On Oct. 11, Boy Scouts of America (BSA) announced it would finally allow girls to become Boy Scouts. Now, girls may get more access to exclusive Eagle Scout scholarships and activities that are not offered by Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA).
Read moreDiscussion of sexual assault must continue after #MeToo hashtag
After the recent flood of sexual assault allegations against film producer Harvey Weinstein and other high-profile men such as Kevin Spacey, George H.W. Bush and Mark Halperin, thousands of women have posted their own experiences with sexual assault and harassment under this hashtag.
Read moreWhat do we do now?
On a seemingly normal Monday morning, Oct. 4, I opened up my phone to the terrifying news that a concert in an open and supposedly safe area had turned into a bloody nightmare. But what may be even more horrifying is how commonplace shootings are in the U.S. On Nov. 2, a shooting in a Colorado Walmart took the lives of three innocent people.
Read moreHow social media is changing news
Following a Ku Klux Klan rally in Charlottesville, pictures of rioters rapidly circulated through social media. Immediately after they surfaced, people traced International Protocol addresses and illegally stalked profiles to expose the demonstrators.
Read moreHow social media is changing politics
In 2005, only five percent of the United States population used social media. Today, that number has increased to 70 percent. This widespread use of social media has impacted how Americans view the world around them, particularly in terms of politics and social issues.
Read moreSpotlight on Hollywood whitewashing
Hollywood’s habitual practice of whitewashing, or the casting of white actors to play historically non-white characters, continues to be a controversial issue in the film industry. Whitewashing, as well as the omission of LGBT and disabled characters, exemplifies Hollywood’s lack of minority representation.
Read moreDenouncing Betsy DeVos
DeVos’s lack of experience in public education makes her an inadequate candidate for Secretary of Education and a detriment to the future of American education. The long lasting struggle to reform the US public education system gains little from the appointment of DeVos. What was an opportunity to improve public education accountability and standards is now wasted on DeVos who has neither ambitions nor the capability to advance public education.
Read moreTransgender people are people too
The ongoing bathroom choice debate has polarized the nation, with fierce supporters and denouncers of transgender rights. Today, transgender students lack protection because a large portion of the American population holds a negative and uninformed view of transgenderism.
Read moreColin Kaepernick's protests are a show of patriotism
They say you should stand up for your rights, but sometimes you have to sit down.
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