By Ally Keefer A question of airport security arose after a shooting in the Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport on Friday, January 6. The shooter shot and killed 5 civilians and injured another 8. The gunman, Esteban Santiago, awaited the police’s arrival and went to a mental health facility after being arrested. Due to this tragedy, the airport closed for the rest of the day. According to … Continue reading Problems with Airport Security?

by Lauren Redfern January 10, 2017, our 44th commander in chief gave his farewell speech in Chicago where his journey to the White House started. President Obama and family have been adored by many during his two terms in the oval office. Most would agree his time as President has been all but smooth, but through time has helped change our nation in ways to … Continue reading Farewell from President Obama

by Lauren Redfern January 20, a new president moves into the White House. Current President-elect Trump will be the new leader of this nation for the next four years. The election brought light to both candidates in a mostly negative format. We as citizens might know Trump’s political stances but many do not know who HE really is. June 14, 1946, in Queens, New York, … Continue reading Meet your New President

by Ally Keefer Within the first two hours of 2017, a terrorist attack took place in Istanbul, Turkey. During the celebrations of the new year, a shooter entered a nightclub after shooting a police officer and a civilian outside the club. That evening, 70 people were injured–including one American–and 39 were killed. According to The New York Times, no one knew who the shooter was, but … Continue reading Turkey Hit With First Terrorist Attack of 2017

By: Meghan Malas The installation of the North Dakota Pipeline has continued to raise controversy over the final months of 2016. The project itself is estimated to cost over 3.7 billion dollars, and result in the transporting of nearly 470,000 barrels of oil a day across four states, including North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, and Illinois. The hope is to sell this oil to markets … Continue reading Opposition to North Dakota Pipeline Grows, Officials React with Force

by Lauren Redfern Monday, November 28 was an ordinary day after Thanksgiving Break at The Ohio State University until around 10 am that morning when OSU’s Emergency Management Twitter page sent out a message stating, “Buckeye Alert: Active Shooter on campus. Run Hide Fight. Watts Hall. 19th and College.” Ohio State uses the Run Hide Fight method for these type of drastic events. Run: get as far away from the … Continue reading Ohio State Attacks hit Home