Finals are fast approaching and the fear, the tears, and the anxiousness are setting in. Students start spending all their time in the library and begging teachers to pass certain classes. As…
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Legacy Scholarships are a Problem
Legacy Scholarships: Getting a scholarship because your parents or distant relative attended the same school you are attending. This absolutely ludicrous idea claims that legacy students deserve free money so they can…
Fabricating Friendly Fashion
Fashion is something that I frankly don’t understand at all, but would like to pretend I do. The Met Gala, all of the fashion weeks around the world, and any store’s website…
Make Voting Easier For Everyone
For the people of Chicago, the past few months have been ripe with elections. From the ones you may know, like the mayoral election, to the lesser-known ones, like City Treasurer and…
Domestic Violence in the LGBTQ+ Community
Most everyone has heard a scary statistic about how common domestic violence is and all the ways that people are trying to put an end to it. These efforts are vital for…
National Parks are Still Recovering From Shutdown
National Parks provide a space for people to go out, explore, and play in nature. They are a great source of natural resources, preserved for our enjoyment. They are some of the…
Blackfishing is Becoming a Problem
If you have been on Instagram recently, you may have noticed a trend called “blackfishing.” It is a play on words referring to the term “catfishing” in which you pretend to be…
SXU Falters in Credibility, Claiming Celebration of Diversity
Saint Xavier University is a place where you are vowed celebrated diversity. When applying for admissions, minorities were convinced that this school would keep them safe within its grounds, but even the…
Starting a Conversation on Terrorism: How We Respond
Following the recent terrorist attack in New Zealand, where fifty people were killed at Christchurch Mosque, there have been many responses on a global scale, and a community scale as well. One…
It’s Okay To Be White: A Response to Racism on Campus
On March 18th, 2019, a paper with the phrase “It’s okay to be white” was found in two boys restrooms on campus. In an email sent from President Laurie M. Joyner, “Diversity…