Category: World News

Online challenges Introduce Sinister Risk

Editor’s Note: This feature may be upsetting to some readers. There have been a wide variety of challenges throughout social media that are dangerous to play but many children, teens and adults participate anyway. The novelty of engaging in a challenge can influence bad decisions and some go too far....

Inauguration Day Protests

On a cold, flooded Friday morning, thousands of demonstrators congregated to protest the inauguration of President Donald J. Trump. Each person had a cause they were fighting for: immigration rights, women’s rights, sexuality and gender non-comforming rights, civil rights and environmental rights. They have been hurt by the rhetoric of...

6.2 Earthquake Hits Italy

“Pregare per Italia”, which means “pray for Italy” in Italian, is a phrase of wide use across the world at this time. A devastating earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 struck central Italy on Aug 23rd, at approximately 6:36 p.m. As if the quake wasn’t devastating enough, it triggered...