By: Sophie Nguyen
After her breathtaking short program at the Winter Olympics in Beijing, 15-year old Kamila Valieva had tested positive for trimetazidine, a metabolic agent used to treat heart conditions. Though she was investigated, she was ultimately allowed to complete her competition. Despite being favored to win gold, Valieva placed fourth overall and now faces harsh criticisms on her performance and future as a skater.
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By: Paige Butchers
In August of 2021, around a year after the world went into“lockdown,” the United Nations issued an IPCC report that called a“code red for humanity” in response to the increasing impacts of the Earth’s warming temperatures. Now, with Covid-19 regulations slowly ending and billions of individuals returning to the quarantine-coined “normal,” many are wondering what these reports will mean for the oncoming decade. Below are four policy trends and warming effects to look out for in the 2020s. By: Sophie Nguyen On Tuesday, November 3rd, we watched history unfold; American people unifying to protect their rights, liberties, and moral values. As the votes rolled in, we waited anxiously by the tv or phones, obsessively refreshing to see which states confirmed to be either red or blue. As the day passed, our patience thinned; Nevada took way too long to count their mail-in ballots. With 290 electoral votes from states such as California, the presidential race was called to an end. By: Sophie Nguyen
In her 87 and a half years, Ruth Bader Ginsburg certainly lived a storied life. Through her dedicated work, she became an icon for feminism, politics, and later, pop culture. She advocated for those who could not, and through her position on the Supreme Court, she won America's new freedoms. From laws on gender distinction to same-sex marriage, and most notably arguments on abortion, Ginsburg used her gifts to cultivate new opportunities for women and men so that we can live the way we wish to. |