My screen turns on and I see the news alert, "Doug Jones beats Republican Roy Moore in Alabama Senate Race." Getting a news alerts about a Democrat beating a Republican in a very red state never...
It is no secret to Maryland students that next year they will be going back to school after Labor Day and that they will lose most of their spring break. The majority of BCPS parents, students, and...
When Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia passed away at age 79, on Saturday April 9th, politicians questioned the morals of Obama possibly nominating another Supreme Court justice. Many politicians believe...
The 2016 presidential election has been characterized by name calling and anti-immigrant rhetoric. Amidst all this chaos, on March 1st, twelve states casted their votes and selected who they felt deserved...
In January of 2015, Baltimore City Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake appointed acclaimed author and Ted Talk speaker Leanna Wen as Baltimore City Health Commissioner. In her first year in office, Wen has...
In 2015, the United States experienced 372 mass shootings. This is more shootings than days in a year. The massacre of innocent lives due to gun violence has been prevalent in American society for many...
The world was in a state of shock on November 13, the night of the seven coordinated attacks that resulted in the deaths of at least 130 people in Paris.
Countries around the world have expressed solidarity...
Here in Towson, the temperature inconsistency has not gone unnoticed. Sadly, this weather phenomena isn’t specific to Maryland- it’s happening on a global level. A global issue like climate change...
Imagine that sometime in the near future you’ll be able to take your children to see a wooly mammoth on a jaunt to the local zoo. Fantastic? Sure. Unlikely? Well, possibly. Impossible? Not at all.
Planet...
We Americans are always worried about our place in the world. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the United States has held its position as the only world superpower, the most powerful nation...
Have you ever worked really hard and something and you want your teacher’s feedback on it? Did your teacher praise you for your work, or did they give you some constructive criticism on how you could...
On the eve of September 23rd to the early morning of the 24th, all Muslim families celebrate Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice. Celebrators are required to wear their finest clothes and perform a special...
