Claire Dwyer ('24) is a current Co-Editor-in-Chief of The Anchor. Joining as a News Writer fall of a freshman year, she has enjoyed the opportunity to connect with the campus community through journalism!
Holland’s annual Kerstmarkt is open again for the 2022 season. Kerstmarkt, or Christmas Market in Dutch, is a favorite Holland area tradition to celebrate the holiday season. This year’s market will be open on weekends from November 19 to December 10. The Kerstmarkt is located where the Holland Farmers Market is located, the 8th St….
On November 15, a serious development in Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine occurred when a Russian missile landed in Poland. The missile landed in Przewodow, a rural village in Poland about four miles across the border from Ukraine. The missile strike killed two people, and sparked fears that the war in Ukraine could expand further…
After polls predicted a close race between Incumbent Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Republican Tudor Dixon, Whitmer had a definitive win on Election Day. Whitmer received over 2.4 million votes, equating to 54.5% of the vote, while Dixon received over 1.9 million votes or 43.9% of the vote. The Michigan gubernatorial results are just one…
On Oct. 28, Paul Pelosi, the husband of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, was brutally attacked in the couple’s San Francisco home in the early hours of the morning. Pelosi was attacked with a hammer by the intruder, a man named David DePape. DePape’s attack was politically motivated, saying he wanted to “take them…
The United Kingdom has a new Prime Minister after Liz Truss’ resignation. Truss resigned after a historically short tenure of just 44 days. This makes her the shortest-serving prime minister in the UK’s history. Truss resigned on Oct. 20, after growing calls for her to resign from both inside and outside her party. Poll numbers…
Election day is less than a week away, and the intensity of Michigan elections is in full swing. Notably, the gubernatorial election between current governor, Gretchen Whitmer, and her Republican opponent, Tudor Dixon. Whitmer has a five-point lead in current polls, but Michigan has swapped between red and blue in many recent elections, and the…
On Oct. 6, President Joe Biden announced new efforts his administration is taking to reform the drug policy. This includes taking steps to decriminalize marijuana, beginning with pardoning all people who have been convicted of marijuana possession under federal law. This does not include people who have been convicted of selling or distributing marijuana illegally. …
On Sept. 26, in a historic referendum, Cubans voted to legalize same sex marriage in a family code that includes measures that allow same sex couples to marry and adopt children. Approximately four million Cubans voted in favor of the measure, allowing the referendum to pass with a majority of nearly 67%. Voter turnout was…
Protesters have recently flooded the streets in Iran in the wake of the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran’s “morality police.” Amini was arrested for improperly wearing a hijab and died a few days later in police custody. The 22-year-old Kurdish woman was traveling in her brother’s car in Iran’s capital, Tehran,…
In the past month, the Ukrainian Army has launched new offensive pushes and successfully reclaimed vast portions of territory that Russian forces had previously captured, notably the town of Izyum. Russian troops were forced to flee, abandoning military equipment and supplies in their wake, allowing Ukrainian soldiers to use their old equipment. In response to…