As the 2024 presidential election rolls around, the validity of the Electoral College will once again be tested. As recently as 2016, it failed to crown the winner of the popular vote as the new leader of the United States, as Hillary Clinton lost the presidency to Donald Trump despite garnering 2.9 million more total … Continue reading The Electoral College Needs To Go
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NBA Player Jontay Porter Banned For Illegal Gambling Actions
Sports betting has become more and more common in recent years, especially in major leagues based in the United States. The NFL, MLB, and NBA have all particularly leaned into this, and are now actively promoting gambling services where fans can put their money on the outcomes of games. While sports betting used to be … Continue reading NBA Player Jontay Porter Banned For Illegal Gambling Actions
NASCAR On Easter Shatters U.S. Sports Television Audience Record
This past Easter Sunday, the United States turned its attention not toward painted eggs and colorful baskets, but instead to loud, heavy, fast race cars endlessly going around in circles. When the NASCAR Cup Series took to the track at Richmond Raceway in Virginia, more eyes were glued to their television screens than ever before. … Continue reading NASCAR On Easter Shatters U.S. Sports Television Audience Record
Google’s Gemini Adds Fuel To Raging Fire Of AI Culture Wars
With artificial intelligence quickly becoming the hottest commodity in the technology industry, many prominent companies are working on creating, coding, and publishing their own AI services. The most recent entity to throw their hat into the ring was Google when they released their ‘Gemini’ model into the world. One of the main capabilities the model … Continue reading Google’s Gemini Adds Fuel To Raging Fire Of AI Culture Wars
Supreme Court Grapples With New Social Media Moderation Laws
For roughly four hours on the afternoon of Monday, February 26, Supreme Court justices discussed the validity of the recently-passed laws in Texas and Florida aimed to restrict the power social media companies have over controlling the content on their platforms. Solicitors general from both states argued that removing posts from online feeds is a … Continue reading Supreme Court Grapples With New Social Media Moderation Laws
Is This Good-Bye TikTok?
TikTok is a place where so many people go and create new things. That all may be changing anytime now. Recently a bill has been passed that allows the president to ban TikTok from every device within the US. The ways this will affect everyone will vary. In my last post, What is TikTok’s Future, … Continue reading Is This Good-Bye TikTok?
What is TikTok’s Future?
Image of phone with TikTok logo by antonbe on Pixabay TikTok is always a conversation with everything that goes on. A lot of people say that new rules and regulations are needed. Some claim that TikTok is being used to gather information and use it against the people on it. What is on TikTok TikTok … Continue reading What is TikTok’s Future?
Editorial – The Big Picture
Editorial for the week of 3/2/2023 By Amy Bi and Chloe Verrochi In class, we introduced a few topics for our class. These opinions are all about campus life and the problems within society. Such as the Wheaton sports and taxes for 2022… We think these topics are interesting because they all happen in our … Continue reading Editorial – The Big Picture
Eggs Are Too Expensive. So Are All Groceries.
The economy in the United States right now isn’t great for the middle and lower class, and you just have to look around to notice. Even though wages have been increasing (albeit very slowly), the prices of living has gone up significantly, especially food. One food item that has been hit the hardest are eggs. … Continue reading Eggs Are Too Expensive. So Are All Groceries.
How can athletics positively and negatively influence civic engagement?
I remember I was a young kid, and there was no such thing as a personal device for entertainment. In-person civic engagement was at an all-time high, with many young athletes playing outside. The outdoors was our gaming system for most of the children in my neighborhood until Wiis and Playstations were gaining attention. “Around … Continue reading How can athletics positively and negatively influence civic engagement?