The wall has never been about national security. Trump’s drivel about Syrian suicide bombers infiltrating America via Tijuana aside, every step toward its construction has been evidence to the contrary. […]
Look upon my work, ye lowly, and despair
Category: Columns
Sexual encounters, the shared kind
Columns, Entertainment, Mobile, Opinion
It was a playback of the 1985 film “The Breakfast Club.” We weren’t in detention, but we were sharing secrets. A late night in the newsroom had led us to […]
As ice glaciers melt, denials of climate continue to burn
Arts & Entertainment, Columns, Entertainment, Features, Health, News, Opinion
I was standing in front of the Sólheimajökull glacier in 2018, lacing my boots before we started our climb to a wall a few hundred yards up the ice. Our […]
Will the real boss please stand up?
Columns, Culture/Diversity, Opinion
I never had to be taught to work twice as hard; it was just an understanding. To get to where my Caucasian counterparts were, I had to put in more […]
The people v. celebrity activism
Celebrities, Columns, Culture/Diversity, Entertainment, Features, News, Opinion, Police/Crime
Black Lives Matter and The #MeToo Movement united to fight for Cyntoia Brown’s release from prison. She was granted clemency on Jan. 7. Alice Marie Johnson was granted clemency after […]
I missed being able to dream
When people hear the word “abuse,” oftentimes what comes to mind is physical abuse because it leaves physical evidence. And oftentimes, the narrative of physical abuse is portrayed between people […]
Mental illness isn’t invisible, it just takes a harder look
Columns, Mobile, Opinion, Science & Tech
Mental illness is often referred to as an invisible illness. Many of the people who call mental illness invisible do so from a place of caring and an aim to […]
Tear gas tyranny
Columns, Culture/Diversity, Mobile, Mywebermedia Slider, Opinion
Over Thanksgiving weekend, a holiday fronting as a time for family gatherings, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents fired tear gas at migrants, including children. Images of women and children […]
Real men shave with an axe and drive cement trucks
I was lifting weights at the gym this morning, and a man roughly my age walked in behind me as I was doing dumbbell bicep curls. He walked up to […]
My father’s sacrifices taught me everything
Arts & Entertainment, Campus Community, Campus Service, Columns, Entertainment, Features, Health, Military/Veterans, News, Ogden Community/Events, Opinion, Utah
I am a very fortunate student. I have been going to school for seven years. I have completed two associate degrees and will complete my bachelor’s degree in multimedia journalism […]