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OPINION: Marvel isn’t as Marvel-ous as it used to be

OPINION: Marvel isn’t as Marvel-ous as it used to be

Victoria White, Asst. Opinion Editor February 18, 2025

Like most teenagers, I found comfort in the community, specifically the online community, that came with the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies. For years, I made the pilgrimage to the theater to see the...

OPINION: Students be warned: President sets sights on Department of Education

OPINION: Students be warned: President sets sights on Department of Education

Kamdyn Sargent, Staff Writer February 18, 2025

Not even a full month following his inauguration, President Donald Trump seems to be coming for almost every corner of established government policy, from trans rights to DEI. With each action as alarming...

OPINION: Even prebiotics can’t prevent Poppi’s downfall

OPINION: Even prebiotics can’t prevent Poppi’s downfall

Keely Menyhart, Arts and Entertainment Editor February 18, 2025

In recent years, the soft drink market has seen an influx in gut-healthy sodas. While they have taken over social media, they have not gone about it in the most beneficial way.  With brands like Culture...

OPINION: Gulf of Mexico receives unwanted Trump rebrand

OPINION: Gulf of Mexico receives unwanted Trump rebrand

Robin Malconian, Journal Contributor February 18, 2025

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Jan. 20 that declared the Gulf of Mexico to be renamed to Gulf of America as a part of an initiative to “restore American pride in the history of American...

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: This Student Press Freedom Day, we prepare for the fight ahead

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: This Student Press Freedom Day, we prepare for the fight ahead

Maren Halpin, Editor-In-Chief February 18, 2025

2025 is an interesting year to be a student journalist. All around me, journalism seems to face a new threat every day — lack of public trust, government officials blocking media access, increasing...

OPINION: An ocean apart: The feeling of studying 3,891 miles away

OPINION: An ocean apart: The feeling of studying 3,891 miles away

Alexis Crochiere, News Editor February 11, 2025

I do not think that my adolescent self would ever think when I grew up I’d be embarrassed to be an American, introducing myself in a foreign country with my homeland whispered under my breath. I remember...

An poster piece from the Ten Years Ago The Nazis burned these books...But Free Americans Can Still Read Them (1943) exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts

OPINION: Turning the page on banning books

Ella Santanelli, Copy Editor February 11, 2025

The topic of book bans seems to have been on the increase in news headlines over the past few years and presidential administrations, but what does a “book ban" really mean? An important distinction...

Charred ruins after wildfire in Northern California.

OPINION: Charred aftermath of California wildfires

Victoria White, Asst. Opinion Editor February 11, 2025

Throughout the 67th Annual Grammys Award show, in between jaw-dropping performances and well-deserved awards, there would be a QR code displayed on the screen. This was the Grammys’ way of showing their...

OPINION: Kendrick's powerful political halftime show highlights Black voices in America

OPINION: Kendrick’s powerful political halftime show highlights Black voices in America

Sandy Tran, Journal Contributor February 11, 2025

Twenty-two-time Grammy Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Kendrick Lamar delivered an explosive halftime performance at this year’s Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, Louisiana. It reigns, in my mind, the best...

OPINION: Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show was more than a Drake diss

OPINION: Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show was more than a Drake diss

Casey Wells, Staff Writer February 11, 2025

Kendrick Lamar performed one of the most impactful and politically relevant Super Bowl halftime shows in history Feb. 9 by demanding his audience’s full attention.  Most fans took Lamar performing...

President Donald Trump speaking at Turning Point USA's "AmericaFest" in Phoenix, AZ. Dec. 22.

OPINION: Trump must make a return to his ‘America First’ roots

Harry Murphy, Staff Writer February 11, 2025

Nearly ten years ago, on June 16, 2016, Donald Trump, a billionaire real estate mogul, made his descent down the gilded escalator at Trump Tower in New York City to a packed room of supporters, where he...

AI has made it to the silver screen this award season, it shouldn't win

AI has made it to the silver screen this award season, it shouldn’t win

Robin Malconian, Journal Contributor February 4, 2025

Oscar nominee film “The Brutalist” has recently elicited controversy for its use of AI generation, once again igniting debate about the ethics of AI-generated artwork and how it impacts professional...

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