Once upon a time, in a faraway land, where kings and queens ruled, lived sick and overweight people.  Many could not afford to buy fresh, delicious vegetables, and ripe, juicy fruits with the wee bit of gold they earned. So the peasants made a deal with the kings and queens. In hopes to cure their starvation

Featured Image: Trinity Kubaskse Immigrant Harassment A few months ago Transylvania University student, Paola Garcia, was singled out on a social media site receiving threats from peers saying they were going to report her to immigration. Fellow student Taylor Ragg posted on Facebook, “Everyone go report this illegal at my school bragging about breaking the

Having the land you live on being taken from you, you think would be enough, but no. The Native Americans are dealing with another fight for their land in the 21 century. Keeping food and water resources clean, usable, and not contaminated with crude oil is important. This fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAP) should

August 9, 2014 marked one of the most controversial days in U.S history. On this day, lives were lost, stories (both true and false) were told, and sides were taken, creating a deeper divide between two groups. On this day, Michael Brown of Ferguson, MO, was shot and killed by Police officer Darren Wilson. According

Hurricanes can cause horrible things to happen to both people and the area that it surfaces.  According to an article made by Fortune, Hurricane Harvey’s damages could potentially cost a staggering $180 billion dollars just in repairs.  This hurricane was one of the most powerful hurricanes to hit Texas in over 50 years.  Another article from

My oldest cousin, Heidi, is a foster mother and has recently been taking care of an 8-month-old baby girl named Charlie. Charlie’s birth mother is a methadone addict and was pregnant with her while taking methadone. This caused Charlie to have many difficulties when she was born including, an early birth with a premature weight

Me too. Two very simple words that can mean nearly nothing without context. However, these two words now carry power with them. With many sexual assault cases against numerous celebrities coming to light, sexual assault has taken center stage in Hollywood. Now, we even have these accusations moving past hollywood and into the government and

In an article by News 9, we learn about a 12 year old girl took her life into her hands when a stranger broke into her home. He kicked in her back door and made his way into the home. The young girl called her mother who told her to hide in a closet with

Meet Jimmy Lee Gray. In 1968 he murdered his fiancé by cutting her throat, he only served seven years of his twenty year sentence when he was given parole. Not long after this he struck again, this time it was even worse. One June 27, 1976 he kidnapped a girl, took her to the woods

  A friend of mine told me she gave up Instagram in order to improve her self-esteem and confidence in her body. Intrigued, I asked her what inspired her to give up the app that she seemed to enjoy the most, and she described how pictures of models and celebrity figures made her compare herself

Cultural appropriation. We’ve all heard of it by now. The white people are annoyed about it being brought up, the people of color are angered about being used. So, what’s the big deal about wearing some braids???? Well, cultural appropriation is a problem because it exploits the cultures of many groups of minorities. Defining Cultural

Post by LeannaC. Featured image by Pixels The book Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich is a true story published in the New York Times about an undercover journalist who tries to prove minimum wage is not enough. She traveled to three different states, Minnesota, Maine, and Florida.  Barbara got a job and rented a place to

Posted by Kelli K. Shane, decided to share his story with the world to try and stop smoking. Shane was from wisconsin and never knew how bad smoking was for him until eventually it took his life. At the age of 18, Shane had already began smoking cigarettes because everybody else in his family did. His

Hitting Close to Home Eight people were stabbed at the Crossroads mall in St. Cloud. Those eight people did not know the day was going to take a terrible turn. Violent acts like this without a motive seem to point towards terrorism. The Star Tribune reported that the “attack suspect referenced Allah during attack”. It is

Black males are victim to several counts of beating and gunshots from police every year. In 1992 Rodney King was a victim of racial profiling and police brutality. Even today cops get away with illegal brutality. In 2012 Trayvon Martin was killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer for being black and looking guilty. In an

Illegal Immigration “If current immigration laws had been enforced my son would be alive today!  The fact that a LEGAL AMERICAN CITIZEN can be killed on the job site by an illegal alien while the Washington State’s Department of Labor and Industries looked the other way should outrage every mother in Washington State” (K. Anderson).

“Owing over $35,000 on 3 cars, $11,000 in student loans and $10,000 in credit card debt” is scary, not to mention mortgage payments adding up to $200,000. This is what a Delaware couple was going through about 5 years ago. They were deep in credit card debt from careless spending. The Wilsons realized they needed to make