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When I think of hygiene in the past, my brain is instantly flooded with the stench of historical B.O. It is a well-known fact that sanitation standards (both public and personal) were less than ideal. Luckily, we’ve come around to socially-obligatory bathing and grooming, but this was only achieved afterContinue Reading

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Elon Musk is one of the most powerful business owners in the world. Now, he is trying to take over the world. Just kidding … maybe. Elon Musk is the founder and owner of Neuralink, a company that is working to develop implantable brain-machine interfaces to connect humans and computers.Continue Reading

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Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is a 10x Pro Bowler and a 3x National Football League (NFL) Most Valuable Player (MVP). He likely has a fourth MVP on the way after a stellar 2021 regular season in which he posted a 37:4 TD-INT ratio and led his squad toContinue Reading

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The Netflix Original Don’t Look Up carried heavy expectations of being an incredible, satirical movie reflecting the polarization of today’s political climate pertaining to disasters. The excitement around the movie was driven by the decorated cast of Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence, Jonah Hill, Timothée Chalamet, Ariana Grande andContinue Reading

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The Chinese government has incarcerated more than one million Muslims in internment camps since the Chinese Communist Party gained control in 2014, yet the world has stayed silent for the most part. Every year on Holocaust Remembrance Day, the phrase “Never again, never forget,” is tossed around. But, it seemsContinue Reading

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On Nov. 12, the United Nations concluded their twenty-sixth annual climate conference, known as the United Nations Conference of the Parties, or COP26, with mild success and also some bitter disappointments from certain member states. Many diplomats and over 130 heads of state met this year in Glasgow, Scotland toContinue Reading

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Nearly every year, Apple releases a new iPhone. Millions of phones are sold, and billions of dollars are made. On average, Americans will replace their phones every 2-3 years. But why stop there? In my opinion, phone replacements should only be done every 5 years. It’s better for the environmentContinue Reading

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On March 16, eight people were shot dead in Atlanta, six of whom were Asian American. While this news may seem shocking and out-of-the-blue, anti-Asian hate crimes have been on the rise for the past year and continue to increase as a result of xenophobic rhetoric related to the pandemic.Continue Reading

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During the protests of 2020, a new chant came to hold just as much importance as Black Lives Matter: “Defund the police!”  Defunding the police is not a new idea – it has existed at least since the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement. Prison abolitionists and critics of theContinue Reading

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On Jan. 6, we all watched in horror as a pro-Trump mob stormed the United States Capitol building. While the insurrectionists smashed windows, looted the Capitol building, and chanted for the death of people like Nancy Pelosi and Mike Pence, the question was asked by hundreds and thousands across theContinue Reading

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During the Trump administration’s time in office, various issues have come to the forefront of the nation’s thought; one in particular, however, has haunted discussion regarding the value of human life. According to Time, the Trump administration began executing federal prisoners again for the first time after a 17-year hiatusContinue Reading

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Black History Month is a time to commemorate the achievements of Black Americans throughout history, such as the legacies of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Harriet Tubman. These influential people changed the course of history in America and often faced harsh backlash during their fight for justice, equality andContinue Reading