Monthly Archives: April 2022

Athletes should be held to a higher standard regardless of their status

  November, 14, 2019. 16 seconds remaining in a dull NFL game. Browns vs. Steelers. 3rd-and-29 Steelers losing 21-7 with no hope of a comeback. The Steelers’ quarterback, Mason Rudolph, attempted to throw a screen pass but Myles Garret played through his block. In an instant, Rudolph was on the ground. Chaos ensued. Garrett yanked … Continue reading Athletes should be held to a higher standard regardless of their status

Accommodate College Tuitions For Low Income Students

For years, colleges have had high tuition costs that large populations cannot afford. Unfortunately, this monetary disadvantage can serve as a threat to lower income students. Yale and Harvard have intensely high tuition fees that are way out of reach for students who don’t have much money. However, the real issue is that some applicants … Continue reading Accommodate College Tuitions For Low Income Students

Caution Must Be Taken When Naming Sports Teams

  Growing up in a competitive community full of football fans, I can tell you that after years of watching, football becomes something inspiring. Football may seem like a ruthless sport at first glance, but the more you experience, it becomes a form of flowing poetry. Coaches create complex plays and players execute perfect routes. … Continue reading Caution Must Be Taken When Naming Sports Teams

Why The Private Lives Of Celebrities Should Be Off Limits

When someone may think of celebrities, some common words that may come across their minds are spoiled, dramatic, etc. which may be true but for most celebrities they are just like us despite the exhausting issue that most of them have to continuously face with trying to hide from the public eye. Scary paparazzis will … Continue reading Why The Private Lives Of Celebrities Should Be Off Limits

Team Names Must Be Changed Only If Most People Are Offended By It

Two years ago, during July, word spread that the Washington Redskins football team would be replacing their historic 87 year old name due to it being deemed racist.  As a person who has grown up both playing and watching football, this was shocking. I had never really thought about the term redskin being racist. To … Continue reading Team Names Must Be Changed Only If Most People Are Offended By It

The Washington Redskins Name Isn’t Disrespectful

Assumptions can cause real problems in this world. That is why we need to think before we act.. There have been times where I’m talking to somebody and they misinterpret what I said and take it as an attack or an insult. This also happens outside of conversations. There are times where organizations have questionable … Continue reading The Washington Redskins Name Isn’t Disrespectful

Epileptic Adolescents Are Adolescents

A perfectly warm day in mid June was clouded with poor memories. Memories of waking up, on the grass, to blurry outlines of the principal and nurse hovering above me, the sound of blaring sirens, and an unsteady ambulance ride to Bridgeport Hospital. They ran scans and tests, men with white coats and badges came … Continue reading Epileptic Adolescents Are Adolescents

Hydraulic Fracturing Should Be Banned In Residential Areas

Imagine: you finish eating one day, go to wash your hands, and turn on the faucet. You scream. A fireball is bursting out. This became reality for Jason and Debby Kline of Cleveland, who awoke one day to fizzing water and the next to fire shooting up to the ceiling. The smallest ember could have … Continue reading Hydraulic Fracturing Should Be Banned In Residential Areas

Affirmative Action should be Ignored in the College Admissions Process

Racism is not something new. It’s been around for ages and will never go away. College is no exception. Colleges want a “diverse climate;” they’re beginning to reject students of certain races. Deserving Asian American and white students have been rejected from countless colleges; they reject these students and offer spots to less credentialed Black … Continue reading Affirmative Action should be Ignored in the College Admissions Process