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Jan 3, 20223 min read

The Uptick in School Shootings: Screens, Seclusion, and Social Media

By Olivia Wong With the unprecedented amount of school shootings and unrelenting rise of gun violence, the large and looming threat of...

Dec 13, 20215 min read

All Too Well: Age Gaps and Privacy in the Spotlight

By Eleanor D'Angelo With the release of Red (Taylor’s Version), Taylor Swift’s gut-wrenching ballad All Too Well has once again broken...

Dec 7, 20213 min read

An Optimistic Plan to Revitalize the Economy of South Philly

By Ryan Higgins A real estate investment group called Hilco Redevelopment Partners (HRP) recently purchased a massive parcel of land in...

Dec 7, 20212 min read

A landmark school funding lawsuit is going to trial in PA: Here’s what happened during the 1st Week

By Kaitlyn Viola Following years of vastly disproportionate funding between wealthy and poor districts in Pennsylvania, a case that could...

Nov 29, 20212 min read

#TeamSeas

By Sarine Kaprielian Jimmy Donaldson, known by the world as Mr. Beast on Youtube, can tend to be the first person that comes to mind when...

Nov 12, 20213 min read

Tragedy in Houston: Astroworld Festival

By Leslie Dorantes EDIT: As of November 15th, 2021 the death toll has risen to 10. During the Astroworld Festival in Houston on November...

Nov 12, 20214 min read

Indigenous People Are Humans, Not Mascots

By Mary Lauerson In the year 2021, we as a society are still dealing with a simple concept of insensitivity and racism that is so...

Nov 12, 20213 min read

The Financial Aid & Canvas Crisis at Jefferson

By Kalilah Stokes On October 15, 2021, Thomas Jefferson University disabled Canvas for more than half of the student body. Canvas is an...

Nov 1, 20215 min read

The Senate Filibuster

By Khasir Doward The Senate filibuster is a mechanism a senator may utilize to stop a bill from being passed by giving a speech on the...

Nov 1, 20212 min read

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

By Shannon Campbell When the month of October rolls around, many think about the cute fall sweaters and jeans they need to buy --...

Oct 29, 202110 min read

The Student-Leader Ambivalence: Working For a College During a Pandemic

By Georgia Skuza As a human being, student, and a resident assistant, I’ve found this semester to be one of the most ruinous for folks...

Oct 29, 20214 min read

A Day In The Life (Resident Assistant)

By Georgia Skuza As the COVID-19 pandemic swept the nation, universities and college students everywhere held their breath to see what...

Oct 28, 20214 min read

Malfeasance on the Orange Coast

By Ryan Higgins There is an imminent problem with the infrastructure of California’s offshore drilling industry. On October 2nd, the...

Oct 28, 20213 min read

Life of a Student-Athlete at Jefferson

By Aja Smith Wake up with the moon still very much alive, drowsily get ready for a 6 AM weight-lifting session, beat our bodies down for...

Oct 28, 20213 min read

The Case of Gabby Petito & Brian Laundrie

By Sarine Kaprielian Brian Laundrie, who was a person of interest in the murder of his fiancé Gabby Petito, had been missing since...

Oct 22, 20214 min read

Is the Critical Race Theory Core to Every Curriculum?

By Olivia Wong The struggle for the balance of diversity and control over education has sparked a controversial curriculum battle for the...

Oct 21, 20214 min read

Why are Haitian Migrants Coming to the U.S.-Mexico Border?

By Leslie Dorantes Haiti’s unfortunate history includes political unrest and natural disasters that have affected thousands of the...

Oct 21, 20214 min read

The Art of Letting Go

By Beatrice Barjon Writing, to me, has always been catastrophic. The entire art of it has constantly felt uniquely unpredictable – I...

Oct 21, 20213 min read

Abortion Ban in Texas

By Blue Troiano On September 1st Texas passed Texas Senate Bill 8. This has flooded our news feeds and taken over our social media pages,...

Oct 15, 20213 min read

Spongebob Squarepants: A “Universal” Language of the 21st Century

By Thomas Luux July 12th, 2019, the long-running kids cartoon franchise Spongebob Squarepants celebrated twenty years with a birthday...

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