On Friday, Donald Trump officially became president of the United States. His term began with somewhat of a rocky start, as his press secretary, Sean Spicer, spoke to the press about a controversy surrounding the estimated attendance of the inauguration and a comparison between two pictures of the crowd. Spicer also blasted the media for…
The United States’ status as a leading world power means that its elections impact the entire globe. The election on Nov. 8 drew responses from nations across the world. Trump received a myriad of reactions to his victory ranging from pledges of support and solidarity to suspicion and, in a select few cases, a call…
A whip cracked in the windows of a house dressed in white. Kong lies dead on the lawn, gunpowder mixed fluids, oozing into wavering soil, that knows no legal boundaries. War dogs in transit to the police To route out masses, who either throw molotovs or stand at attention with their community. The ones who…
I walked out of Phelps Dining Hall the other night looking down at my phone to answer the messages I missed during work. Suddenly, I heard a “meow.” Looking up, I saw that it came from some guy sticking his head out the passenger side window of a red pick-up truck. I looked around and…
I have seen enough Facebook posts and heard enough conversations about how people need to stop whining. Stop overreacting. Stop talking about this election and move on. I have read that America needs to try and understand the Trump supporters. I can see where our priorities differ and where their background may have influenced their…
I went to bed early Wednesday morning feeling absolutely elated at the news that Donald Trump is president. I find it quite “historic” that he won, considering the fact that Hillary Clinton had the entire mainstream media on her side, the entire tech industry on her side, the entire entertainment industry on her side and…
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Less than 24 hours after Donald Trump’s victory early Wednesday morning, protests in several major cities and on many college campuses began. Opposed to Trump’s victory, the aims of the protests were not immediately clear. In cities where Trump buildings are located, like Chicago and New York, the protests were at or near the buildings….
I am a product of the Cuban Revolution as well as a Daughter of the American Revolution. How could two sides completely at odds possibly combine to create me? Who knows. I’m sure it won’t come to anyone’s shock when I say that in the last few days (or sixteen months)our country has seemed more…
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” -Martin Luther King Jr. Last Friday at 11:45 a.m., 500 students stood together in silence and held hands as symbol of unity. The leading days to that Friday were terrifying for students at Hope College. After the presidential election on Tuesday…