Highlights

Editorial: What Trump’s deportation plan means for the economy

Amado Lucero, Staff Writer • February 11, 2025

Whether you are a Trump Supporter or not, it is imperative to understand his deportation plan and how it can negatively affect our economy. Although national security is essential to maintain safety...

Former President Donald Trump dodges assassination attempts

Justin Ghodsian, Staff Writer • October 15, 2024

On July 13, 2024, Donald John Trump, the 45th president of the United States held a rally near Butler, Pennsylvania where someone made an assassination attempt on the former president. 22 year old...

Anger. Confusion. Hurt. Embarrassment. January 6.

Highlights • January 9, 2021

Eva Levin Copy Editor I’m confused. Yeah, that’s it. Confused. Befuddled. Disoriented. Muddled. After all, it’s not every day you see something so weird and abnormal you start to question an everyday...

Trump’s COVID ambiguity sends startling message to nation

Highlights • October 25, 2020

Eva Levin copy editor I think the irony did it for me. He lied about the severity of it to his 300 million constituents. He peddled an unapproved drug as a cure. He mocked his opponent on national television...

Trump administration’s vape ban shows good signs, yet red flags

Highlights • October 16, 2019

Alya Mehrtash staff writer The Trump administration has finally taken a small step in the right direction with its plan to ban the sale of most flavored e-cigarettes. This ban, however, also highlights...

Political Picnic episode 2: Impeachment inquiry marks major point in history, sets confusing precedent

Highlights • September 27, 2019

Ava Seccuro co-editor-in-chief Catherine Gagulashvili co-editor-in-chief Alya Mehrtash staff writer This is the second episode of the Political Picnic podcast, in which we discuss hot button political...

Trump is irrational, cruel when demanding Bahamian refugees have visas

Highlights • September 17, 2019

Emma Newman staff writer Hurricane Dorian was supposed to hit Florida. As devastating as that would have been, the effects are even more catastrophic now that it hit the less-developed islands of the Bahamas. This...

Oprah Winfrey isn’t the answer to Donald Trump

Highlights • January 29, 2018

Evan Minniti staff writer The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle famously postulated that a vacuum couldn’t exist in nature and that something would inevitably come in to fill the gap. Modern-day physicists...

Girl Up fundraises at Beverly for women’s issues

Highlights • November 6, 2017

Evan Minniti staff writer According to the United Nations (UN), women make up two thirds of the illiterate population worldwide. With women’s education becoming an increasingly important topic in the...

Uncertainty continues to rise in Donald Trump’s first 100 days

Highlights • May 1, 2017

Vivian Geilim opinion editor DISCLAIMER: I am a liberal. When I last wrote about Donald Trump in November, it solely revolved around his ineptitude to fit into the esteemed position of president of the...

Travel ban breakdown: what happened, who’s affected?

Highlights • February 16, 2017

Explanation of Trump's travel ban Ben Dahan news editor Natasha Dardashti social media editor On Friday, Jan. 27, President Donald Trump signed an executive order restricting immigration and travel...

What to expect when being political on social media

Highlights • January 25, 2017

Veronica Pahomova co-editor-in-chief Social media. What once began as platforms for sending mass messages of funny cat videos have quickly evolved into outlets for political opinions. The election season...