Taylor Sallenger, Author at My TJ Now

This week in American politics

Taylor Sallenger

Pfizer and BioNTech will soon ask the Food and Drug Administration to approve vaccine booster shots for those between the ages of 5 to 11 years old. This company announced…

This Week in American Politics

Taylor Sallenger

The White House recently announced plans to continue to freeze federal student loan payments until Aug. 31 of this year. This would be the seventh student loan freeze since the…

This week in American politics

Taylor Sallenger

President Joe Biden announced Thursday that the U.S. would take up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees and donate $1 million to European countries to help with the humanitarian crisis currently happening…

Russia invades Ukraine starting the largest conflict in Europe in decades

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With the conflict between Russia and Ukraine growing each day, many Americans are wondering whether the country will or should get involved. There is the fear that Russia’s invasion…

Former employees say Knowledge Perk created hostile work environment

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Editor’s Note: Throughout this piece, ‘they’ and ‘them’ are used to refer to a singular person, not multiple people. Olivia Corby uses ‘they/them’ pronouns, and Emily O’Regan uses ‘she/they’ pronouns.…

This week in American politics

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Tensions continue to grow between the U.S. and Russia as Russia continues to threaten an invasion of Ukraine. On Friday, President Biden revealed that U.S. intelligence shows that Russian President…

Meet Dr. Neal Weaver, Winthrop presidential candidate

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Dr. Neal Weaver made his public debut as a presidential candidate for Winthrop University on Thursday in Dina’s Place with his wife Kristi Weaver by his side. When answering…

This week in American politics

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Supreme Court judge Justice Stephen G. Breyer announced his retirement last week. This comes at a deliberate time before midterm elections where democrats are expected to lose their majority in…

Title IX update

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After joining the Winthrop community in November, Title IX Coordinator Kevin Sheppard Sr. spoke to students last week about what he hopes to accomplish in his new role. In…

A year into Biden’s presidency and still no student loan forgiveness

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President Biden has yet to keep the promise he made to voters to eliminate student loan debt. On the campaign trail, President Biden said forgiving student loan debt is…