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Chaos at the Capitol: Insurrection or Protest?

By: Courtney Suber The events that unfolded at the capitol on Wednesday, January 6th, 2021, are sure to go down in history as some of the most horrific demonstrations in American History. In the media it was first portrayed as protest, then unorder, then insurrection. This produces the question: what CAN we call the events at the capitol? Is it right to define the outbursts and interruption as insurrection?  First … Continue reading Chaos at the Capitol: Insurrection or Protest?

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AOC On Sexism and Verbal Abuse: “This is not acceptable”

By: Emily Papleux Earlier in the year, Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio Cortez struck back to statements made by representative Theodore Scott Yoho after he had spoken to her on the steps of the Capitol. He had used demeaning and aggressive language, calling her a “fucking bitch”. She would have decided to let it pass if only Yoho had not made it worse with his apology on … Continue reading AOC On Sexism and Verbal Abuse: “This is not acceptable”

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Entertainment, State and World

Election Analysis: The Media is the Medium

by: Courtney Suber America is witnessing its latest election, and as of now, it’s not complete. 160 million people set out to vote, with 538 electoral votes up for grabs. The candidate who claims 270 is declared the winner, and it’s been a winding, surprising race. This begs the question: how are people inspired about who to vote for? What influenced those 160 million Americans … Continue reading Election Analysis: The Media is the Medium

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President Obama’s new executive order comes to action

There has been a lot of misconception over the recent executive order by President Obama that was recently announced. Many people believe that this new order is amnesty for undocumented immigrants. Others think that these immigrants will be granted automatic citizenship. Obama is doing something that is called “deferred action.” This offers protection from deportation for a certain time frame. In this case, the time … Continue reading President Obama’s new executive order comes to action

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The issue with gerrymandering

By Seth Hochman Co-Editor In Chief A term that most people have never heard of has a huge impact on American politics. This term is gerrymandering. Every ten years, the congressional districts are redrawn by the leading party in Congress after the results of the census come out. While this is important, the drawing of these lines can be abused and the term of gerrymandering … Continue reading The issue with gerrymandering

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Evolving politics in Georgia

     With Georgia voting Republican in the presidential elections since 1992 and all of Georgia’s senators being male and Republican, many people would be surprised that there is a woman running for senate that is a Democrat and is doing fairly well in the pre-elections polls. Her name is Michelle Nunn, and she is the daughter of former Georgian senator Sam Nunn. Sam Nunn … Continue reading Evolving politics in Georgia

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