Editorial

Musk takes to the stars, not the scrapyard

Many have loved science fiction growing up and since they were young, have dreamt about exploring far off places and experiencing new worlds. We may be far away from exploring…

Is this the end for Trump?

Dean of Students Office/Publications

On Sept. 24, the United States Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi filed a formal impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump. This was done after a whistleblower complaint was lodged in…

Disney Disney and more Disney

Beneshia Wadlington

Most people have a personal connection with Disney franchises and parks based on childhood experiences. But in the past 20 years, Disney has grown past just princess movies and stories…

Reduce meat consumption and save the planet

Victoria Howard

Of the issues facing humanity today, the climate crisis is the most threatening. If we do not make serious changes, we could speed up climate change and not give ourselves…

“The Princess Bride” Remake? Inconceivable!

Lily Fremed

Why do people—or in this case, Hollywood companies—think they need to fix things that are not broken? When it comes to the possibility of remaking the classic film “The Princess…

The vape generation

Dean of Students Office/Publications

Cigarettes and nicotine have always had a strange way of infiltrating our society and wreaking havoc. And now the anti-smoking campaign of our childhoods has been disregarded for a small…

Listen to the voices of the children

Victoria Howard

One of the biggest names in the news for the past two weeks has been a 16-year-old Swedish girl. Greta Thunberg rose to international fame when in August 2018 she…

Review: “Steven Universe: The Movie”

Gabriel Corbin

Sixteen-year-old Steven Universe thinks he’s living happily ever after, but in reality it's just the calm before the real storm—a new threat that will take everything away from him. “Steven…

Cancel culture: the inverse effect

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Cancel culture has changed the way that we communicate online. It encourages people to get angry and harmful for a good cause…mostly. Cancel culture is an on-going trend that is…

Response to “Social media: the new public forum”

Tea Franco

In an opinion article published in the Sept. 18 issue of The Johnsonian, there was an article critiquing various social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Spotify for banning…