Alli Mitchell ('22) is a Staff Writer for the Beyond section. She is majoring in Political Science and double minoring in Art History and Environmental Studies. She can usually be found with a cup of coffee in the library or at LJs. On-campus, she is a member of the Alpha Gamma Phi sorority, works in the Biology Department and at Cup and Chaucer, and is involved in the Phelps Scholars Program. In her free time, she enjoys reading, yoga, writing, hammocking, photography, and spending time with friends.
The results of November 3, 2020, or rather the lack of results, dragged on for four days after election day. This was a difficult time, and anxieties were high while the country waited for battleground states to project their chosen winner. This presidential election felt especially close to home for millions of Americans, a high…
In an ideal world, we would like to think that politicians live up to expectations placed upon them by voters. That they would be honest, hardworking and do everything in their power to serve their constituents well. Let’s be real though: that seems too good to be true, especially with everything that has gone down…
Donald Trump’s presidency has been far from typical. Critics from the left blame his administration for the widespread divisiveness and polarization that seems to grow every day. His support base fights back with the same reasoning, claiming that the Democrats are just as guilty of division and hostility. Each day it seems that things become…
Events that might at first appear to be the plot of an intense action movie actually unfolded in the state of Michigan over the past few months. Thirteen men, all but one from Michigan, were arrested last Thursday, October 8, for a number of charges relating to the planned kidnapping of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer….
Protests in Belarus have reached their 50th consecutive day, with citizens taking to the streets to show their disdain for the country’s authoritarian state. This past Saturday, more than 100,000 Belarusians arrived in the capital city of Minsk and marched. These protests stem from the reelection of President Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power…
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, one of the nation’s most influential and iconic Supreme Court justices, passed away in her Washington D.C. home on Friday, September 18, at the age of 87. Ginsburg had suffered from a number of health problems throughout the last 20 years of her life, the most recent being pancreatic cancer. Up until…
This image is not from a science-fiction movie about a far-off planet destroyed by the elements. This is a picture of the damage caused by the West Coast wildfires this month. One San Francisco resident stated that it “looks like the apocalypse right now. This is a once in a generation event.” The sky holds…
Setting political views aside, it is safe to say that Donald Trump was an unexpected candidate in the 2016 election, and perhaps an even more unexpected winner. The majority of polls across the country had him behind Hillary Clinton throughout the 2016 election season. Aren’t polls supposed to be accurate and serve as an indication…
On August 31, the United States made the decision not to participate in an effort put forth by the World Health Organization (WHO) to create a multi-national COVID-19 vaccine research and distribution program. This America-first approach is not new, as was seen with the decision made earlier this year for the U.S. to withdraw from…
Discrimination, when it rears its ugly head, often makes people feel that they are less than and undeserving of equal opportunity and fair treatment. It has shaped the legacy of the United States in devastating ways. However, as the never-ending process of healing past injustices continues all across the country, policies and laws are changing….