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March of A Minority
Michelle Brucker | 01/07/2020

“Dia is my name”, she giggled, “it means eyes in Kurdish”. If you have tried keeping up with international headlines at any point within the last five years, you may...

Australian Racism
Ava Kalinauskas | 12/28/2019

Conversations about origin raised more questions than answers for me. Clearly, white Australia’s black history cannot be ignored, as I have carried with me feelings of national guilt and shame...

Arctic Alert
S.R. Landon | 11/24/2019

A new invasion now threatens this sparsely populated land.  Those hungry for its wealth of minerals, tempted by fossil fuel or seeking strategic access for shipping and polar defense are...

Weekly Review Nov 9
searchlight | 11/17/2019

WHY QUIT CLIMATE ACCORD? – Trump has given the UN notice. SEA LEVELS RISING – A challenge to human civilization. UK CREDIT RATINGS – Projected downgrade to "negative".

Columbine Revisited
Isabella Ranzlov | 10/10/2019

Twenty years, four months, and twenty-five days ago, a tragedy occurred. Our country watched in horror, as fifteen people died and twenty-four were wounded. Everyone's life was in shambles...

Save The Endangered
S.R. Landon | 10/07/2019

The Endangered Species Act not only protects nature but helps nurture threatened species.  But the current administration has begun to strip away protection for so many incredible forms of life...

Hate Crime Epidemic
Caroline Levin | 09/26/2019

Although times have changed, the underlying philosophical thread that serves to assume we hate because we fear or because we believe to be victims of our own version of history...

American Education
Gabriel Borsuk | 09/17/2019

The American education system fails to ensure academic achievement in comparison to other major nations in the world... Among the 35 members of the OECD, the U.S. ranked 30th in math... 

Why Abortion is…
Isabella Ranzlov | 09/08/2019

People are taught that everyone needs a little space every now and then, but lately, they have taken it upon themselves to insert their opinion – and their nose –...