Graphic by Nate Barton In the ongoing immigration reform negotiations, President Donald J. Trump is using the 800,000 Dreamers protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program as leverage to get Democrats to agree to fund his wall. “We want the wall,” President Trump said in his press conference at Camp David last Saturday. “The wall is going to happen, … [Read more...] about DACA Students Are the Future, Not Political Leverage
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Have Faith in Journalism
Art by Peau Porotesano Full confession time: This was never part of the plan. I never intended on being a journalist. My plan was to go to law school. I joined the Graphic in order to get some critical feedback on my writing and have experience writing and publishing my work. I never thought I’d fall in love with journalism and pursue it as a career. I recognized … [Read more...] about Have Faith in Journalism
Wearing Black Isn’t Enough
Art by Madeline DuvallNearly all of the attendees at the recent 75th Annual Golden Globes wore black on the red carpet and caused the hashtag #WhyWeWearBlack to go viral on Twitter. "Time's Up" started this movement to bring attention to the power imbalance that allowed the current culture of sexual abuse and harassment to be excused. Even though this demonstration was done … [Read more...] about Wearing Black Isn’t Enough
Increase Harmless Cheerfulness
Graphic by Nate Barton In a world full of frustration, anger, hate and sadness, there are many tools people can use to fight against all of the negative dialogue happening across the country. There are ways to balance out the negativity, particularly with harmless cheerfulness. Charles Dickens once said about his work, "I feel an earnest and humble desire, and shall do … [Read more...] about Increase Harmless Cheerfulness
Don’t Throw Away The Probe Just Yet
Art by Sybil ZhangA new report was released Oct. 24 to the public about the federal investigation of Russia interfering with the 2016 Presidential election. Information has been released that links the Democratic National Convention (DNC) and the Hillary Clinton campaign with funding the initial report of Russian collusion, uncovered by private company Fusion GPS and former … [Read more...] about Don’t Throw Away The Probe Just Yet