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(12/06/17 12:46am)
Political polarization is not a new concept. There have always been those on the far right and those on the far left. In the past decade, however, it seems as if neither party is willing to come to terms with the other. This separation is occurring for multiple reasons, but a part of the blame which should not go unnoticed is the media’s role in all of this.
(11/19/17 11:45pm)
The world leaders have met in Bonn, Germany, to discuss the effects of climate change and how to stop it. This may sound similar to the very popular Paris Climate Accord that took place in late 2015; however, the meetings in Bonn need to be much different if an impact is to be seen on our world's climate.
(11/06/17 3:00am)
Graduate school enrollment was on a steady incline until 2010, where a small decrease in enrollment numbers showed. The following two years showed a more severe drop in enrollment, though a study shows that it is slowly increasing back to the peak it reached in 2009. However, graduate school offers more than what is advertised to students and should be pursued more often than it is.
(10/29/17 11:48pm)
Islamophobia is a recurrent issue in America. How much is the media to blame for that? It is well known just how important the media are in shaping our views, so what has it told us about Muslims? To understand this question, we need to look into a few aspects of how Islam has been discussed in American society.
(10/15/17 3:17pm)
The State Renewable Portfolio Standards and Goals are plans made by states to have a certain percent of its electricity providers use energy produced by a renewable source by a set year. The highest standard is set by the state of Hawaii, which hopes to have 30 percent of its energy renewable by 2020 and then continue to convert to more renewable energy until it reaches 100 percent in the year 2045. On the other end of the spectrum is South Carolina, with a measly goal of two percent by 2021. South Carolina nearly doubled their goal last year but has yet to set a new one. Currently, 13 states don’t even have a standard set.
(10/07/17 1:08am)
After a four-month review of lands protected as national monuments, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke is recommending that we shrink four of them and change the rules regarding six others. This recommendation is amoral and violates the very sanctity of these beautiful protected sites.
(09/27/17 11:22pm)
A study done by the NPR Ed Team says that the average funding for schools comes from “45 percent local money, 45 percent from the state, and 10 percent federal.” In the same study, they found that between 2008 and 2014, 36 states had decreased their education funding.