Feminist Groups Have a Grand Plan to Obliterate the Word ‘Man’ From Their Lexicon
Neetu Chandak | Education and Politics Reporter An increasing number of feminist groups want to be inclusive to trans-women while also distancing themselves from men by altering the spelling of woman. Various groups across the U.S. are opting for “womxn” and “womyn,” to avoid spelling “man” or “men,” The College Fix reported Thursday. Some groups choose […]
California Man Allegedly Found Two Homeless Men Cooking Dinner in His Apartment
Neetu Chandak | Education and Politics Reporter A California resident allegedly found two homeless men cooking dinner in his apartment in December. Elijah Smart, 29, and Markis White, 19, were identified by police as the men who allegedly broke into Robby Spillman’s Santa Monica, California, apartment. Both were charged with burglary on Wednesday, according to NBC Los […]
Woman Who Climbed Stature of Liberty to Protest Trump’s Immigration Policy Convicted
Neetu Chandak | Education and Politics Reporter A woman who climbed the Statue of Liberty’s base July 4 to protest President Donald Trump’s immigration policy and claimed she couldn’t bear the thought of “children in cages” received her conviction Monday. Judge Gabriel Gorenstein announced the decision after Therese Okoumou, 44, testified Monday. She was […]
Scientists Find Out What Staring at a Smartphone Does to a Kid’s Brain
Neetu Chandak | Contributor The first wave of data from a National Institute of Health (NIH) study found kids exposed to screens — like those on smartphones and tablets — for more than two hours a day had lower scores on thinking and language tests. Brain scans of nine- and ten-year-olds also showed early thinning […]
California Nuns Accused of Embezzling as Much as $500K From Catholic School for Gambling
Neetu Chandak | Contributor Two nuns are accused of embezzling as much as $500,000 from a California Catholic school for gambling and travel expenses. St. James Catholic School’s former principal Sister Mary Margaret Kreuper and former teacher Sister Lana Chang allegedly stole the money over a period of at least a decade. The $500,000 is the possible amount […]
College Library Prepares for Thanksgiving by Sharing Guideline on ‘Decolonizing’ the Holiday
Neetu Chandak | Contributor A Massachusetts college library is preparing for Thanksgiving by sharing a guideline on “decolonizing” the holiday on their social media. McQuade Library at Merrimack College posted an article by St. Mary University professor Lindsey Passenger Wieck titled “Decolonizing Thanksgiving: A Toolkit for Combatting Racism in Schools” on its Facebook page Monday. […]
Korean War Veteran Earns High School Diploma
Neetu Chandak | Contributor A Korean War veteran earned his high school diploma 67 years later on Friday during a Veterans Day ceremony in Indiana. “This is something I never expected to get,” Bill Grimes Jr. told the Richmond-Palladium Item. Grimes’s diploma indicates he is part of the Class of 1951. He left Richmond High […]
Poll | Nearly 60 Percent of Millennials Are Not Familiar with their Congressional District Candidates for Midterms
Neetu Chandak | Contributor A majority of millennials between ages 18 and 34 were not familiar with candidates running in their congressional district for the upcoming midterms, according to a poll released Wednesday. NBC News/GenForward at the University of Chicago survey conducted between Sept. 21 and Oct. 6 found 59 percent of millennials were not familiar […]
Kindergartner Allowed to Use Cannabis-Based Medicine in School to Treat Seizures
Neetu Chandak | Contributor A California judge ruled that a kindergartner can use a cannabis-based medicine in her school. Brooke Adams suffers from a rare form of epilepsy called Dravet Syndrome. The judge previously gave a temporary order to let Adams to attend school while allowing a school nurse to administer the cannabis-based medicine. A […]
San Francisco is Removing Statue that Shows Founding of California Over Racism Concerns
Neetu Chandak | Contributor The San Francisco Board of Appeals unanimously voted Wednesday to remove a statue that showed the founding of California over racism concerns. Some American Indian activists found the “Early Days” statue degrading and racist as it showed an American Indian at the feet of a Spanish cowboy and a Catholic missionary. […]
