Staff Editorial: Artemis II: A small bit of good news in a sea of terrible noise

It’s fair to say that a lot of national and world news of late has been pretty dour. A modern rendition of Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire” would be incomplete without mentioning the genocide in Gaza, Trump’s tarriffs threatening the stability of the global economy, the U.S. kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the beleaguered release of the Epstein files (and the sinister … Continue reading Staff Editorial: Artemis II: A small bit of good news in a sea of terrible noise

Climate change isn’t going to ‘get us,’ it’s already got us

Naomi Girson | opinions editor If you have to leave your house to go to work, get groceries or just step outside for some fresh air, you are sure to notice the weather. Whether it’s snowing, humid, hailing or raining out there, it’s extreme. And it’s not in your head either. It’s too late to prevent the most extreme aspects of man-made climate change, but … Continue reading Climate change isn’t going to ‘get us,’ it’s already got us

Religious discrimination or a poorly-worded plot?

Naomi Girson | opinions editor The University of Oklahoma is all over the news right now after Samantha Fulnecky was given a zero on her reaction paper to a study on how popularity is related to gender typicality in adolescence. She is accusing the school of religious discrimination. Though I would argue her unsourced references to the Bible and poor writing were more than likely … Continue reading Religious discrimination or a poorly-worded plot?