Suicide Prevention Awareness
In 2014, the second leading cause of death among 10-24 year olds and college-age youths was suicide. According to The Parent Resource Program, since 2014, more teens have died from suicide than cancer, AIDS, and heart disease combined. Sophomore Rachel Perez admitted she was not shocked by these statistics: “recently a lot of people have started to express their unhappiness with saying there is no outlet, … Continue reading Suicide Prevention Awareness
Super Bowl LI
Tom Brady led the New England Patriots to one of the greatest comebacks in sports history Sunday night at NRG Stadium on football’s biggest stage. Rallying from a 28-3 second-half deficit in the historic Super Bowl LI on February 5. Brady, who was playing in his seventh career Super Bowl, started out slow against the NFC Champions Atlanta Falcons, who were playing in … Continue reading Super Bowl LI
Rodgers, Crosby’s Late Heroics Send Packers to NFC Championship
In a game on January 15 that pitted the visiting red-hot Green Bay Packers led by experienced quarterback Aaron Rodgers, against the host Dallas Cowboys, led by rookie sensations Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott, it was the experienced Packers who stunned 93,396 fans in attendance at AT&T Stadium by defeating the top-seeded Cowboys by a score of 34-31. The contest featured two ties and two … Continue reading Rodgers, Crosby’s Late Heroics Send Packers to NFC Championship
“Voter Fraud” on Election Day and Results; Possibly Another Recount?
On Tuesday, November 8, 2016, Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election to become the 45th President of the United States. He had 306 electoral votes, while Hillary Clinton, the Democratic opponent, had 232, according to CNN’s 2016 election coverage. Trump won 46.3% of the popular vote, while Clinton had 48.2%. Before the November 8th election on October 16, Trump stated on … Continue reading “Voter Fraud” on Election Day and Results; Possibly Another Recount?
Abolish The Electoral College
The Electoral College is a group of people chosen to represent their state’s popular vote of who to elect as president. Each state elects a slate of electors, the number based on their representatives and senators, to represent them. The Electoral College was established because the Founding Fathers didn’t want uninformed voters to elect the president and to give power to smaller states, which made … Continue reading Abolish The Electoral College
