Gun violence protests in high school: how colleges are standing with the students
March 14, 2018
By: Marlo Von der Ahe '20 Colleges around the country are supporting applicants’ rights to peaceful protest on gun control for the upcoming walk outs on Mar. 14, and Apr. 20, and the marches taking place on Mar. 24. “I am going to Indiana University and I am honored to be able to say that my sc...
Stepping out to the road of empowerment
March 30, 2017
Layla Wofsy ’19 There has never been a question in my mind about where I stand on key political issues. I am a proud liberal and have always been outspoken about my opinions (at least when I am in the confines of my living room). However, when I talk to my parents, my sister and other family members...
Win for the settlement: Army blocks DAPL construction
Alyson Murray '19, Staff Writer
December 7, 2016
By Alyson Murray '19 On Sunday, Dec. 4, the Army Corps of Engineers denied the Dakota Access Pipeline plan that would run through the water reservoir of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. This decision will halt the construction of the 1,172-mile oil pipeline that has been protested against since s...
Baltimore protests provoke conflict for Staples alum
Isabella Ullman, Feature Editor
May 5, 2015
Riots in Baltimore, Maryland, sparked when 25-year-old Freddie Gray died on April 19, one week after he was arrested by the Baltimore police. On April 12, Gray was allegedly running away from the police for unknown reasons. Officers then took Gray in custody, and when he arrived at the station, Gray...
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