The repeal of Articles 35A and 370 of India’s constitution has raised political unrest in the region of Jammu and Kashmir, where Indigenous Kashmiris fear settler colonialism and a lack of autonomy. Until August of 2019, when the Indian government challenged the autonomy of Jammu and Kashmir, the Kashmiri people lived semi-autonomously in the highly-contested region of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. It was only when the government repealed Articles 370 and 35A of the

New Roads and Blueys. Blueys and New Roads. Blueroads, if you will. The relationship between a school and neighboring cafe might not interest most at first glance, but is there more than meets the eye when it comes to Blueroads relations? According to Jimmy Morrissey, the Dean of students at New Roads upper school, “Blueys is the first place many students want to go as soon as they are granted off-campus privileges.” Now this is true for many people, as an influx of New Roads

“There is a big difference between having a team and building a program… we are looking to build a program.” Starting off a sports season strong is always a common goal for most teams, but sometimes that goal is hard to achieve. With four games already in the books, the men’s volleyball team is still looking to secure a win. And after a successful women’s season, the new men’s program continues trying to chase a similar result. Charlie Werner joined New Roads in 2019 as the W

The case against Ivy Leagues has come from within and without, but how much change can be generated without abolition? Princeton’s President Christopher Eisgruber said in a recent interview from The Atlantic that “over the space of years and decades, [Ivy League students] will blossom in ways we can’t even predict, and they will be able to address problems that matter.” The “problems that matter,” here are intentionally vague. When Eisgruber cites James Madison as an exceptio

Not all viruses harm humans; bacteriophages are being used to help us. As bacteria become more resistant to antibiotics, viruses could become the best chance to stop bacterial infections. Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacterial cells rather than human, plant, or animal cells. Phages are more populous than every other living organism on Earth combined, allowing them to kill up to 40% of the ocean’s bacteria each day. Recently, researchers have begun exploiting the fac

Adopting pets was all the rage when the pandemic first began, but some people are just now realizing owning a pet is more than a trend. Shelters across the country saw people flocking to their businesses with the goal of adopting a dog to keep them company while they began to work or attend school from home. But as people return to their offices and schools permanently for the first time in two years, many pups are being left behind. Aron Jones, executive director of Moms and

Adding women to U.S. currency brings up questions of the action’s performative nature. A new initiative, titled the American Women Quarters Program, was recently put in place by the U.S. government, just in the past month. These new quarters feature a new visage of George Washington, originally designed by Laura Gardin Fraser in 1932. The tails side of the coins will each include a likeness of five different influential American women; Maya Angelou, Dr. Sally Ride, Wilma Mank

It’s time for California to take tsunamis seriously. In a time of seemingly constant earthquakes, the concern over Tsunamis have been virtually non-existent. This was until January’s volcano eruption in Tonga reminded us that there could be another threat other than quakes for the first time in recent memory. While the tsunami only caused minor flooding in parts of Northern California, it showed how vulnerable we could potentially be to a larger tidal wave. Similar to Earthqu

Warning: This article will discusses suicide, suicidal ideation, and poor mental health* In recent decades, researchers have raised concern that young Latinas have been experiencing suicidal ideation and attempting suicide at alarming rates, with little to no coverage of Latina mental health in the media. Without question, COVID-19 has amplified conversations about health and along with them has come increasingly regular talk surrounding mental health. On December 14th, 2021

Canada’s problems need to be called out . Canada: the crisp snow falling from the heavens, skiing galore, and the nice people who say “soory” instead of sorry. Sounds like a perfect country from the outside, doesn’t it? At least, that’s what they want you to think. By no means is the land up north a bad country, but Canada is not close to the ideal place many think it to be. In 1969, former prime minister, Pierre Trudeau, famously described bordering the United States as “sle

By examining capitalist culture’s past relationship with basic monetary compensation, minimum wage’s problematic path moving forward is clear . The first time a person worked for someone else with the expectation of payment was during the Agricultural Revolution around ten thousand years ago in the Middle East. The earliest workers received a portion of the crops that they farmed for wealthy landowners. Later, government employees during the Persian Empire were paid in salt f

The Formula 1 season has expanded from 21 to 23 races in the past two years, generating a variety of responses from the greater driving community. Revenue, safety, entertainment — who wins and who loses with the introduction of the new schedule? Beginning in March 2022, Formula 1’s 72nd season will sport a new look. While many have grown accustomed to the 22-race schedule that was unveiled last year — one more than previous years — this season marks the addition of a twenty-t

Jack Adams Investigates the Great Girl Scout Cookie Shortage of 2022. Anyone who knows me, knows I do not get excited about much. “You...

Amazon’s rampant reach goes further than we think . In his July 2021 article from Jacobin Magazine entitled “Amazon Is Creating Company Towns Across the United States,” Alex Press writes that “some communities are vacuumed up almost completely by Amazon, while in others, people don’t know anyone who works for the company.” The phrase “company towns” is used in the very headline — and multiple times in the article — denoting the working-class communities consumed by a singular

Fear of crime exposes the dystopia of American Liberalism. While shaving, I turned on an episode of Pod Save America and listened to the tune of comedians/politicians hark about why we should cover Trump more in the face of a looming re-candidacy. At this point in my life, I had just found out I was attending a leading small liberal arts school and was about to attend a birthday party at a house built by acclaimed architect Richard Neutra in the Pacific Palisades. I was, on p

The impact of fast fashion has taken consumer demand, clothing production rates, and the cost of environmental damage to the next level. It was only after World War ll, when fabric was a rarity and style focused on function over form, that consumers were receptive to mass-produced clothing. This upheaval of consumer demands coincided with the development of many notorious fast fashion retail companies: H&M, Zara, Topshop, Primark– all of which were launched between 1947 and

Years after the Dayton Peace Agreements promised an end to the Bosnian genocide in 1995, the war-torn country has struggled to find its footing. Now, a separatist movement is further dividing what little unity remains. Even after facing the brunt of war twenty-six years ago, Bosnian civilians still face governmental instability. Living in the wake of war is not easy, especially when the separatist movement impedes Bosnia and Herzegovina from moving forward from their past. “M

Soccer academies manipulate players with the prize of success. With grueling hours and exclusivity, the results are rarely successful. Players are sold a dream that they’re never going to achieve. Those players who may never be good enough still cling to the hope of one day touching the lights and grass surrounded by thousands of screaming supporters. Then, players find out that their dream is near impossible. Their hopes are too far to reach, yet top soccer academies convinc

An assembly bill being voted on in Sacramento could make or break the nation’s progressive agenda. The squabble over AB 1400 also highlights the power dynamics and special interests at play in the legislature. This upcoming January, a vote in the California Assembly will tell Americans how much momentum is truly behind the implementation of a single-payer healthcare system in the United States. Progressives nationally are trying to get medicare expansion passed in Congress, b

With the extreme persistence of pesticides, parasites, and unhealthy diets, experts provide warnings on the ominous decline of the Western Honey Bee. What would our world look like if there were no bees? Well, we’re on that path. Beekeepers across the United States have reported a 45.5% loss of their managed Western honey bee colonies from April 2020 to 2021, the second-highest rate of loss ever recorded. The nonprofit organization, Bee Informed Partnership (BIP), has been co