Staff Editorial: Nov. 15, 2019
On Nov. 5, Northwestern University’s student newspaper, The Daily Northwestern, covered a protest when former Attorney General Jeff Sessions came to speak at the university. The editorial staff sent one reporter to the protest and a photographer; the other reporter…
Trump deserves every boo he receives
An email sent to University of Alabama students warned that any disruptions during the upcoming football game would not be tolerated and that the punishment for misconduct would be banning violators from the student sections for the remainder of the…
Russian athletes drug problem
Russia is now in a race against time to prove itself compliant with clean sport with less than a year to go until next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. For a long time now, the country has…
Tokyo weather bad for Olympics
When Tokyo was selected for the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, little was known in terms of the impact of heat on competing athletes. However, in the past year the organizing committee’s measures to combat the aforementioned have been…
Sex workers should not be punished
There is very little that the United States government likes more than trying to tell uterus owners what they can and cannot do with their bodies. From reproductive rights to freeing the “female-presenting” nipple, the government and those who help…
Studying abroad incredible experience
This past May, after enrolling in a fourth quarter English and political science Study Abroad course, I flew from New York City to London Heathrow Airport to spend eight and a half days overseas in the United Kingdom with 12…
Staff Editorial: Nov. 8, 2019
It is that time of year again; darkness comes in the middle of the afternoon, most days are overcast, the temperature is dropping and for so many people, something called that many call “seasonal depression” kicks in. The season may…
Livable wages should not fall onto customers
In the United States, going out to eat at restaurants is something that, culturally, is almost unavoidable. Whether it be going to lunch with coworkers or classmates, getting dinner to catch up with friends or stopping for brunch on a…
New Yorkers choose not to vote early
Across New York state, from Oct. 26 to Nov. 3, voters could cast their ballots early in the regional elections that occurred this year. This was the first year that New York has offered early voting. It is a critical…
California bill misses mark
The state of California has recently passed several controversial bills targeting part-time employees and their companies, generating a huge amount of noise on social media platforms. Last September, California legislators approved a landmark bill requiring companies such as Uber or…
