Opinion

Today, numerous genres of video games exist for enjoyment and the development of strategic skills. Video games, such as role-playing, puzzle and even “shooter” games like “Call of Duty” and “Battlefield,” are unique, practical and revolutionary for the modern generation. However, the general populace of America feels as if “shooter”...

The Gestational Age Act bans all abortions after 15 weeks in Mississippi, except those that the “good faith” and “clinical judgement” of the physician deem “necessary to preserve the life of a pregnant woman.” Rape and incest are not mentioned at all. Though this bill is currently blocked from taking...

The healthcare system has failed mentally ill patients. A comparison between French and American statistics of ADHD in children found that 9 percent of American children are diagnosed with the disease, while a mere 0.5 percent of French children are diagnosed. To treat these children, American doctors give kids psycho-stimulants...

On March 18, Vladimir Putin secured 76 percent of the vote, for yet another electoral victory as the president of Russia.  He has been the president or prime minister of Russia since 1999 and will rule for at least another six years. Shortly after President Putin’s victory, U.S. President Trump...

The whistleblower from Cambridge Analytica has recently brought attention to the amount social media users are tracked online, to the surprise of many. This has been happening for a long time, though. Life in the internet age has made the tracking and usage of personal data easier than ever. The...

You are in class, the clock is pushing toward the 50-minute mark and you need to ask the professor a question, but there’s one problem – you have a class right after. So you’re forced to put off the question, jump out the door and walk briskly to your next...

Anger compelled, my fingers flew across the keyboard late Tuesday night. I should have been sleeping,  but my thoughts circulated back to what the haunted halls of Parkland High School and Great Mills High School must be like now in the aftermath of the tragic shootings that have taken place. How much...

In the five months since #MeToo went viral, 94 million people have shared the hashtag, said the founder of the movement, Tarana Burke, Tuesday night in her keynote address. For context, in the entire year of 2015, one-third of that number – an estimated nearly 30 million people worldwide –...

As rampant turnover at the White House continues, more controversy surrounds new Trump nominees. In this case, director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Mike Pompeo, is being nominated for secretary of state after Rex Tillerson’s firing over Twitter. Pompeo’s replacement nominee is Gina Haspel, who is looking to be the...

On a national level, the American criminal justice system is full of uncertainty, although criminals are most often thrust into local correctional facilities and state prisons. This puts a burden on state and local governments to deal with some of these criminal justice issues such as escapees and the ever-increasing...