Daunte Wright, at left, and former police officer Kim Potter | CREDIT: BRUCE BISPING/STAR TRIBUNE VIA GETTY IMAGES 

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The Sentencing of Former Officer Kim Potter Who Shot Daunte Wright

Ariana Warner
March 15, 2022

Former Minneapolis Police Officer Kim Potter, who mistakenly drew her gun instead of her taser and fatally shot a young black man, was recently sentenced to two years in prison.  Daunte Wright, a 21...

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Qatar: The Most Controversial World Cup Host Ever?

Paul Siebert
March 15, 2022
As the 2022 FIFA World Cup is drawing ever closer, let’s take another look at its host Qatar; a country only twice the size of Delaware that is located in the Persian Gulf. The country has been involved in enormous amounts of controversy, including accusations of bribery and corruption and the practice of modern slavery, since it won the bid for the World Cup in 2010. How much of that is actually true and whether Qatar is a country suitable to host a FIFA World Cup will be discussed in this article.
Why is Everything so Expensive?

Why is Everything so Expensive?

Kevin Han
March 11, 2022

Since the start of COVID-19, prices have skyrocketed compared to the previous years, affecting the world. To know more about the causes of the rising prices, we first need to look at the Global Supply...

Truck stops ahead of the U.S. Capitol Building (Credit: J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

Fear Of Capital Beltway Blockage Looms as Trucker Protests Grow Near

Brandon Level
March 9, 2022

Multiple groups of truckers, or “trucker convoys”, are headed to Washington D.C. for Joe Biden's State of the Union Address this week.   This move comes after the recent protests in the...

The Beginning of the Russian Invasion

The Beginning of the Russian Invasion

Zakary Robinette
March 2, 2022

Russia recently launched an invasion on Ukraine, attacking cities and bases as civilians are fleeing the area. The Ukrainian government has said that Russia pushed past the border for a “full-scale war”....

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OPINION: Tennessee School Board Bans Maus

Ally Richardson
February 24, 2022

On January 10, the Pulitzer Prize-winning book Maus by Art Spiegelman was banned by the McMinn County School Board in Tennessee in a unanimous vote due to excessive language and nudity. Since that vote,...

Kamila Valieva

Winter Olympics Controversy

Julissa Guevara-Lopez
February 22, 2022

Kamila Valieva, a 15 years old Russian figure skater, tested positive for a drug test. The drug was known as trimetazidine and is mainly used as a medication to treat heart and chest pain for older people....

Snow sits upon the Olympic rings in Sochi, Russia for the 2014 Olympics.

US Boycotts Chinese Winter Olympics

Brandon Level
February 22, 2022

White House and its Allies Announce Beijing Winter Olympic Boycott On December 6th of last year, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki held a press conference detailing the new Beijing Olympics Diplomatic...

Truckers Have Disrupted Canada in Lieu of COVID-19 Protests

Truckers Have Disrupted Canada in Lieu of COVID-19 Protests

Safa Hameed
February 22, 2022

For the past month, Canada has been plagued by truckers' protests against vaccine mandates that has devolved into far-right action against Prime Minister Trudeau’s Liberal Government and all COVID-19...

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Mark Cuban Has Created an Affordable Online Pharmacy

Kaeden Brown
February 22, 2022

Pharmacy drug costs have always been a problem to the average American. However, Mark Cuban, the billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner, and Shark Tank star seems to have found the solution. It seems that...

(Russian armored vehicles in Crimea)

The Ukraine-Russia Crisis

Paul Siebert
February 17, 2022

Introduction Since the fall of the Soviet Union and Ukraine becoming independent in 1991, a lot has happened in Eastern European politics. Ukraine has been forging increasingly close ties with the West,...

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Vanessa Guillén and Turning Sexual Harassment Into a Crime

Julissa Guevara-Lopez
February 17, 2022

Vanessa Guillén was a 20 year old Mexican born September 30 1999 and raised in Houston Texas. She had been interested in joining the army since she was little and would play with her brother's toy pistol...

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