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If frontline workers are heroes, why don’t they get paid like heroes?

Wren Brooke

‘Frontline workers are heroes.’ Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, that message has made its way into posters, TV advertisements and even billboards — yet frontline workers have seen almost…

Wellness days not so popular among students

Allison Reynolds

Because of COVID-19, instead of having a spring break this semester, Winthrop University has given its students wellness days. This announcement was made in an email from university president George…

Oprah’s shocking interview with Prince Harry & Meghan

Sam Hyatt

On Sunday March 7, many curious viewers tuned in to CBS, which aired an exclusive program of Oprah Winfrey interviewing former Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan…

The senior graduation experience during Covid

Jada Strong

At the start of Covid-19 last year, everything was shut down. The circumstances were filled with questions without answers, and hard sacrifices that had to be made. Everyone went into…

Cuomo doesn’t care about consent

Autumn Hawkins

New York’s governor, Andrew Cuomo, has recently been accused of interacting inappropriately with one of his female assistants, causing another politician to fall into the critical light of their actions…

Repealing mask mandates—a step forward or backward?

Wren Brooke

South Carolina governor Henry McMaster issued an executive order on Friday, March 5, reversing the mandatory mask order in state buildings and other public buildings, including businesses such as restaurants. …

Love of money is the root of all evil: from colonialism, to racism, to the climate crisis

Mary Hicks

When it comes to the environment, much of the responsibility is often placed on individuals to create a “greener” planet themselves. “Recycle,” they say. “Reuse,” they say. “Ride a bike,”…

Racist rhetoric that blames Asian Americans for COVID-19 must be stopped

Sam Hyatt

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the Asian American community has suffered an increase in hate crimes due to the Chinese origin of the virus. …

The Feminine Fight: why Women’s History Month and feminism should accurately portray female-identifying people

Autumn Hawkins

March is Women’s History Month, yet it, and some branches of feminism, are not an accurate representation of the women it is supposed to honor. In 1981, Congress deemed…