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How a Senate Loss Became a DNC Win

Wren Brooke

On Jan. 14, President Joe Biden issued a statement naming Jamie Harrison as his choice for the Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair, shortly after Harrison lost the 2020 Senate election…

Intellectual Checkpoint: video games and their impact on brain functionality

Autumn Hawkins

Video games have long had the reputation of rotting childrens’ brains and making them emotionally stunted, however, there is evidence that proves that the exact opposite is true. Using…

Face Expectations: Are Cosmetics In College Worth It?

Wren Brooke

You wake up and just know that today’s the day you show up to class in your pajamas looking like an absolute mess; we’ve all done it (or at least…

Potholes and Politics

Autumn Hawkins

The greater York County region has experienced significant growth in the last decade; however, increased population inevitably leads to increased construction. According to the York County Economic Development team…

Preparing for graduation—WU resources and tips every eagle should know about

Sam Hyatt

As we are at the start of the spring semester, numerous students are looking forward to crossing the finish line of their undergraduate career and receiving their diploma at graduation.…

Riots and Racism: how the Capitol insurrection differs from Black Lives Matter protests

Autumn Hawkins

Donald Trump held a rally in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6 to garner support from his voters during the transition period between administrations. As the rally concluded, Trump encouraged…

Trump vs Twitter—Censorship or Civic Duty?

Wren Brooke

Almost two weeks ago, Twitter permanently banned now-former President Trump’s account, citing several tweets violating their ‘Glorification of Violence policy.’ Is this an infringement of his free speech, or just…

Kim and Kanye…and Jeffree?!

Allison Reynolds

It’s no surprise that amidst the world trying to make 2021 a much better year than 2020, six days into the new year the Capitol Building was seized. In the…

African-American representation at ABC

Autumn Hawkins

Representatives of the American Broadcasting Channel (ABC) announced in June of 2020 that the upcoming season of The Bachelor would be centered around Matt James - the show’s first African-American…