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President Donald Trump on a podium addressing the riots that occurred at the capitol in DC

Trump’s despicable attempts at overturning the election

Tyrionna Clardy
January 14, 2021

After soon-to-be former President Trump's flimsy campaign and debate performances, it was no surprise he lost the electoral vote 232 to 306. With four years of lying to and deceiving his supporters and the general public, I would have thought less people would vote for him. Somehow,...

President-elect Biden and former-president Eisenhower

Opinion: The progressive path takes time

Brenden Hill
December 8, 2020

In the post-New Deal era, conservatism and its exemplars were broadly discredited. President Eisenhower even went so far to call people who were still deeply rooted in conservatism crazy and out of touch.   Yet nearly a decade later Barry Goldwater, the champion...

Rapper Kanye West standing in front of a map of the United States because he is hinting that he will be running for office again in 2024

Opinion: Kanye West’s presidential run was ridiculous

Tyrionna Clardy
November 24, 2020

Rapper Kanye West first announced his plans to run for President this past Independence Day in a tweet. “We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for President of the United States! #2020vision.” This...

Dua Lipa driving in a car with the moon above heron a promotional image for her newest release of music

Opinion: What does an album cycle look like in 2020?

Allison Harris
November 11, 2020

With only two months left in the year, artists are losing time to make good on their promises of new music for 2020. The timeline of an album rollout has never been murkier. When COVID-19 struck the world, it upended the plans of musicians everywhere, forcing them to put...

Stacy Abrams at a campaign rally for Georgia Senate

Dear white women, our kindness is worthless

Kayla Wiltfong
November 9, 2020

On Saturday, Nov. 7, an arduous election cycle came to an end, resulting in President-elect Joseph R. Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. In the time since polls closed on Tuesday, voters were on edge, commiserating on Twitter about vote counts. On Friday, Nov. 6,...

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