Op-Ed

Op-Ed: First Presidential Debate Filled with Empty Words

Op-Ed: First Presidential Debate Filled with Empty Words

Op-Ed October 5, 2020 at 9:58 am Comments are Disabled

By: Michael DeFusco | Staff-writer After a long day, my legs were wobbling as I stumbled up two steep flights of stairs before flopping lazily onto my couch. I surfed through the channels before landing on ABC. After a few short minutes I saw an ad for what looked and sounded like a new reality tv show, only to realizeRead More

Op-Ed: Damage Done Back To Back

Op-Ed: Damage Done Back To Back

Op-Ed October 24, 2019 at 9:02 am Comments are Disabled

By: Eilis O’Neil | Staff Writer I’ve got a little something to say about the Red Sox… Disappointed is an understatement for the 2019 Red Sox season. Despite them finishing third in the AL East, they had an awful season, not even making it to the postseason. From 2018, they had a record of 108-54 along with being World SeriesRead More

Op-Ed: Mckillop’s Silent Floor Really Isn’t Silent

Op-Ed: Mckillop’s Silent Floor Really Isn’t Silent

Campus, Op-Ed October 22, 2019 at 8:00 am Comments are Disabled

By: Rebecca Capozzi | Staff Writer When I first heard about the 3rd floor of the library and how it was the “silent floor”, I was really excited. At my high school, the library was very small, and the librarians who were always telling students to be quiet were always the ones that would be talking and laughing as loudRead More

Op-Ed: Salve Dance Over-Expresses

Op-Ed: Salve Dance Over-Expresses

Arts and Entertainment, Check It Out, Op-Ed November 13, 2018 at 8:00 am 8 comments

By: Jacob Belham | Contributing Writer I’d like to preface this editorial by emphasizing the importance of an event like the Expressions for Empowerment. The production accurately encapsulated the struggle of contemporary women, as well as portraying its subject matter in a both visceral and graceful way. I left the Casino Theater feeling profoundly inspired, but, unfortunately, not before feeling immenselyRead More

The 2018 Blue Wave: Myth or Reality?

The 2018 Blue Wave: Myth or Reality?

Check It Out, Nation, Op-Ed, World November 12, 2018 at 8:00 am Comments are Disabled

By: Madison Schettler |Staffwriter Ever since Donald Trump’s 2016 election, Democrats have been desperately and frantically looking forward to this year’s midterms. Voting initiatives were launched from every angle, trying to make the so-called “Blue Wave” they hoped for a reality. But considering all of the Democrats’ best efforts, was the blue wave actually successful? The short answer is… maybe?Read More