Just over a year ago, I wrote a column about Melania Trump and her entrance into first lady-hood. I was excited and intrigued. Despite her husband’s somewhat outlandish and abrasive […]
Three of the five deadliest mass shootings in American history have taken place in the past two years. These high-profile events tear apart communities, but also poison the conversation surrounding […]
The American school system, specifically concerning grades from kindergarten to 12th grade, seems to provide an inadequate education for the population. Sam Chaltain, a national educator, said, ““At an […]
When young adults come to college, a different and uncharted world opens up to them. Coming to college is a step toward complete independence. Most importantly, it is the start […]
The National Parks Service recently announced a proposal to more than double entrance fees for 17 of the most visited parks in America. This proposed change is not the perfect […]
A double standard is defined as “a set of principles that applies differently and usually more rigorously to one group of people or circumstances than to another.” Double standards […]
Arifa Qayoum, Herve Mashindora and Sargon Hamad’s lives are all connected by a similar thread — their individual stories about coming to America. Qayoum arrived in the states in 1982. Mashindora […]
From the first time I gained an interest in political discourse, back during the second election of former President George W. Bush, I’ve carried a fairly consistent mindset in regard […]
Memorial Day came and went with barbecues, mattress sales, and little thought for the hundreds of thousands of American soldiers who died in service of their country. A day of […]
George Ngalamulume never truly had his own identity. For the past 19 years, the University of Idaho freshman has been defined by the legacy set by his older brother, Patrick, […]