Affirmative action programs have been the topic of harsh debate since their institution in the early 1960s. Different affirmative action programs have been brought to the Supreme Court multiple times, including the recent case of Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin. Opinions over affirmative action programs remain largely divided.
By Gwen Schanker, Editorial Columnist
The world is in a state of tumult. With the combination of the impending presidential election, the recent attacks in Paris, Kenya and Lebanon, the Syrian refugee crisis and the Planned Parenthood shooting in Colorado Springs – it’s...
By Sean Connolly, Editorial Section Editor
On Friday, Nov. 6, President Barack Obama announced his opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline. He claimed the pipeline would not have a significant impact on the US economy. In the spirit of new efforts by his administration to fight...
By Gwen Schanker, Editorial Columnist
Two weeks ago, I attended a panel hosted by the New England chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, which discussed the challenges of court reporting. Social media entered the conversation within the first five minutes as...
By Sean Connolly, Editorial Section Editor
TThe last week has been full of important, world-shaking events. President Barack Obama made a formal announcement rejecting the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, Catalonia has voted to secede from Spain and the presidents of China...
By Rowan Walrath, Managing Editor
On Monday, the University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe made national headlines when he resigned amid student protests against his handling of racial incidents on campus.
However, many argue even though Wolfe’s resignation is...
By Sean Connolly, Editorial Section Editor
This Tuesday was election day, and in the grand American tradition, citizens came out to choose their leaders. While this was not a year of congressional or presidential races, there were still important decisions to be made throughout...
By Gwen Schanker, Editorial Columnist
The debate over the safety of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is central to today’s scientific discourse. While scientists continuously investigate how genetic modification can be used to improve nutritional content, pest resistance...
By Sean Connolly, Editorial Section Editor
The offensive nature of the Confederate flag has become an issue of massive national discussion. There was a massive spark at the end of June, when activist Bree Newsome climbed the flag pole at the South Carolina State House and...
By Ross Beroff, Editorial Columnist
It's in our nature as humans to classify things and other people and put them into groups. We love to do it, and not much can be done about that. However, there are groups of people that are very against putting anyone into any sort of group...
By Sean Connolly, Editorial Section Editor
Donald Trump is currently the leading presidential candidate for the Republican Party. A CNN poll on Tuesday found that Trump currently has 27 percent of the expected Republican vote, while Ben Carson, his only real competitor, has...
By Gwen Schanker, Editorial Columnist
Last week, I discussed aggregation in my journalism ethics class. Aggregators collect journalistic information, either from an individual or group of sources, and repurpose that material in a different form. There are several different...
