By Ryan Wu In a few months, COVID-19 has effectively eliminated or stalled more than 20 million jobs created since the Great Recession. An oil crisis is playing out in the middle of one of the world’s most tumultuous economic times, and in an economy already beginning to show cracks in loan volume. Yet, the…
By Saifa Khan Essential worker—a phrase we’ve heard innumerable times in the past few weeks. As defined by the 2013 Essential Services Act, this is “an employee that performs work involving the safety of human life or the protection of property.” Amid this global pandemic, essential workers are quite literally risking their wellbeing for everyone…
By Gennady Vulakh While many of us were scared of getting our shots and blood tests as children (or remain scared as adults—no judgment here), some of us had no such fear and moved on to donating blood and saving lives. For decades, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the local government and organizations…
By Saifa Khan It’s Women’s History Month, which means not only celebrating the women who have made strides in history, but also celebrating the women who continue doing big things today! Kamali Thompson is one such woman: a 28-year-old training as a professional fencer to make Team USA at the 2020 Summer Olympics while studying…
The first few months of 2019 have been cause for despair and pessimism among many. Terrorism, like the white supremacist massacre of 51 Muslim worshippers in Christchurch, New Zealand in March; coordinated suicide attacks which murdered 253 people in Sri Lankan churches and hotels on Easter Sunday; and the antisemitic murder of a woman at…
A heated debate – the Big Bang or God’s creation of the world? The debate between scientific inquiry and religious debate has seemed to be grappling at the hands of many as we are approaching a generation of increasing scientific advancements – whether that be in quantum mechanics, genetic engineering (in which we are able…
Medicine is becoming increasingly easier to get hold of: over-the-counter cough syrups, vitamins and lozenges are just some examples. Antibiotics, another common word in our repertoire of the common man’s medicine, has also become increasingly easier to get and pay for. However, it’s also become easier to consume these medications, which are meant for serious illnesses and…
On April 22, millions of people across the world mark the celebration of the annual “Earth Day” holiday. It is a time for individuals to reflect on the current state of our environment and serves as reminder to all of us about the fragility of the planet and the importance in preserving its wellbeing. Within…
Finals are approaching at lightning speed, and you can’t stop thinking about those looming papers and exams. You know that soon, you’ll be frantically rushing to cram everything in while still getting just enough sleep to function. Thoughts of “I should’ve done this before” and “I have to do this, this and this in the…
Valentina Tereshkova The year is 1963, just six years before Neil Armstrong took one small step. At this stage in the great space race, Yuri Gagarin had already made history by being the first human to enter space and orbit the planet in 1961. Because of his flight, a Soviet woman who dropped out of…
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