On Monday morning, the first ever convicted felon was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States of America, only 10 days after his sentencing.   Donald Trump received his sentence Jan. 10, after the president was found guilty on all 34...

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS AREN’T POINTLESS By: Jackson Shields, Assistant Opinion Editor Like clockwork, with the beginning of a new year comes a flood of new resolutions, each bearing an unspoken promise that says this year will be better than the...

This New Year’s Eve, like every New Year’s Eve, my dad hauled a table and camping chairs to our roof for our annual firework-watching countdown. He lovingly decorated the scene in Christmas lights, turned on “Auld Lang Syne” and brought out a...

Women should take the initiative to advocate for themselves and their rights, particularly when it comes to male-dominated spaces like the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) field. Marie Curie, a two-time Nobel Prize winner in physics...

Editor's note: Express Yourself pieces are the author's opinion alone. Many students have complained about the lack of hours that Founder’s Memorial Library (FML) provides students during the academic school year. On Friday and Saturday, FML closes...

Estimations for when humanity can colonize Mars vary from 2050, according to Elon Musk, to 2117, according to the United Arab Emirates. Space travel is notoriously dangerous, and any entity seeking to expand it should ensure astronaut safety over enterprise...

President-elect Donald Trump has discussed plans to change higher education as we know it, and the implementation of these plans could be problematic. Trump claims his administration’s plans will remove liberal bias from the education system and...

I was raised in a Christian family, surrounded by people who believe in and adhere to the teachings of Christ and authority of the Ten Commandments. Yet, I worry that Christianity will lose its way if it becomes excessively involved in politics. History...

The flash of a digital camera can brighten a room and lift the spirits of the Generation Z user behind the lens. Currently, Gen Z is surfing through a wave of popularity for different types of old technologies. Many of us in this generation, which...

With recent political unrest, hate crime is at a record high. Action needs to be taken to lower this number. Illinois’ launch of the “Help Stop Hate” program is a step in the right direction. “We are here today to officially launch Help Stop...