 30 marked 100 days since President Biden was sworn in, and I think it’s fair to reflect on what he has done thus ...
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Now that New Jersey has taken steps to legalize marijuana, there is a proper procedure the state should take to integrate the drug on college campuses. ...
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By Roshni RajiCorrespondent Youth have always been central to progress across the globe. Eager to make change in their communities, we have them step ...
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By Erich KussmanCorrespondent It has been over a year since the first lockdowns due to the Covid pandemic. For much of that time, there were feelings ...
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Erich KussmanCorrespondent On March 12th, President Foster’s follow-up email regarding Covid cases on campus brought a hopeful message to students. ...
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By: Julia DugganSenior Staff Writer I will admit when I first read President Foster’s email about the number of Covid cases rising on campus, I missed ...
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By Rishi ShahNews Editor President Foster’s email early on Feb. 28 regarding the number of positive student cases over the past ten days was astounding ...
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