Friday morning I read the terrible news that Ty Laporte was killed in a car crash. I was almost brought to tears, and I didn’t understand why. I never knew Ty and she never knew me. I put my phone down in my lap and thought about how many classmates have died during my time here as a student. The number of funerals, memorials and vigils I have attended is heartbreaking....
DM Editors, The premise of your “The dangerous appeal of Bernie Sanders” column misunderstands that a taxpayer with a $250,000 yearly income does not constitute “the wealthy” that “Bernie and his ilk” demand pay their fair share of taxes. The truly wealthy citizens and corporations, also known as “the 1 percent,” do not include the vast majority of these...
During the last Republican debate, the candidates were asked whether women should be included in the draft. The moderators pointed this question specifically at the Republican candidates with daughters, all of whom said yes, women should be required to sign up for the selective service. Some believe this response was because of political pressures or fears of being considered...
Bernie Sanders is enjoying a huge surge nationwide and just won the New Hampshire primary by 20 points. Donald Trump has become a political rock-star who won New Hampshire by almost 20 points. Despite seeming like polar opposites, Trump and Sanders share a common trait: they’re tired of the status quo. Trump attracts disgruntled blue collar workers and fervent, if not...
Last semester, several departments and student organizations on campus hosted an “Are You Ready?” dialogue to discuss the ongoing debate between “#BlackLivesMatter” and “#AllLivesMatter”. Much of the evening’s debate centered on understanding the social implications of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. As an avid follower of this movement, I was quite intrigued...
It’s that time of year again – Black History Month. If you guessed Valentine’s Day, that’s okay. Cupid and his arrows usually over shadow black history every February. Please, I repeat please spare me your angry Wikipedia-researched, self-centered, my great great great great grandfather was a farmer letters. My grandmother is older than Jim Crow, for goodness sake. Let...
“I would bring back waterboarding, and I’d bring a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding.” Saturday night at the latest Republic primary debate, Donald Trump announced his whole-hearted support for waterboarding and more. Despite the fact that it is considered torture by the United Nations, an uncountable number of legal experts, military judges, veterans and...
In this election cycle, I’ve seen candidates rise and fall, gaining a superior position above the fray before losing their dominance within a half-dozen news cycles. However, there seems to be one candidate who has seen a sustained and meteoric rise: Bernie Sanders. Despite the fact that he would be the oldest president in history, his largest supporters are college...
