by Kelsey Dass ’18 Opinion Staff Every child in America should be granted an equal opportunity to succeed, regardless of which state, city, race, religion, or gender the child associates with. Coming from the perspective of a senior elementary and special education major at Providence College, it is time to think about where to land […]
by Sarah Kelley ’18 Opinion Co-Editor To what extent can we as a nation allow divisive politics to dominate and influence our own children’s access to educational resources? In celebration of National Read a Book Day on Sept. 6, First Lady Melania Trump sent 10 Dr. Seuss books to a chosen school in each state […]
by Nicholas Moran ’19 Opinion Staff Now that the dust has settled from President Trump’s chaotic United Nations address last week, confused onlookers have been trying to decipher what exactly is the president’s stance on foreign policy. Was the president suggesting America should pull back from the globe and focus at home, heeding George […]
by Hannah Paxton ’19 Asst. Opinion Editor Picture the student who sits next to you in the back of the classroom who you might not know very well. This student has a story to tell. This student had a gap in their resume until 2012, and then they worked at a food truck. They have […]
by Kevin Copp ’18 Opinion Staff The rather shocking appearance of a banner reading “Racism is as American as Baseball” at Fenway Park last Wednesday not only stunned the onlookers at baseball’s oldest ballpark, but also underscored an important message in Trump’s America: the need for constant and effective outspokenness. Citizens who want their voices […]
by Bridget Blain ’19 Opinion Staff Throughout the election and now several months into the presidency of Donald Trump, the current political climate has often been compared to living in a dystopian novel, such as 1984 or Fahrenheit 451. Trump’s reactions to being criticized for anything from his policies to his tweets often bring up […]
by Lela Biggus ’18 Opinion Staff Anyone who has been on the Internet lately would know that the Trump administration cut the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Policy, or DACA, on Tuesday, September 5. The policy, which began in 2012, has allowed over 800,000 undocumented young arrivals, who are now between the ages of 15 […]
by Sarah Kelley ’18 Opinion Co-Editor Over the past weekend, President Trump’s tweet, “Hurricane Irma is of epic proportion, perhaps bigger than we have ever seen…Federal G is ready!” caught my eye. I could not ignore the irony of this social media statement or stop myself from wondering how the President of the United States […]
by Laura Arango ’20 Opinion Staff With two world wars already under our belt, the United States may very well be on the verge of a third one. Our infamous president Donald Trump made headlines on Aug. 9 for his powerful promise to unleash “fire and fury like the world has never seen” on North […]
by Hannah Paxton ’19 Asst. Opinion Editor Language matters—especially that of the political leader of this country. Words have the power to build and destroy, to praise and condemn, to confront and evade. With his comment about the statue removal protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, coming from “both sides,” President Trump’s jargon clearly represents the hateful […]