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(03/04/21 5:37am)
As we move through the second month of 2021, our country has a lot to reflect on. With over 28 million infections and 500,000 deaths, the United States has struggled more than any other country with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to having the largest number of reported cases and deaths, this past year has exposed the volatility of American politics. Our country recently witnessed an unprecedented attack on the Capitol Building — an event which will almost certainly be studied for decades to come — incited by none other than the former President Donald Trump. Prior to that, Trump had been traveling the country convincing his supporters — more than 80 percent of whom agreed — that the election was rigged. Before the election, COVID-19 had exposed America’s problem with racial and economic inequality, as low-income and non-white Americans have been hit the hardest. Furthermore, the pandemic has revealed our hyper-partisanship — there continues to remain a lack of consensus on how best to handle the crisis. While 2020 certainly revealed a lot, perhaps more than anything, it showed that it is time to get rid of the myth of American exceptionalism.
(01/04/21 9:21pm)
In high school, students usually have extremely limited academic freedom. Many schools offer an array of coursework to choose from, but oftentimes, with such few electives, the most freedom students have is choosing between a government class and a history class. At the University, the opposite is the case. In fact, there are so many different departments that a student could not possibly take a class from every department even if they wanted to. The enhanced level of academic freedom that college students are afforded is perhaps the biggest perk that college has over high school — but it too is limited. At the University, every non-Echols student in the College is required to complete a general education curriculum. These curricula come in different forms, but all require that the student demonstrate proficiency in a certain foreign language by either doing very well on the foreign language placement exam or reaching the 2020 level.
(01/14/21 12:58am)
America is often heralded as the land of opportunity, but for many, this opportunity comes at an unaffordable cost. For some Americans, the hardest choice when it comes to college is not which college to attend, but rather whether or not to attend college at all. Going to college opens doors but can come with crippling debt, while not going to college is free but almost ensures financial stagnation. Luckily, financial aid exists to combat this problem. Financial aid makes college a possibility for millions of Americans and thus deserves our celebration.
(12/08/20 7:53am)
Every election, millions of Americans make the effort to vote — but millions of Americans also stay home and neglect to exercise their most fundamental political right. In years with a presidential election, usually around 50 to 60 percent of the electorate votes. In 2016, for example, the U.S. had 58.1 percent of its eligible voters turn out — the lowest turnout of any of the countries within the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. America is the oldest democracy in the world — a country which was uniquely founded on the principle of rule by the people — and yet it consistently fails to measure up to its peers.
(10/08/20 9:29pm)
If you’ve walked past the Beta Bridge sometime in the past few weeks, you probably saw “NEVER FORGET 9/11” painted in big, green letters. You’ve probably also seen the “& slavery, police brutality, Vinegar Hill, Jim Crow, Trail of Tears, drone strikes, segregation, stonewall, ICE detention” painted in black right next to it. The first message was painted on Sep. 11 of this year, and the second one was painted soon after as a direct response.
(08/11/20 5:26am)
In the wake of George Floyd’s murder, America has witnessed political and social upheaval on a scale never before seen. It certainly is not an exaggeration to say that the conversation on race is now ubiquitous, with the national focus on systemic racism greater than ever. While there remains more work that needs to be done — such as prosecuting the officers responsible for the death of Breonna Taylor — the Black Lives Matter movement has seen many triumphs as America’s institutions and public are now expressing anti-racist sentiments. Some of America’s most prominent organizations, including Major League Baseball and the National Basketball Association, are now explicitly condemning systemic racism and the public largely agrees, with 63 percent of America supporting the Black Lives Matter movement and 69 percent believing that racial minorities are discriminated against in the criminal justice system.