Opinion

President Donald J. Trump contracted COVID-19 and checked into Walter Reed Medical Center on Friday, Oct. 2 and within three days, he returned to the White House. This is one of the most irresponsible decisions that could possibly have been made for a sitting U.S. President.  First, let’s break down the timeline as confusing as it …

Laendy Fields PSU Student  Sex trafficking has become one of the leading crimes in the world today. There has been an increase in the amount of our children and women falling to this crime. Sex trafficking is a form of slavery and involves forced sex for labor. Keeping our children and women …

The COVID-19 pandemic has adjusted every aspect of our lives, from how we attend school to how we interact with our friends and family. Naturally, the question on many people’s minds is the upcoming holiday of Halloween. How do we trick-or-treat without getting tricked by COVID?  The answer is simple: we adjust. Like how we’ve …

Joe Bialek President Trump, you have had almost four years to lead the United States and have failed us by your own choosing.  Whether it be in foreign policy and domestic policy you have not protected the United States as Commander-in Chief.  Now comes the latest news about your complete disrespect for our military and …

In the wee hours of Saturday night-Sunday morning, President Trump accepted the deal from tech company Oracle partnering with supermassive retailer Wal-Mart to purchase the U.S. portion of TikTok from Chinese company ByteDance. Much like an emotional abuser, he wants us to thank him for it.  The deal comes from a months-long battle …

In recent years, there has been much discourse about the resurgence of fascism in American politics, citing the flashpoint as President Donald Trump’s election. However, the United States has had hints of fascism for much, much longer.  Firstly, it is helpful to define exactly what fascism means. Fascism is a far-right …

Joe Bialek  Voting by mail should replace voting at the polls in its entirety. The two institutions that can definitely be trusted is the County Board of Elections and the United States Postal Service. The money saved by eliminating the need for poll workers could be used to offer free postage on the envelopes used to vote by mail. …

If you log onto any modern internet platform (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter etc.), you won’t have to look far for the latest instance of internet trolls spouting off that by including one character that isn’t white, straight, cisgender, abled, they are “forcing diversity.” But are they really? Is the world really as …