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Greta Thunberg in Stockholm 2024.

Attacks on political activists intensify growing rift over free expression

Chloe Kramer, Opinion Editor October 27, 2025

Political activists often find themselves at the center of public hostility-not because they incite violence but because their messages challenge entrenched power and provoke emotional, polarized reactions....

Students at the University of Iowa participate in a “No Kings” protest on the school's Pentacrest.

Rising unrest across continents exposes new rifts in world order

Chloe Kramer, Opinion Editor October 24, 2025

From university campuses to city squares, 2025 is already pulsing with the sound of dissent. Across the globe, citizens are taking to the streets, their signs as varied as their causes—climate action,...

A students views the official TrumpRx website, a government initiative launching in 2026 promising discounted prescription drugs through deals with pharmaceutical companies

Trump administration launches TrumpRx website to lower drug costs for American patients

Shalini Chandupatla, Copy Editor October 20, 2025

President Trump announced a new federal website allowing Americans to purchase prescription drugs directly from pharmaceutical companies at discounted prices. The Trump administration unveiled TrumpRx.gov...

Photo shared by the St. Paul’s fire district of judge Diane Goodsten's house in flames.

Concerns about the Trump administration are raised after judges house burns down

Alex Jones, Student Life Editor October 20, 2025

South Carolina's Resident Circuit Judge Diane Goodstein's house burned down on Oct. 4. This comes two days after Goodstein’s restraining order preventing the transfer of voter data was withdrawn.  In...

An image representing Tik Tok being bought by a US company

The evolution of Tik Tok in America

Lily Collins, Photo Manager October 14, 2025

In 2016, Zhang Yiming, the founder of the Chinese company ByteDance, created the popular app TikTok. TikTok is a social media platform with short videos. The videos range from several seconds up to 10...

Jimmy Kimmel is suspended from ABC

Fighting for the first amendment: Jimmy Kimmel fired over free speech

Camille Wood, Business Manager September 29, 2025

In light of recent political violence, unrest in American media has grown. One of the most prominent firings involved television host Jimmy Kimmel. Kimmel has been live for over 22 years, but his time...

A student watches Sesame Street on PBS.

Removing imagination: How President Trump’s removal of funding for programs such as PBS affects future generations

Emily Thoreson, Business Manager May 19, 2025

As the last years of Gen Z begin to graduate high school and their focus moves on to bigger aspects in their adult lives, the childhood they leave behind has slowly become nothing more than a memory for...

The reopening of more prisons across the country brings lots of concerns about how the administration is frivolously spending American taxpayers’ dollars.

Reopening of large prisons raises doubts regarding government waste commitments

Clark Lechtenberg, Multimedia Manager May 19, 2025

In an interview this week, President Donald Trump stated he wants to reopen many of the largest prisons in American history including Alcatraz. With America making the top 5 in the world for incarceration...

The Liberal Party had a surprising victory in the Canadian election, mostly due to American aggression by the Trump administration.

American aggression pushes Canadian liberals into unlikely victory

Clark Lechtenberg, Multimedia Manager May 14, 2025

On March 14, Justin Trudeau resigned as the prime minister of Canada. A key member of the Liberal Party, Trudeau was prime minister for nearly ten years. In recent years, however, he became increasingly...

The new color discovery of “Olo” by using laser technology is gaining publicity. The new advancements in technology could lead to further scientific research.

Scientists discover new color called “olo”, creating promising future research opportunities for vision concerns

Ava Sauser, Student Life Editor May 12, 2025

On April 18, scientists from the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Washington School of Medicine published their findings of the evolutionary color named “olo”. Humans are able...

The Trump Administration prepares to implement new student loan collection plans that may send the economy into a downward spiral.

Trump Administration furthers the risk of an economic recession with student loan collection plans

Mackenzie Fah May 5, 2025

The Trump Administration is preparing to launch their plan for collecting defaulted student loan payments starting May 5, leaving many Americans scrambling to adjust their financial plans to pay off the...

An increasing amount of people needing glasses boosts sales.

Stark increase of worsening vision among people elicits concerns for underlying reasons

Ava Sauser, Student Life Editor April 30, 2025

Currently an estimated 2.3 billion people need vision correction of some sort, which is more than ever before. Experts have been conducting studies to determine what the underlying causes may be. However,...

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