As the fall semester slowly comes to its end, many students across the country are preparing to return home for Thanksgiving. This year has been a whirlwind, and let’s face it: we all need and deserve...
By Shannon Garrido, Content Managing Editor November 23, 2020
As inauguration day approaches, leaders of Caribbean countries are coming together to congratulate the newly elected president, Joe Biden. As we move from an administration that strained international...
Back in March, it was easy to chalk up the changes in my mental state and my struggles with online classes to the fact that every CNN notification felt like it came straight out of Stephen King’s The...
Why are the doors to the dining hall so heavy? My noodle arms absolutely cannot handle so much weight. Why does it always smell so funky in the dining hall? Where is the normal food? Talking through a...
And just like that, President Donald Trump’s reign is over. But the work for equity? For justice? For a better world? Far from done.
Around the world, supporters of President-elect Joe Biden have...
On Election Day, before Joe Biden’s final stops on the campaign trail, he paid a stop to Greenville, Delaware. He attended Mass at Saint Joseph on the Brandywine Roman Catholic Church. After the service,...
By Sabine Waldeck, Deputy Opinion Editor November 9, 2020
Around four years ago, I became a citizen of these “United” States. I was reluctant to become a citizen because of the reputation Americans had cultivated to outsiders—selfish people who did what...
The whole world has been waiting for this victory — for four years.
As soon as The Associated Press called that Democratic nominee Joe Biden won the electoral vote of his native Pennsylvania, pushing...
The election may be over, but our job as students, citizens, and politically engaged people is not.
In fact, voting during a presidential election year is the bare minimum. It’s important to keep...
Tags related to America have only trended once a while on the Chinese Twitter-like social media platform Weibo since the pandemic began. I remember seeing trending terms like "U.S. COVID-19 cases climb,"...
By Sabine Waldeck, Deputy Opinion Editor November 4, 2020
My stomach has been in knots all day. I have already gotten into multiple arguments with my family members and peers regarding the presidential election. The sheer thought of another four years of this...
By Shannon Garrido, Content Managing Editor November 3, 2020
Tension is in the air on Election Day. Even across the world, people are anxious to know what lies ahead for the United States and how it will affect them for the next four years.
Here in the Dominican...
While I am cautiously optimistic about the outcome of this year’s election, I am not optimistic about the potential fallout. No matter what the results are, a lot of heavily-armed people may be really...
By Shannon Garrido, Content Managing Editor October 28, 2020
Several countries around the world are highly reliant on tourism for generating foreign exchange, attracting international investments, increasing tax revenue, and providing job opportunities. Many have...
By Sabine Waldeck, Deputy Opinion Editor October 28, 2020
Many people highly anticipate Election Day. Each and every voter sits staring at their TV screen, hoping they did enough for their candidate to win. This election is no different, and it carries even more...
A week from Election Day, the country stands more fractured and divided. With experts anticipating a voter-turnout tsunami and young people already reporting record breaking voting numbers, Americans are...
In the midst of midterm season, some students are still waiting on one precious class material: their textbooks.
The campus bookstore has seen severe delays this semester—so much so that people...
English poet Alexander Pope, once said “To err is human,” alluding to the fact that all people make mistakes. Some of these mistakes are more serious than others, like knocking over the coffee mug...
Although my luggage now collects dust and remains hidden in the depths of my closet, I often think back to the days when I traveled around Spain with my family.
My parents are originally from Spain,...
By Shannon Garrido, Content Managing Editor October 13, 2020
Donald Trump supporters and Democrats have one similar perception of this year’s election: that it will follow in the steps of 2016.
Though it appears America is heavily divided on almost every...