Don’t split the vote
We are now less than two weeks from an election that will arguably be one of the most historic most of us will ever experience. Although I was not originally thrilled when I realized that […]
Op/Ed
Which exit is mine?
I’m furious about federally mandated renumbering of highway exits. Way back in 2009, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHA) required all interstate and U.S. highway exits to be numbered using a mile-based […]
The Gatepost Editorial: The dangers of whitewashing history
In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed across the ocean blue. But instead of finding a western sea route to China, he and his crew murdered, raped, and tortured Indigenous people living on the island Guanahani, which […]
Keeping a human’s best friend happy
The rain pelted against my aunt’s roof as we played monopoly waiting for my parents to arrive. “When are mommy and daddy going to come get us?” asked my sister. “Soon, you’re going to be […]
My uterus, my choice
As I scrolled aimlessly through Facebook last Thursday night, something caught my eye. “An open message to my Republican colleagues.” It was a Facebook post from Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth urging her Republican colleagues not […]
Small changes that lead to a hopeful future
To say it in the kindest way I can in a student-run newspaper, 2020 has been a rollercoaster ride from start to finish, and we aren’t even remotely close to said “finish.” COVID-19 required all […]
Even the president is not immune
Last week, Americans witnessed the result of President Donald Trump not following his own experts’ COVID-19 prevention guidance – a positive test. Trump was not careful enough. The president took to Twitter in the early […]
A thank you to the women before me
On Sept. 18, the Associated Press reported, “Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87.” At first, I didn’t believe it. Although I knew Justice Ginsburg had faced several health complications over the years, […]
More than their pasts
This week, President Donald Trump reached a new low in presidential debates when he attacked Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s about his son – Hunter Biden – rather than his policies and proposals. When Trump decided […]
Democracy over hypocrisy
The nation has found itself once again in a political battle over the replacement of a Supreme Court Justice following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg last Friday. During her legal career, Justice Ginsburg […]