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Gaetzgate: one man’s political plunder

Autumn Hawkins

At the end of March, U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz became the focus of a federal investigation regarding sex trafficking. The Justice Department launched an investigation when allegations of Gaetz…

Twitter and Teen Vogue

Autumn Hawkins

Alexi McCammond has resigned from her post as Teen Vogue’s editor-in-chief after some questionable social media posts have been brought to light. In 2011, McCammond made comments on social…

Second Amendment sadness: recent gun violence

Autumn Hawkins

Since the inception of 2021, gun violence has seen countless headlines. The Gun Violence Archives (GVA) estimates that the United States has seen over one hundred mass shootings since…

Winthrop named a ‘voter-friendly campus’ by the Fair Elections Center’s Campus Vote Project

Bryn Eddy

Winthrop University was deemed a voter-friendly campus by national nonpartisan organizations Fair Elections Center’s Campus Vote Project (CVP) and NASPA– Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. The two organizations seek…

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

Autumn Hawkins

In this era of increasing diversity, the topic of being “politically correct” has become a buzzword in modern politics. Many politicians and civilians alike have ridiculed what they refer…

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…

Local street names: lingering racism vs. history

Wren Brooke

Stonewall Street, Secession Way, Jefferson Davis Street, and Jackson Avenue; if you are from the southeastern United States, you probably might know of a few similarly named roads, so why…

Should artists be discussing politics or stay out of it?

Sam Hyatt

In the last few years, with the increase of social media usage, it seems that more and more celebrities and artists are becoming involved in politics. But should they be…

Joe Biden’s first accomplishments in office

Sam Hyatt

On January 20, 2021, Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States of America and has hit the ground running, making changes ever since. The Biden…

Trump’s second impeachment trial: An overview

Chase Duncan

Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial began in the Senate last week on Feb. 9, leaving elected U.S Senators in charge of determining whether the former president is…