Heidi Cuevas | PantherNOW In an increasingly tense and polarized environment that has developed over the years, being an activist has become a necessity for many. Yet it can be difficult to tell the difference between real and performative activism when activism is no longer limited to the physical space. Scrolling through social media to […]
Staff Writer | Hennessy Sepulveda The Black Student Union, Office of Social Justice and Inclusion and the Martin Luther King committee partnered up for the 33rd annual Commemorative Dinner to honor the legacy of civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Thursday night at the Graham Center. Guests were encouraged to wear shades […]
Robert Crohan/Staff Writer Well folks, we did it. Come January 21, 2021, Donald Trump will be president no more. It took the incredible dedication, sacrifice and hard work of countless forward-thinking Americans to spread the word of the dangers the president posed to our country and kick him to the curb. For this, I say […]
Nathan Nayor/Contributing Writer In the past year, awareness has been raised in regards to Nestle and other corrupt companies exploiting land owners for their water and paying them little for the damages done to the land. A subreddit that praises drinking water, r/HydroHomies, decided to take action by forming a nonprofit organization, Homies for Hydration […]
Robert Crohan/Staff Writer Over the weekend, I watched CNN’s report on protests outside President Trump’s South Dakota rally. Advocates for Native American rights, indigenous groups, and Black Lives Matter supporters came out in droves to counter Trump’s nativism. However, one sight in particular caught my eye: the flag vandalized and hung upside down. Compare that […]
Ursula Muñoz Schaefer/Opinion Director For many newly out Panthers who planned on celebrating Pride for the first time this year, anticipation turned to sadness when it became clear that the pandemic wouldn’t end in time for June. As Pride Month approached and students came to terms with the fact that they’d have to celebrate from […]
Ursula Muñoz Schaefer/Assistant Opinion Director It’s the start of a new semester, and with that comes new excuses for dodging the crowds of petitioners, voting recruiters and blood donors swarming the busiest corners of our campus. If you’re wary of them, you’ll be further peeved off by the students who use these activists as an […]
Viharachard Dorval/Contributing Writer When I first heard news coverage on the mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, I immediately logged onto Twitter. After clicking hashtag after hashtag, soaking up as much information as I could, my blood began to boil as I read the gruesome details. I saw a 30-second clip of the shooter moments before […]
Shawn Barry/ Contributing Writer A black only graduation is racist. According to ADL, an activism group, racism is the belief that a particular race is superior or inferior to another, that a person’s social and moral traits are predetermined by his or her inborn biological characteristics. Racial separatism is the belief, most of the time based […]
Daniela Perez/ Staff Writer On Jan. 4, Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded the Cole Memo, the Obama administration’s relatively passive policy on the enforcement of federal cannabis laws. While pot remains illegal under federal law, the Justice Department chief withdrew federal guidelines that limited prosecutions of businesses and individuals who sold pot in a legal […]
