Julianna Concepcion | Opinion Writer work from home / Photo by 'Wdnld', licensed by Envato.com Being a senior kind of sucks. Time has sped past me, and while I’m happy to have had such amazing experiences in my first three years, my fourth year's been kind of sucky. Grad school applications, twenty-page writing samples, directed research—it's making my upcoming graduation feel too real. I’ve worked hard enough to deserve the degree, yes, but what of the friends I’ve made,

Julianna Concepcion | Opinion Writer Im winning / Photo by ' YuriArcursPeopleimages', licensed by Envato I remember when kid-friendly technology looked like Nintendo DSs, Wii’s, LeapFrog’s, and the games on my mom’s phone. At twenty-one years old, I believe I grew up in a time when tech for kids was normalized, yet still kid- and family-friendly. We once valued the idea of technological literacy in a changing world when it came to education for children, but now it has go

Mackenzie Sheldon | Contributing Author Office Workers Holding File Binders and Netbooks / Photo by 'GroundPicture', licensed by Envato.com Photographs of President Donald Trump and Jefferey Epstein have resurfaced, dating back to the 90s and early 2000s, and demands for the U.S. Government to release the Epstein files have now gone international. We want answers. On November 12th, over 20,000 emails were released to the public by lawmakers, proving an undeniable friendship

Megan Hayes | Editor-in-Chief Picture credit to Envato.com . Feminism is a touchy subject for many and often sparks many debates... often when speaking to different generations. You'd think that our generation would be better, however, this is unfortunately not the case! Sometimes, it is hard to stomach these topics as these days we are so politically and socially divided. On this topic, though, before we start, I'd like to delve into two important points: intersectionality

Julianna Concepcion | Opinion Writer As we enter the fifth week of the U.S. government shutdown, Americans have been given the devastating news that people will not be receiving their SNAP benefits if the shutdown continues into November. While the USDA has funds allocated for emergencies like these, the government has determined that they will not be using these funds for Americans who make use of their food stamps—instead, the shutdown will continue.   SNAP benefits are

Julianna Concepcion | Opinion Editor In 2025, I’ve noticed that sitcoms aren’t as prevalent as they used to be. People love them, and even go as far as to binge ones that ended 10+ years ago, but we aren’t seeing newer ones get as popular. It’s possibly due to the fact that directors don’t make sitcoms anymore because people are constantly attempting to create the “new best” TV shows and series, without thinking about how less might just be more. Sitcoms tend to have very l

Kyle Tabor | Contributing Author For Part 2 of this series, I spoke to Dr. Youngblood, Professor and Associate Chair of the English Department, to talk generative AI – and some philosophy, too. Dr. Youngblood’s discipline is Digital Media, specifically video games, and the roles of gender and sexuality within them. His passion really started, I learned, with a Sega Genesis at 6 years old. Our conversation was far-ranging, and the rapport we’ve built up in previous classes

Julianna Concepcion | Staff Writer Just this week, we learned that Puerto Rican music artist Bad Bunny, who performs under the stage name “Bad Bunny,” will be performing at the Super Bowl in February 2026. Bad Bunny posted the announcement on his Instagram, where he is seen sitting atop a goalpost in a pava , a traditional Puerto Rican hat made of straw gathered from palm leaves. He is known not just for his music, but for his pride in Puerto Rican culture and his activism

Julianna Concepcion | Staff Writer On August 28th of this year, Paramore singer Hayley Williams released her newest solo album, Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party . The album features various songs about love, struggle, and her past, but one track that has been stirring up conversation on social media called “True Believer” shifts away from the other songs, directly calling out hate and hypocrisy.   Motifs of Southern Christianity, Greed, and Racism “True Believer” seems to

Mikayla Leskey | Arts & Entertainment In case you didn’t know, TV Show host Jimmy Kimmel was recently suspended from ABC, his...

Julianna Concepcion | Staff Editor “No, I’m Not a Human” is a dystopian horror game, recently released on September 15 th  and was in...

Julianna Concepcion | Editor Just last week, Jeffrey Epstein victim Annie Farmer has claimed that she and other victims will take the...

Matthew Walton | Contributing Writer With the first round of the NBA playoffs all but wrapped up, let's take a deeper dive into the...

Mackenzie Sheldon | Opinion Editor Plants inside a box ready for travel./AI Generated Moving out of a dorm can be an exciting yet...

Mackenzie Sheldon | Opinion editor Syringe on Table./AI-Generated Lethal injection is used as the main method of execution in a majority...

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Mackenzie Sheldon | Opinion editor In 2023, Eastern Connecticut State University announced the merging of the Communication Department...

Fall 2025 Club Fair at Eastern Connecticut State University./Emily Conte Abby Dreyer | Staff Writer Four-thousand three hundred. To...

Mackenzie Sheldon | Opinion editor You find yourself in the final stretch of college. The terrorizing month of January ended and now...

Mackenzie Sheldon | Opinion editor Congratulations on making it to the spring semester!  If you’re a first-year, you have some exciting...