by Bridget Richard Many people viewed the supermoon on Sunday, September 27. To be a supermoon, there are several events that occur at the same time. This is the main reason why a supermoon is so special–the probability that all of these things happening at once is incredibly slim.  Since the moon’s orbit around the Earth is not perfectly circular there is a certain point, … Continue reading Super, a Supermoon!

By Katherine Barton On September 21, Pope Francis arrived in Washington for his first visit to the U.S. The pope addressed many issues to give his direct opinion to the American people, and is arguably the most liberal pope yet. Among them, the pope advocated for “life,” not so much addressing the issue of abortion, but the death penalty. Pope Francis stressed the importance of … Continue reading Pope Francis on the Issues

by Bridget Richard Finding clear-cut answers for the who, what, where, and why of the recent refugee crisis is complicated because many of the conflicts and problems in this recent news story are rooted in years of deep struggle and pertain to various groups of people. Let’s try to summarize and inform to for those who have only heard the name of the crisis and … Continue reading A Debriefing On The Refugee Crisis

By Sarah Rovinsky The problem originated in China, when program XcodeGhost hit hundreds–possibly thousands–of Apple iOS apps used throughout the globe. The infamous hackers targeted the App Store through a counterfeit version of the Xcode “toolkit,” the software used to build apps to run on its iOS operating system. The hackers could send commands to infected devices asking for personal information from users. The counterfeit version was … Continue reading Attack on Apple: Hackers Target App Store

By Kate Barton On October 1, a white male student of Umpqua Community College in Oregon opened fire and killed nine students. He then took his own life, after exchanging fire with two police officers who soon arrived to the scene. The shooter reportedly had problems with mental illness, and has posted on social media about feeling that “other people think I’m crazy, but I’m … Continue reading A tragedy in Oregon

by Meghna Kumar On Friday, September 25, John Boehner resigned from his position as Speaker of the House. Boehner claims to have been planning his resignation since last year, but postponed it in fear of causing troubles for the Republican-dominated House of Representatives. His official announcement was made after a visit by Pope Francis to Capitol Hill. Many members of the House have stated that … Continue reading Boehner Steps Down

by Kate Barton Due to an unprecedented number of migrants, the previously “border free” EU is creating border controls. Germany, for example, is expected to receive 800,000 refugees this year. Germany has just imposed checks on its border with Austria due to the large number of migrants. Not all countries are welcoming; Hungary has built a wire fence 110 miles long to keep migrants out … Continue reading EU Establishes Border Restrictions

By Sarah Rovinsky Columbia University student, Emma Sulkowicz, carried a mattress around the campus all year and graduated May 19 with her mattress in tow. The mattress was part of her senior thesis project, performance art called “Mattress Performance (Carry That Weight).” The visual arts major said she would carry the mattress everywhere she went on campus for as long as she attended the same school … Continue reading “Mattress Project” Continues Into Graduation