The First Presidential Debate
By Leena Sen
Monday marked the date of the first presidential debate in the heated race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The debate was...
Hillary’s Health
By: Harleen Kaur
The last few weeks of election coverage has seen a much conversation regarding Hillary Clinton’s health. Several weeks ago, there were talks...
The Dakota Access Pipeline
By Jenna Marcus
The motion to halt construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline has recently been denied despite the continuous efforts of the Standing Rock...
The Repercussions of Brexit
By: Garrett Speller
The results of Britain's surprise decision to leave the European Union in June sent shock waves around the world, the event causing...
You Guessed It: The Election
By: Ani NrusimhaDrumroll, please. Â This election season is starting to heat up, and with less than two months to go both candidates are preparing...
If you love them, let them go
 By: Bhavana Upadhyaya
Let’s talk about euthanasia. No, not the youth in Asia, but euthanasia—intentionally causing the death of a person with the motive being...
New York Primary Results….Not So Shocking
By: Maureen Meosky
The New York Primary election was held on April 19, yielding victory for candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, Clinton winning despite...
Hollywood Whitewashing Needs to Stop
By: Claire Kim
While Chris Rock’s Oscars opening monologue was praised by many for calling out the diversity problem that would be featured in the...
Standardized Tests Need to Change
By: East Side Staff
Just last month children in New York State from grade four through eight finished taking their New York State Math and...
Virginia Grants Convicts Suffrage
By: Nicole Kazmierczak
In many US states, felons convicted of serious crimes often have very restricted voting rights following their release from prison. In states...