Former United States President Donald Trump was indicted before a Manhattan grand jury on Thursday, March 30, making him the first U.S. president to ever have charges brought against them. Speculation as to whether or not Trump would face criminal prosecution has gone on for years, both during his time in office and in the […]
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The IGU: A Resource For Student Growth
For many, it can be difficult to devote time and attention to anything beyond the most pressing personal problems. Students have finals approaching, a myriad of papers to write, and social lives to sustain that often cause them to pose the question “why should I care?” when faced with issues that might not seem relevant […]
A Look Into the Education of Women and Girls During Women’s History Month
Saturday, March 18 marked the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Despite promises of liberation and education from Iraqi women and girls from former president George W. Bush’s administration, it has not yet become a reality. The education system in Iraq had already been affected by a decade of sanctions and the three […]
Political News You Might Have Missed During Break: Biden Approves Willow Project
The Biden Administration recently approved a new oil drilling project in Alaska. A watered down version of the “Willow Project,” spearheaded by firm ConocoPhillips, was approved by Biden last Monday. The day previously, the administration announced that other oil and gas projects in Alaska and the adjacent Arctic Ocean would be limited or blocked. The […]
Political News You Might Have Missed During Break: Will Trump Be Indicted?
This past week, the former President Donald Trump claimed that he would be arrested by New York City authorities on Tuesday. A New York Grand Jury, in conjunction with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, has been investigating alleged tax fraud and financial crimes in the hush money case between Trump and adult actresses Stormy Daniels. […]
International Criminal Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Putin & Close Advisor
The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Children’s Rights Commissioner Maria Alekseyevna, on Friday, Mach 17. The arrest warrant claims that Putin and Alekseyevna are allegedly responsible for the deportation of Ukrainian children in occupied Ukrainian territory, a violation of the Rome Statute. The warrant alleges […]
Controversial Bill Pits DeSantis Against Disney
Political conflict has sparked in Florida after Governor Ron DeSantis passed legislation taking control of certain services and development for zoning at Walt Disney World, raising concern about public policy and associated political implications with the forthcoming 2024 election. On Monday, Feb. 27, DeSantis signed a bill to appoint a five-person state board to oversee […]
US Energy Department Reports COVID isLikely a Lab Leak
The origins of the COVID-19 virus, also known as SARS-CoV-2 or Coronavirus, have been widely debated since late 2019 when the virus began to spread across the globe. COVID-19, a flu-like illness with symptoms including shortness of breath, fever, loss of taste and/or smell, and dry cough, took the world by storm due to its […]
Ohio Train Derailment Causes Mistrust in Government
On Friday, Feb. 3, a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio and caused a large explosion, creating a fire that burned for two days. As reported by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the train contained 150 cars, 20 of which were listed as carrying hazardous materials. Of the 38 […]
War in Ukraine Turns a Year Old Amid Fight for Bakhmut
This past Friday marked the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. So far, the conflict has been defined by Ukrainian persistence, an international grain and energy crisis, alongside claims made by the West accusing Russia of numerous war crimes including mass graves of civilians discovered in Bucha earlier last spring. Outside of the war […]