OPINION


10/11/2018, 3:51pm

Treatment of Christine Ford exposes political disengagement

Brett Kavanaugh’s tumultuous confirmation saga came to an end on Oct. 6 when the U.S. Senate approved his appointment to the Supreme Court. Despite credible accusations of sexual assault levied against him by Christine Blasey Ford, Republican leaders forged ahead with his nomination process.


9/18/2018, 1:04pm

Yahoo's 9/11 video lacks truth, respect for day of tragedy

Yahoo on Sept. 11 released a video on Facebook that advertised the opening of the new Cortlandt Street Subway Station at the World Trade Center in New York City. At 14 seconds into the video, it shows an image accredited to Getty Images, with the caption “Under rubble when the twin towers collapsed in 2011” — which any American knows is false, showing the true definition of media blindness in this generation. In under one hour this video had 185,000 views and only 36 comments, with only six viewers realizing Yahoo’s mistake.


9/11/2018, 1:28pm

Nike ad gives brand attention it wants but does not deserve

“Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything” are not just words that can be used to summarize the last several years in the life of Colin Kaepernick, but also the future of Nike and other advertising giants in a system of rabid political polarization. 


9/11/2018, 1:24pm

The cost of college life is more than just dollars

If you had to give secondary education a price, would you instantly think financially or mentally? You can envision their future in a number of ways — a break could be right in front of them, or they could choose to bet it all knowing that a shot is all it takes. 


4/30/2018, 8:58pm

Waffle House customer deemed as hero in tragic shooting

On Sunday, April 22, 2018, a lone shooter ambushed a Waffle House restaurant in Antioch, Tennessee, killing four people and injuring several others. Mass shootings have been happening more frequently these days and most of the time, shooters intend to kill as many people as they can.  


4/9/2018, 10:31pm

Changing name of women’s center up for discussion

If the Women’s Center at Shippensburg University works toward empowerment, equality and ending violence for all of the members of the Shippensburg University community, then why does the title of the center exclude everyone except women? 


4/8/2018, 6:19pm

Keep your guns but change our laws

On Feb. 14, 2018, the unthinkable happened — at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida — a mass shooting that has completely changed the conversation on gun violence.