Cassandra Milnes Connector Editor Everyone has heard the tagline or seen it on a yard sign, “Settle for Biden.” Many ex-Warren and ex-Sanders supporters are following this trend as they prepare to enter the polls on November 3 with the hope to make Donald Trump a one term president. Many people are voting for Biden…
Op-ed: A student’s thoughts from their first time watching a presidential debate
(Brian Snyder/Reuters) President Trump and Vice President Biden on stage at the first of the 2020 presidential debates on Sept. 29, 2020 David Rosario Connector Contributor When I saw the first presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden, I was in disbelief. America is in an outrageous state. Wildfires, racial injustice and an…
Op-ed: An analysis of the 2020 Presidential Candidates’ Policies Regarding Criminal Justice
(Photo by Tingey Injury Law Firm on Unsplash) Incarcerations of Blacks and Hispanics in this country are 38% and 21% of the prison population even though there are 13% and 17% of the population of the United States. Emmanuel Idehen-Ovabor Connector Staff With approximately 22 days left until the election, both 2020 presidential candidates are…
Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s trials and triumphs
(T.J. Kirkpatrick / New York Times) In the last decade, the last one-third of her Supreme Court Career and only one-sixth of her legal career, Ginsburg has had a surge of popularity surrounding her legal career and position on the Supreme Court Kyra Barry Connector Staff Rosh Hashanah, the start of the New Year for…
Second Hand September should occur every month for the sake of our planet
(Seab Benesh/Unsplash) According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), it takes about 2,000 liters of water to make one t-shirt, which is about the amount of water we drink over a three-year period. Victoria M Eluszkiewicz Connector Editor The organization, Oxfam, has created a movement called Second Hand September to encourage people to shop at…
How Netflix, ‘House of Cards’, ‘Trolls 2’, and the $30 cost of renting ‘Mulan’ are related
(Photo courtesy of Freestocks) Kyra Barry Connector Staff Video on Demand (VOD), the early version of streaming services, has a long and fascinating technological history, popularized by the idea of content that one could watch outside of a broadcast schedule. Before its advent, it was not thought possible that videos could be transferred over the…
How the COVID-19 pandemic impacted my mental health, what it means for other college students
(Nick Bolton/Unsplash) Prevalence of depression symptoms in the US increased more than 3-fold during the COVID-19 pandemic, from 8.5% before COVID-19 to 27.8% during COVID-19, David Rosario Connector Contributor My 2020 changed quite drastically when COVID-19 came about. I felt less free and confined to my home, which is problematic for me. I have been…
Op-ed: Remembering Chadwick Boseman; A much needed inspiration
(Katie Jones/Variety/REX/Shutterstock) Boseman had wisdom and an understanding of life that would be beneficial for most individuals, but especially to those within the Black community. He ultimately had encouraged many to sincerely look at the surrounding society and help make changes for the better. Emmanuel Idehen-Ovabor Connector Contributor On August 28, 2020, during a year…
