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Tyre Nichols Dies at the Hands of Law Enforcement

Tiffany Beh, Staff Writer • Jan 27, 2023

Tyre Nichols, a man who loved skateboarding and photography, spent his time working for Fed-Ex and taking care of his 4-year-old son. He had a tattoo of his mom's name on his arm, honoring their extremely...

The Importance of the Black Lives Matter Movement

Jana Faour, Copy Editor • Sep 22, 2020

The police, who White and White-passing children were raised to believe are the heroes of the world, are the same group of people that Black children grow up fearing. We shouldn't be living in a world...

The Power of Sports Showing Solidarity to the BLM Movement

Sofia Cruz, News Editor • Sep 4, 2020

Since the creation of the Black Lives Matter movement in 2013, it has made its way into major forms of media, especially widely televised sports networks. Famous players such as Colin Kaepernick, the former...

Should Sports Players and Teams Acknowledge the BLM Movement?

Maïa Berthier, Editor-in-Chief • Sep 4, 2020

With the latest upbringing of the Black Lives Matter movement, many sports teams and individuals in athletics have spoken out or protested regarding police brutality and systemic racism that the Black...

Violence Erupts in Chilean Protests

Alexander Tabares, Staff Writer • Oct 20, 2019

Chile's president Sebastian Pinera declared the nation's first state of emergency since the 2010 earthquake on Oct. 19, 2019, when protests in the Chilean capital of Santiago grew into a nationwide protest...

Brutality in Bangladesh – Road Safety Protests Turn Violent

Chase Bagnall-Koger, News Editor • Aug 13, 2018

When thousands of protesters took to the streets of Bangladesh on July 29, they expected safer roads, accountable governance and the upholding of the rule of law. Instead, they were met with tear gas...

Cons of Clear Backpacks

Jesse Zambrano, Staff Writer • Apr 6, 2018

Social media has recently seen an influx of grievances that have been made by the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High after the school's administration handed out clear book bags when school commenced...

Christopher Columbus Stirs Up the Tea Once Again

Miguel Lemus, Staff Writer • Sep 13, 2017

In recent news, la Niña and la Pinta ship replicas have stirred up controversy all throughout the media. La Niña and la Pinta were two of the three ships that Christopher Columbus sailed on his long,...

Anti-Trump Protests

Brianna Valdes, Staff Writer • Nov 21, 2016

This past weekend Anti-Trump protesters took to the streets of their cities in light of the past election. Protests have reached their fifth day in cities like Los Angeles and Portland. Even in Miami,...

Recap: April 25 – May 1

Sophie Feinberg, Editor • May 1, 2016

International Affairs Obama announces an additional 250 special operations forces to Syria "President Barack Obama announced Monday an additional 250 special operations forces will be sent to Syria...

The Peaceful Route for Change

Natalie De La Rosa, Staff Writer • Mar 31, 2016

Protesting has always been an effective way to get a point across-whether to the government or to an organization. Peaceful protests are expressed through passive means such as: petitions, strikes and...

Was the Case of Michael Brown Racially Motivated?

Bhargavi Pochi, Staff Writer • Dec 12, 2014

On November 24, 2014 St. Louis officer Darren Wilson, who shot and killed 18-year old Michael Brown, was acquitted from his crime. Weeks before this trial, protests raged throughout the streets of St....