Category: Opinions
By: Devon Bradley On March 8, the world celebrated International Women’s Day. Why do we still need to mark this day on our calendars? To provide some background, the very first Women’s Day was declared in ...
By Landon Brown January, 2016: a disturbing development at Oxford University occurred as the school’s first female vice chancellor, Louise Richardson, spoke to students. Instead of assuring students that they would be provided a community that ...
Photos by: Michelle Hershberger By: Michelle Hershberger March 10 started off just like any other day when suddenly, as I was pouring the last of my rationed milk before Spring Break into my Fruit Loops, ...
By Devon Bradley How appropriate that Texas Independence Day falls on the day after the Texas primary election: today, Texans can celebrate their state pride and newfound relevance in the presidential race. Approximately 4.2 million Texans ...
By: Justin White Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, 79, was found dead at a west Texas resort due to natural causes. The first Italian-American Justice will likely be remembered as the staunchly conservative “originalist,” interpreter of the ...
Photo by: Sherlyn Ong By: Esteban Woo Kee On February 23rd, Southwestern students and their parents received an emailed letter from President Burger announcing a 3.4% collective increase in tuition, room, board and fees for the ...
By: Justin White In December a horrible attack in San Bernardino took 14 innocent lives. The FBI’s investigation led them to the shooter’s phone, which could have information vital to national security, like texts and phone ...
Photo By: Cat Hosch By: Sherlyn Ong Water is simple and essential, but there is more than meets the eye. Is tap water or bottled water truly better? Tap water is generally cheaper than bottled ...
By Landon Baker On January 5th, President Barack Obama enacted executive actions meant to address the United States’ problems with gun violence–an issue which Congress has remained stagnant on. The actions targeted loopholes that allow ...
Photo courtesy of ice.gov By: Amy Gu I planned to spend this past winter break exploring the roots I came from, my roots being immigrants fleeing their home country just for the selfless wish that ...