Season 2 of the Netflix adaptation of comic book series, The Umbrella Academy, picks up from season 1’s cliffhanger. This season starts off with the Hargreeves siblings being scattered throughout the timeline […]
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A Supreme Court Vacancy that Will Shape a Generation
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s sudden death left a deeply divided country in shock. Only weeks until a tumultuous presidential election, America was thrown into a political turmoil. In recent years, the Supreme […]
Stop and Drop? The Debate on Standardized Testing in College Admissions
The UC Schools recently joined the ever-growing list of colleges that dropped all SAT or ACT requirements for the Fall of 2021 application year. With COVID-19 forcing colleges to drop requirements temporarily, […]
Big Ten Football
After a cancellation, lots of controversy, and many COVID cases at Big Ten Campuses, the Conference has found a way to bring football back. So we can finally say, Big Ten football […]
Mulan Review
The new live action movie, Mulan, is now available on Disney plus for streaming. While this movie shares many common features to the original animation, it features a new concept story along […]
It was Fun While It Lasted: The Trainwreck of a College Start
College is always rough. It’s a new experience, a new place, and there’s more to do. This year, we’ve had to deal with COVID-19. Though we know that this virus transmits through […]
Back To School Playlist
This school year will definitely be a new experience for all of us and I’m sure that everyone has mixed emotions towards coming back to school. Whether it’s wanting to rush through […]
ELIJAH MCCLAIN’S IMPACT IN THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT
TW: Racism, police killing, violence Born on February 25, 1996 in Aurora, Colorado, Elijah McClain was a massage therapist who was described by many of those who knew him to have an […]
Did We Reopen Too Soon?
By late May, states had begun plans to reopen, following guidelines from the White House for the three phase process of restarting the economy and allowing individuals to gather and go out. […]
How Covid-19 Has Impacted Sports
The Coronavirus pandemic has been tough on sports fans, especially here in the states. Only one sport, in one country has had live sporting events with a full capacity: Rugby in New […]
