Tensions escalate between Iran and US
Kiran Soma, World and Nation Editor
April 7, 2020
In the past few weeks, tensions have escalated significantly between Iran and the United States, beginning with the attack of an American embassy on Dec. 31. However, souring relations between the U.S. and Iran can be traced back to 1953, when the CIA orchestrated a coup of Prime Minister Moham...
International Club joins Guilford College in federal lawsuit
Roman Raies, World & Nation Editor
January 18, 2019
According to the Migration Policy Institute, the U.S. houses 1.1 million international students, a number greater than any other country. The top position owes to the high-quality higher education system, welcoming culture and relatively open labor market of the United States. However, according to a...
Thanksgiving’s sad facts
Lana Heltzel, Executive Copy Editor
November 30, 2018
The story told about Thanksgiving in most American schools is quite idyllic. Native Americans and Pilgrims gathered to celebrate overcoming their mutual hardships by partaking in a lively harvest festival feast together. Maybe you had to be in a play about it where you played an insensitive caricature...
Khashoggi killed by Saudi Crown Prince
DaeQuan Fitzgerald, Editor-in-Chief
November 30, 2018
“We have nothing to hide.” This is what Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told Bloomberg News following last month’s murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Prince Mohammed, alongside his brother, who serves as the Saudi Ambassador to Washington, stood by their stance that it was a rogue...
News in Brief
Roman Raies, World & Nation Editor
September 28, 2018
United States Montgomery Judge Steven O’Neil sentenced comedian Bill Cosby to three to 10 years in prison for the sexual assault of Andrea Constand. Cosby will be able to apply for parole after three years. Over 60 women accused him of sexual misconduct. He spent his first night in prison on Sep...
US cuts funding for Palestinian refugees
Zain Hameed, Staff Writer
September 14, 2018
On August 31, the Trump administration cut all aid to the UNWRA, a UN agency that provides support and assistance to Palestinian refugees. “We pay the Palestinians hundreds of millions of dollars a year and get no appreciation or respect,” President Donald Trump said in a tweet. This decision...
NAFTA renegotiations continue in a standstill against Canada and the US
Ayesha Tahirkheli, Staff Writer
September 14, 2018
Rising political tensions, miscommunications and legal quandaries have brought negotiations of the North American Free Trade Agreement to a standstill. Since August 16, 2017, the U.S., Mexico, and Canada have been attempting to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, to modify...
Mass shooting stories must be reported at higher propensity
DaeQuan Fitzgerald, DaeQuan Fitzgerald
September 7, 2018
For many school systems across the country, the 2018-2019 academic year has just began. But sadly in today’s America, it would not come as a shock to anyone if a first-year walked into their college, high school or even middle school for the first time and feared that they could lose their life at...
News in Brief
April 20, 2018
Puerto Rico On April 18, Puerto Rico suffered an island-wide power outage seven months after Hurricane Maria destroyed the island’s power grid. The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority blamed the outage on a tree falling on a power line and says that power should be restored in 24 to 36 hours. ...
