Commentary

I hate being stuck at home. We all do. The general consensus in the American public is that “non-essential” members of society must remain...

The message from so many of the most influential speakers is toxic, and it only deepens the troubles of the suffering.

By Emma Kelsall Pumpkin season is inescapable. We bake them into our pies, spice them in our lattes, and carve them for our doorsteps. Pumpkins...

“Cancel culture” has been the internet’s latest “movement” for social justice in which mobs on social media platforms such as Instagram and Twitter rush to cancel a public figure or a brand after hearing a controversial statement about them. However, is cancel culture really doing society justice?

The Washington Post’s most famous columnist and editor Bob Woodward, who exposed the Watergate Scandal among other high-level abuses of power, is credited with popularizing the phrase, “Democracy Dies in Darkness”. On January 6th, 2021, we watched in horror as an assassination attempt was made upon our democracy in broad daylight. The certification of the electoral votes is a purely symbolic process to affirm our democratically elected leader. Opposition to this process is opposition to democracy itself.

By Ryan Chou In the first 21 years of the 21st century, America has gone through five presidents: Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama,...

by Emma Kelsall Having never celebrated the holiday before, my prior knowledge of Thanksgiving extended to falling into a food-induced coma and something to...

Having an equitable learning environment is incredibly important to me. My brother is on the autism spectrum, and remembering the amount of extra time he needed to take tests, the amount of access he needed to discuss concerns with a teacher privately, and the encouragement and joy he derived from some truly fantastic teachers at Williamsville East High School, I am deeply concerned about the community of students like my brother whom are in an online learning platform that is non conducive to the learning these students need right now.

While nobody thinks he should be perfect, Gaetz tends to fall short of the expectations that should be levied on a member of the people’s house.

What we have today in the United States is tribalism, not patriotism.