Why Queer Fictional Characters Are More Than Just Characters
Story By: Anjanae Freitas, Entertainment Editor
September 12, 2018
Filed under Entertainment, LGBTQ, Opinion, Television
There is a misconception that just because television has queer characters, we should be grateful. No thank you. I grew up wanting to see myself represented in media, but by represented I mean accurately. In 2006 “Greys Anatomy” was the first television show where I can remember seeing representation...
Trump is Bad, But His Predecessors Weren’t Much Better
September 12, 2018
In the age of Trump, many liberals and moderates are clamoring for the days of Obama. What many of them don’t realize is that issues many have with the current American government didn’t spring into existence with the election of Trump. Much of the policies we hate Trump for were actually built...
Are We Vulnerable to a Mass Shooting at FCC?
Story By: Christian Hurtado, Reporter
September 12, 2018
Filed under Community, Guns, Opinion, Student Issues
In the early afternoon of Aug. 26, 2018 David Katz walked into a pizza parlor in Jacksonville, Florida where a video game tournament was being held and opened fire, killing two people and injuring at least 10, before killing himself. Killings like this have plagued the headlines for years now. The...
Why Therapy Won’t Work If You’re Not Ready
Story By: Anjanae Freitas, Entertainment Editor
August 30, 2018
Filed under Opinion
When I decided to treat therapy as my recovery rather than my chore, I realized I wasted my teenage years being a misery factory. Soon enough, therapy became my new safe place. At 15 years old, I saw a therapist for the first time. I had no desire to understand why I was clinically depressed and anxious,...
John McCain, and the Failures of the Death Discourse Online
Story By: Tommy Tribble, Editor-in-Chief
August 29, 2018
Filed under Opinion
John McCain passed away in his home from complications of brain cancer, the New York Times reported on Thursday, Aug. 24. He was 81. That McCain was a POW, a war hero, and a politician with a reputation for integrity and nonpartisanship doesn’t really need to be said. That this reputation was largely...
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