Columns

Column: Mueller report will change politics, but not by unseating Trump

Matt Hersey, columnist • March 29, 2019

Upon receiving the highly anticipated Mueller report, Americans were left with more questions than answers. But, the conclusion of the investigation and the subsequent release of this report is a chance for Americans to begin bridging the divide it created.

Column: New Zealand is a lesson America hasn’t learned

Melissa Wells, opinion editor • March 27, 2019

It can take a single day, a day like March 15, for our faith in humanity to be shaken. It can also take a day like March 15 for that faith, in the face of tragedy, to be strengthened by the very humanity that connects us to one another.

Column: Hardworking students are true victims of admissions scandal

Brittany Mendez, columnist • March 21, 2019

For decades, many have correctly suspected that the wealthiest of our society pay their way into elite colleges. I simply cannot feel for those now facing the public backlash of that revelation.

Column: O’Rourke may not win, but he’ll show us where politics stands

Matt Hersey, columnist • March 20, 2019

O’Rourke may be just another Democratic hopeful, or he is the beginning of a trend that will continue through politics, in which those who run for office work for what Americans truly hold dear.

Column: Black history is everyone’s history

Brittany Mendez, news staff • February 27, 2019

Black History Month is really a month to acknowledge what should be generally seen as American history, commemorating the life stories and accomplishments of Black people otherwise forgotten in that history.

Column: Media diversity left behind in Trump era

Melissa Wells, opinion editor • February 20, 2019

American news media does not reflect the diversity of the nation, and it struggles to reverse the historical erasure of a wide range of voices.

Column: Black history isn’t ancient history

Brittany Mendez, news staff • February 20, 2019

Although Black History Month has existed for most of our lifetimes, that is not the case for many of our living relatives. It is not only important to remember, it is important to commemorate because it is history still in the making.

Column: Homelessness is a circumstance, not a trait

Matt Hersey, columnist • February 20, 2019

Wandering home, padding through snow back to a warm room is a privilege we should all experience. Yet, throughout Boston, forgotten residents fell asleep cold and wet.

Column: There’s more to the wall battle than politics

Matt Hersey, columnist • February 7, 2019

We don’t need a wall. We don’t need Americans rationing insulin or money for food. We certainly don’t need elderly elite politicians making decisions that will handicap our empathy tomorrow. This humanitarian issue deserves a humanitarian response, not a cold, rigid steel wall.

Column: Black History Month celebrates American greatness

Melissa Wells, opinion editor • February 7, 2019

Our history is dark, but we have always paved a path for the success of future generations. So, this month, The News will dedicate a column each week to this celebration — a small gesture to a community ingrained in the foundation of this country and essential to that American greatness we all applaud today.

Column: Where does the Pledge of Allegiance belong?

Miska Salemann, guest columnist • February 2, 2019

There is something bewildering about expecting students to say an oath in a seemingly “free” country, especially in one built by dissidents. Yet, in the United States, we do.