Centering on Central America
Riya Bindlish, Opinions Editor
February 11, 2019
Filed under Opinion, Political Issues, Social Issues
Gunshots deafen the screams of thousands of civilians running from the rampant violence that continues to stamp over the Northern Triangle. Men and women from the region desperately protest for their human rights, hoping someone will answer the cries of a boy coerced by the Mara Salvatrucha to murder ...
Revisiting 2018: “Year of the Woman”
Riya Bindlish, Opinions Editor
December 30, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Political Issues, Social Issues
2018 has officially been declared the second “Year of the Woman,” with a record-breaking 102 women in Congress thus far and pending elections possibly increasing that number. 1992 was the previous “Year of the Woman,” seen as the first major rise in the number of women in Congress. However, with this social p...
Considering a ban on semi-automatic guns
Brandon Shi, Vikram Balasubramanian, Kavin Kumaravel, Sraavya Sambara, and Skyler Spears
March 25, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Political Issues, Social Issues
We hoped it wouldn’t happen again, but it did. Since the tragedy that was Sandy Hook, mass shootings have cemented themselves into routine, permeating our news feeds with periodic cycles of mourning and inaction. Most recently, in Parkland, Fla., a gunman killed 17 people in a six-minute rampage a...
Banning the box: why we need to follow through
Arshia Mehta, Staff Writer
February 1, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Political Issues, Social Issues
Nationwide, over 100 cities and counties have adopted a policy commonly referred to as “ban the box” — preventing employers from shutting out applicants solely based on their criminal past. Momentum for this life-altering policy has grown exponentially in recent months, but not fast enough. Re...
Ban-the-box policy receives major attention across the USA: why following through is necessary to restore confidence in the justice system
Arshia Mehta, Staff Writer
September 28, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Political Issues, Social Issues
Nationwide, over 100 cities and counties have adopted a policy commonly referred to as “ban the box”—preventing employers from tossing applicants solely based on a criminal past. Momentum for this life-altering policy has grown exponentially in recent months, but not fast enough. Regardless, th...
The Tribune discusses politics: How much are we obligated to care?
Karen Wang and Pranav Chillappagari
April 18, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Political Issues