Controversial “Army Combat Fitness Test” emerges
By Ashton Becker A recent report has claimed the U.S. Army’s leaked plan to implement the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) this April. This controversial test was introduced in 2019, but has yet to be used for any purpose besides…
Nostalgia, prices on the rise for trading cards
By Faith Smith The COVID-19 pandemic came with an increase in new interests and hobbies. In March 2020, that aside from the toilet paper hoarding, other shelves were also becoming bare. What happened to all of the sports and camping…
GOP declaration calls agendas into question
By Ashton Becker The Republican Party has officially declared the Jan. 6 capitol riot “legitimate political discourse.” Additionally, the Republican National Committee (RNC) voted to censure House Representatives Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois due to their…
Traditional holiday holds history
By Faith Smith Feb. 2. One holiday that brings thousands of people around the world together to celebrate the prediction of a furry forecaster. Yet many do not appreciate this holiday’s rich history and cultural meaning. The true history of…
Spotify should have disclaimers
By Abigail Connolly Jan. 26, Neil Young, world renowned singer-songwriter and musical artist, released a statement regarding his desire to remove his work from Spotify, the popular music streaming service. Young begins the statement stating: “Spotify has recently become a…
Mars Inc. diverts attention with campaign
By John Custodio In mid-January, Mars Inc. announced that the well-known M&M anthropomorphized mascots would be getting an update to be “more inclusive” to modern American values and woke culture. There are two main problems with this. The move is…
Ukraine crisis, age old destructive mess
By Ashley Scott For the past few weeks, the news has been drowning with panic over the Ukraine crisis in Europe. Unfortunately, panic over Ukraine is nothing new. We have seen it before in 2014 with Russia annexing Crimea. However,…
Travis Scott not at fault for injuries
As more and more details start to come out about the tragedy that occured at the Astroworld music festival, questions need to be raised as to what security measures were in place and the state of ethics of our society….
Couric broke journalistic ethics
Every journalist is expected to follow a code of ethics in order to maintain a public discourse that is accurate and fair. Veteran journalist Katie Couric failed to do this in her interview with late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader…
Youngkin win helps Republicans
Glenn Youngkin’s win in the Virginia Gubernatorial race on Nov. 3 came as a surprise to many Virginians and many Americans. This could be a crystal ball for what could happen in the 2022 midterm elections. It is pretty clear…
