Initiated in 1988, World AIDS Day, held on Dec. 1, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic and mourning those who have died of the disease.
There were 6,000 people at the “Love Trumps Hate” protest at the Boston Common, but it seemed more like 10,000 or 20,000 strong when they started chanting.
A few weeks ago, a student filed a lawsuit against Northeastern University and five administrators and staff members for mishandling her sexual assault case. Since then, Northeastern has remained silent about the case and this issue on campus.
Last Sunday, I spent my afternoon watching the Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions, the tail end of a national tour where members of the men’s and women’s U.S. 2012 and 2016 Olympic gymnastics teams showcased their skills in a fun-filled, strobe-lit, fast-paced event.
In the aftermath of last week’s presidential election results, there has been a slew of finger-pointing. It was the media. It was sexism. It was racism. It was Hillary Clinton’s lack of likability. And, pervasively, it was 59 million uneducated, poor white folks who don’t know what’s good for them.
In elections, you vote for a candidate—the entire candidate. You do not get to pick and choose pieces that you like while decrying the others. When I proudly cast my ballot for Hillary Clinton, I knew I was voting for her flaws in addition to her policies. A vote for Trump is the same.
