Over the past few weeks, cases of COVID-19 have skyrocketed in India as part of a new second wave of the virus to hit the country. As of April 30, there were over 400,000 cases. There were less than 120,000 cases in early April. India accounts for a third of all global COVID-19 cases, and…
Recently, the state of Michigan has seen a drastic spike in the number of Covid-19 cases, all while the state continues its monumental efforts in the rollout of the coronavirus vaccines. As of April 17, the state has been leading the nation in per capita cases of Covid-19, and 10% of the nation’s cases are…
As President Biden quickly approaches the milestone of his first one hundred days in office, one big policy question looms: will the Biden Administration be able to pass his signature infrastructure bill? The bill, called The American Jobs Plan, is an ambitious infrastructure package set to rebuild key aspects of American infrastructure, from highways to…
The article below contains information about sexual assault and violence. If you or someone you know may be dealing with anything of this nature, Hope College has an anonymous reporting form you can access here. On March 3, Sarah Everard, a 33-year-old woman in London, was last seen walking home from a friend’s house around…
On March 19, Holland pizzeria owner Marlena Pavlos-Hackney was arrested for violating COVID-19 protocol at her restaurant, Marlena’s Bistro and Pizzeria. The restaurant owner was arrested after months of violating numerous COVID-19 protocols including mask-wearing, social distancing and seating capacity guidance. The state suspended the restaurant’s license on January 20 and again on February 11; however,…
On March 18, Deb Haaland was sworn in as the secretary of the interior. The swearing-in ceremony was historic, with Haaland being the first ever Native American woman to hold this important position. Haaland was confirmed by a 51-40 vote in the Senate. As secretary of the interior, Haaland oversees a vast number of government…
On March 11, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion stimulus package for Americans during the current COVID-19 pandemic. The bill includes provisions for $1,400 checks for most Americans making up to $75,000 a year, and double that for married couples making $150,000 and under. Additionally, the package extends the expanded unemployment…
On March 8, the Supreme Court ruled 8-1 in support of former Georgia Gwinnett College student Chike Uzuegbunam, who was arguing that his right to freedom of speech was violated. When Uzuegbunam was a student at the college, he was peacefully preaching in an outdoor public area when he was told by campus officials that…
When Lucy Gruber graduated from Hope, the last thing she expected was to be working as an alderman less than a year later. Gruber, who graduated with a major in political science and a minor in communications, went back to her hometown to work remotely when the St. Charles, IL 3rd ward alderman’s seat became…
On February 16 a disturbing display of hate symbols has left a community shocked and worried. JeDonna Dinges, an African American resident of Grosse Pointe Park in suburban Detroit, noticed her neighbor displaying a KKK flag in his window. The flag directly faced Dinges’s home, and after several suspicious incidents with the neighbor, including finding…