Share: Climate change is becoming a bigger and bigger issue and evolving, causing a chain reaction of severe weather like wildfires and storms. On Trump’s first day back in office, he withdrew the US from the Paris Climate Treaty. He signed to let natural disasters worsen. A study shows climate change made conditions more intense for the recent California wildfires, with drier and warmer weather. The storms that took over the midwest over the weekend of March 14th killed at least 42 people with violent …
Editorial: Colleges must protect students and scholars from deportation
Share: “It seems like a dream, but, as you all know, we Nisei students—that is, the American-born Japanese—soon will be no longer with you.” These words were written by PCC student Tamio Fujimoto, and published in the Courier in 1942, ahead of the mass-internment of Japanese Americans. The same words echo eerily in the present. Once again, our government is targeting individuals based on national origin and political expression under the guise of national security. The recent deportation of Brown University professor Rasha Alawieh and …
Trump’s airstrikes provoke Iran at Yemen’s expense
Share: On Monday, March 17, 2025, the Associated Press reported that the United States bombed Yemen two nights in a row, claiming to target Houthi leaders in the capital of Sanaa on Saturday, March 15. President Donald Trump warns Iran in supporting Houthi activity in the Red Sea. Trump has found himself in the midst of chaos once again. Orders of airstrikes in Yemen have resulted in the deaths of 53 people and the injuries of 100 civilians. On the second night of airstrikes, US …
Ye’s desperation for attention puts his own kids at risk
Share: The Ye controversy never ends and his latest song “Lonely Roads Still Go to Sunshine” featuring Diddy and his daughter North West is no exception. West decided to put his eleven year old daughter on a song with a known predator to get his name back in tabloid headlines. Ye released a song on X featuring Diddy, Diddy’s son “King” Combs, Jasmine Williams, and his daughter North West. In retaliation, Kim Kardashian took legal action demanding a cease and desist against the song. She …
Dear professor: Reading emails isn’t enough, students need timely responses
Share: I shouldn’t have to beg a professor to do the bare minimum—check their inbox and hit reply. But when one ignored my urgent email for two-weeks, nearly costing me my college acceptance, that’s exactly what I had to do. When she finally replied, I submitted my materials. Hours later, I got my acceptance letter. But what if she had waited another day? And what about the time another professor never responded at all? I waited, sent a follow-up, and waited again—nothing. The deadline passed, …
Trump is money-hungry, and his $5 million gold card proves that
Share: Just weeks after tightening immigration and conducting mass deportations, President Donald Trump has proposed a $5 million ‘gold card’ to replace the current EB-5 foreign investor citizenship, showing how utterly focused he is on status and money. Trump introduced this concept of a plan on Feb. 26, only about a month after his inauguration, when he signed executive orders that would restrict immigration and even attempted to end birthright citizenship, which is a constitutional right. This gold card seems contradictory to Trump’s immigration goals, …
Political Dissident: Elon’s government mooching leaves lingering musk
Share: Elon Musk is a character unlike anything we’ve seen before in U.S. history. He’s managed to worm his way into the Oval Office, seemingly becoming a fixture in the hearts and minds of the GOP. His title as a “special government employee” is an affront to the very laws and legal precedents designed to address conflicts of interest. The person most enamored with the father of 14 (from four different women) is, tragically, the most powerful person in the country: Donald Trump. Just last …
Musk’s stupidity unites Trump’s cabinet against him
Share: Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has successfully sacked over 30 government programs in two months without any pushback from Donald Trump or Cabinet members, but after a tense cabinet meeting on March 7 with clashes between Musk and members, an implosion within the Executive branch is inevitable. During the cabinet meeting, Musk directly collided with at least two cabinet members over the number of employees they had fired from their departments. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy were both …
AI that monitors dissent proves dystopia has arrived
Share: As consumers continue to be enticed with new iterations of technology, now powered with Artificial Intelligence; Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced the government will also use AI to “catch and revoke” student visas. The government claims their objective is to combat antisemitism but at its core, this move threatens anyone that opposes the Trump administration. The constitution states it plainly: “we the people” have rights on US soil, regardless of immigration status. While some may disagree, revoking a student’s visa for their …
Marvel isn’t dead, just failing to replicate its glory days
Share: After the messy debut of Marvel’s new film “Captain America: Brave New World”, critical failure and controversy still haunts the studio with uncertain sentiments such as “Is Marvel dead?” lingering from the minds of disappointed fans. In short, it’s not, although Marvel is indeed currently making various decisions that are hurting their brand, dethroning them as a studio once feared by competitors. A big issue plaguing Marvel right now is the lack of communication between filmmakers. Beforehand, during the production of “Infinity War”, directors …