After years of mindlessly swiping and scrolling through dating apps, I have surely seen the talent pool this side of the Mississippi has to offer: men with fish, men with guns and men with God (not pictured, but, like, there’s a cross somewhere). At this point, the flirtations are stale, and my travels into the […]
Month: April 2021
North Carolina men’s basketball coach to retire
A sad day has come to college basketball fans. Roy Williams, coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels, has decided to retire. Announcing such on April Fool’s Day, people remained hesitant to see if he was trying to be funny, but sadly there was nothing to laugh about. Roy Williams is hanging up the Tar […]
Major League Baseball has finally come back
On Thursday of this past week, the 2021 MLB season began. After a long winter, baseball is now back. While the original plan was for all 30 teams to play on opening day, this did not happen due to several reasons. The opening game in the series between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red […]
Gonzaga versus Baylor: Championship preview
March Madness. The time of the year when anything can happen and any team can surpass expectations. As the month of April is now here, the 2021 NCAA men’s basketball tournament is winding down and nearing completion. What started as sixty-eight teams has now been narrowed to only two remaining teams. Monday and Tuesday of […]
Big 10 disappoints in tournament, Pac-12 fills the void
As March Madness approaches its end, something stands out in the tournament. The Pac-12 has dominated in the tournament, and the Big 10 has stunk it up. In the first round from the Big 10, Purdue and Ohio State, both lost in upsets. The first came in 15 seed Oral Roberts beating number 2 seed […]
Rough week for all leaves little movement in NBA top 5
5. Los Angeles Clippers No team faced elimination from the power rankings quite like the Clippers did this week. While the fact remains that no top option performed quite at the level hoped, Los Angeles underperformed against two teams they desperately needed to beat. First, their loss against the Magic should embarrass them. Flukes happen […]
Biden’s presidential cabinet confirmations
Following his inauguration on Jan. 20, President Joe Biden started to assemble the most diverse Cabinet in United States history. The Senate has already confirmed Biden’s nominations for the core 15 positions; of the additional eight Cabinet-level positions, the Senate has confirmed six. Of the 21 confirmed positions, Biden’s Cabinet is 45 percent female and […]
Legislative Digest
HB 2546: This bill concerns the rights of victims of sexual assault. It establishes a right to “consult… with a sexual assault victims’ advocate.” The bill also guarantees that forensic evidence taken from a sexual assault victim cannot be used to prosecute misdemeanor crimes or as evidence of misdemeanor crimes as a basis for a […]
Recent education bill and court decision privatize education
On March 31, Governor Kevin Stitt signed House Bill 2078, which fundamentally altered the way education funding is allotted by the state. The key to the bill is shifting the methodology for counting students currently enrolled in schools. Before the bill, students from the two years preceding the current year were counted for total enrolment. […]
“The Need” to be more than a thriller novel
It’s not often that I purchase a book solely because of the cover. I recently made an exception to this rule when I saw Helen Phillip’s “The Need.” Visually pleasing and alluring, the cover depicts a silhouette of a woman filled in by foliage. “The Need” tells the story of a mother, Molly, home alone […]