Reproductive Rights are Human Rights, Not a “Women’s Issue”

Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the long-upheld Roe v. Wade decision during the summer of 2022, reproductive rights have been thrust into the front of agenda-setting in national American politics. The decision and its early public leaking served to galvanize many Americans, mainly women, to turn out in that year’s midterm elections, …

O.J. Simpson: The Culture of Impunity for Domestic Violence in Sports

Featured Image Source: Getty Images. In this July 20, 2017, file photo, former NFL football star O.J. Simpson appears via video for his parole hearing at the Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nev. TW: Mentions of domestic violence, abuse, sexual harassment, etc. In recent weeks following the death of O.J. Simpson, there has been much …

Black Hole Consumes All of Indonesia: What Consumers Need to Know About How the U.S. Economy Is Being Affected

In the early morning of Monday, April 1st, 2024, Indonesians awoke to a black hole that appeared spontaneously on the surface of the Earth, consuming the islands of Borneo, Sulawesi, and Java in mere hours. Scientists around the world say the black hole is expected to continue swallowing the Earth as the remaining Indonesian islands …

Exploitation and Destruction: The Price of Beauty

Despite its seeming innocuousness, the cosmetics industry generates hundreds of billions of dollars each year through rampant unethical practices and patterns of exploitation. Like most industries relying on globalized supply chains, the production of skincare, haircare, make-up, fragrances, and toiletries is dependent on the exploitation of vulnerable people.  According to a 2023 report published by …

Posting Policy Updated: Is Free Expression Threatened?

On February 20, 2024, the Dean of Students Office at Wheaton College announced via email that it had updated the college’s “Posting of Written Material” policy under its rules surrounding “Free Expression,” with an added set of guidelines for students to abide by regarding postings, making the changes effective immediately. Building on the existing posting …

Global Warming Causing Seasons to Shift: Longer Summers and Shorter Winters

In the past few years, here in the US Northeast, every year around December I find myself asking “Are winters starting later?” and “Why do they feel like they are getting milder?” Speaking anecdotally, it seems to me that something about the winter has changed; it feels as though it starts later and is less …