The End of Affirmative Action: Two Years Later

A Foray into College Admissions On June 29th, 2023, the Supreme Court ruled that Harvard and the University of North Carolina could not consider race when determining admissions decisions. This case, entitled “Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard,” was a landmark decision ending over two decades of race-conscious admissions decisions in higher education. This was a result of an increasing scrutiny on admissions practices as … Continue reading The End of Affirmative Action: Two Years Later

Hurricane Melissa

Impact and Devastation On October 28th, 2025, the streets of Kingston were not the usual music-filled, lively hubs of art and food. It was barricaded, dark and gray, empty. On October 28th, Hurricane Melissa made landfall. Melissa made her impact in waves, resulting in hundreds of power outages in the Caribbean before even making landfall. Airports closed, tourists left in hordes, and the islands across … Continue reading Hurricane Melissa

The Faults in Our Foods

The Crackdown on Unhealthy Food Ingredients Pepsi, Reese’s Take 5, Canned Fruit, and Hot Dogs, what do all of these foods and drinks have in common? They all actually have corn in them—well, technically, corn syrup is an extraction of corn starch made from the material inside corn kernels to promote the production of various types of sugars, such as glucose or maltose. This is … Continue reading The Faults in Our Foods