Mass shootings in the United States have long been on the rise with tragedies seeming daily. According to CNN, there have been close to 147 mass shootings this year alone and 45 since March 16, as of April 18. There has been an average of 1.37 shootings a day. This number is simply to show t…
The Issue: Students are burnt out and tired after two non-stop semesters. Without fall or spring break, students haven’t been given permission to rest with classes and outside responsibilities piling up.Our Stance: WKU should have done more for the mental health of their students while focus…
It is not a new idea that the world is quickly evolving into the digital age. This has been happening for quite some time and discussed enough to make many sick of hearing about it. However, this past election cycle we saw a new phenomenon occurring that was unexpected to many. The rise of t…
For most students at WKU, zoom classes have been a reality for over a year.
Since the early excitement of an extended spring break a year ago, we have been wondering what life would be like in a post-COVID world. Now that there are multiple vaccines and widespread vaccination, we are closer to that reality than we have ever been. Though, what have the events of this…
Although it was only a “short” session, this year’s iteration of the Kentucky General Assembly was an unprecedented assault on transparency and the constitutional guarantees of free speech and freedom of the press. As counsel for the Kentucky Press Association (KPA)—one of whom was a primary…
Portraits of Jon Fleischaker and Michael Abate. Photos courtesy of Kaplan Johnson Abate & Bird.
College is filled with late nights of studying, hanging out with friends, and regretting the decision to go to cookout at 1 a.m. when you have to be up for class in 7 hours.
I feel a mix of emotions on the anniversary of Breonna Taylor’s death. I am disappointed and disgusted with how the state and the country has handled Breonna Taylor’s legacy.
When Ben Massingille, who will face a grand jury on rape charges later this month, stood before his initial hearing last week, his attorney asked the judge if he was aware that Massingille and the victim had previously had a sexual relationship.
Mass shootings in the United States have long been on the rise with tragedies seeming daily. According to CNN, there have been close to 147 mass shootings this year alone and 45 since March 16, as of April 18. There has been an average of 1.37 shootings a day. This number is simply to show t…
The Issue: Students are burnt out and tired after two non-stop semesters. Without fall or spring break, students haven’t been given permission to rest with classes and outside responsibilities piling up.Our Stance: WKU should have done more for the mental health of their students while focus…
Although it was only a “short” session, this year’s iteration of the Kentucky General Assembly was an unprecedented assault on transparency and the constitutional guarantees of free speech and freedom of the press. As counsel for the Kentucky Press Association (KPA)—one of whom was a primary…
Abbey and I are beyond thankful to have this opportunity and appreciative for all the support throughout the campaign. The reality to this year is we have seven months in our terms to ensure that SGA is doing everything it can to advocate and serve student interest. SGA needed experienced, d…
In the interest of transparency, I had no idea who YelloPain was before I began thinking about writing this op-ed. I have not heard but the one song from the Dayton, Ohio rapper, but in that track “My Vote Don’t Count,” he spits the untainted, sometimes painful, truth.“My Vote Don’t Count” i…
I was too young to fully grasp what was happening when Trayvon Martin died. I just knew it was bad. I knew it wasn’t right. I remember my mama saying something about the bigger picture.At that point, there were so many murders of Black men across the country at the hands of the police.Then I…
This is an election, not a lottery.Imagine hitting a district’s campaign trail hard for months – raising money in order to chase a victory on a platform of the issues that matter to you and your local supporters. You spend your days garnering support at civic lunches, and your evenings fill …
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