General information On Monday, March 27, a shooting occurred in Nashville, TN at Covenant School, a private Christian school for preschool to sixth grade students. Three staff members and three nine-year-old students were killed as a result of this attack. What happened The shooter, armed with three guns, entered the school by shooting through a…
NBC’s hit show “America’s Got Talent” concluded its 17th season in summer 2022. Alongside the typical lineup of singers, dancers and comedians, the fourthplace winner showcased a new talent all together. The group, named Metaphysic, focused on the use of deepfake technology. In their first audition, they edited judge Simon Cowell’s face onto a singer…
Since the shooting on Feb. 13 at Michigan State University, the Michigan community at large has continued to come together, providing support to the students and families of those affected. Michigan State resumed classes on Monday, Feb. 20 despite student petitions to provide online class options. Students wanted more time to grieve and regain a…
Late on Tuesday night, Feb. 28, a 350 passenger train in Greece collided with a freight train. Upon collision, the trains exploded and fires set in. This accident resulted in at least 57 confirmed deaths, and left 50 others injured and in hospital care. The passenger train was traveling from Athens to Thessaloniki, and held many…
Though the phrase “UFO” may bring images of aliens or science fiction to mind, in reality, the term is more general, referring to any unknown aerial vehicle or object. Just in the month of February, four unidentified flying objects were shot down across the United States. Growth in Detection Systems Time Magazine explained that agencies…
“Miracle” in the Rubble On February 16, 17-year-old Aleyna Olmez was rescued from an apartment building’s rubble in southern Turkey. This rescue, called a miracle by many, came ten days after an earthquake of 7.8 magnitudes hit Turkey and neighboring Syria. The total death toll of the earthquake is uncertain; however, estimates currently fall above…
What is the Asbury Revival? Asbury University, a private Christian college in Wilmore, Kentucky, received an influx of visitors from throughout the United States and abroad, due to what many are calling the Asbury Revival. On February 8, the college’s typical Wednesday morning chapel service concluded with an altar call, where students could ask for…
In 2019, the World Health Organization categorized burnout as “a syndrome. . . resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.” Burnout can manifest in a number of different ways: loss of energy or perpetual exhaustion, increased negativity and “mental distance” from an individual’s job, or “a sense of ineffectiveness and lack…
Celebrated by many Asian cultures and Asian-Americans, the Lunar New Year falls between Jan. 21 and Feb. 20. In the United States, the Lunar New Year has been widely popularized as the Chinese New Year. The Pew Research Center explains that “Chinese Americans are the largest Asian origin group in the U.S.” Therefore, they hold…
Early on Saturday, Jan. 28, a shooting occurred in a Los Angeles neighborhood, killing three and injuring four people. While little information about the victims or motive behind this act of violence has been released, this tragedy follows two other mass shootings in California that occurred this week: the Monterey Park Massacre and the Half…