Grace Davidson ('21) is a Staff Writer at the Anchor.
This week, Poland experienced a continuation of its largest protests since the fall of Soviet rule. The mass protests were triggered by an October 22 decision by the new Polish Constitutional Tribunal to effectively ban all forms of abortion, including cases of fetal defects. Tens of thousands of protestors have stormed the city of Warsaw,…
This week, exactly one year after Bolivia’s President Evo Morales was exiled in a coup, Bolivia elected another president from the same party, the Movement for Socialism (MAS). This election was much anticipated after the right-leaning interim presidency delayed the presidential election three times, causing mass protests in August that erupted both because of frustration…
Although many see November 3 solely as the day Trump might be voted out, or as the day Congress may or may not flip, there are plenty of other elections happening. Even though they might not be as dramatic, these elections also deserve Michigan’s acknowledgement and preparation. One of the most important elections that Ottawa…
Shortly after the first presidential debate, President Trump announced via Twitter that he and his wife had tested positive for COVID-19. This news came after the president criticized Vice President Joe Biden for taking the pandemic too seriously: “I wear a mask when needed… I don’t wear masks like him. Every time you see him,…
This past Saturday, President Trump announced his Supreme Court nominee to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg after her death last week. By replacing her with a conservative favorite, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, Trump potentially secures a 6-3 conservative majority on the Court—a change that could dramatically alter healthcare, abortion laws and gun rights. Trump also…
This November, President Trump’s head-to-head faceoff with Vice President Biden isn’t the only important election Holland faces. Between the growing importance of the House of Representatives’ influence on the budget amidst the pandemic and the increased power of the vote when it comes to local elections, the ballot for the representative of Michigan’s second district…
As Michigan colleges hurtle into arguably the most unpredictable and frightening semester in recent history, each administration is toiling at forming the safest (yet affordable) procedures for monitoring COVID-19. With plans seeming to shift with each week, encompassing strategies that try to grasp at both safety from sickness and students’ mental and social sanity, each…
With the November 3 election looming on the horizon, students’ votes are more important than ever. In order for issues that directly pertain to students, such as student debt, healthcare and minimum wage, to be recognized, students need to prove their importance in the election by showing up to vote where it matters. Student voter…
In 1787 the authors of the Constitution guaranteed Congress the power “to establish Post Offices and post Roads,” as well as the responsibility to protect them (Article I, Section 8, Clause 7). Centuries ago, our Founding Fathers realized the importance of delivering basic necessities, providing means for democratic discussion and connecting over long distances, which…