Category: Current Events and Pop Culture
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The Impact of the Government Shutdown
By: Stella Bovender On Oct. 1, the federal government shutdown due to Congress failing to pass a budget for 2026. According to BBC’s Oct. 2025 article with Anthony Zurcher and James Fitzgerald, “Why the US government has shutdown and what happens now”, the main reason the government shutdown is because Democrats oppose cuts made to…
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The Mexican Folktale of La Llorona
By: Andrea Cortes-Espitia In Mexican and Hispanic households, children are often told the folktale of La Llorona. Parents tell their children to be cautious of dark places or rivers, to prevent La Llorona from taking the children. Therefore, most children cling to the story of La Llorona and become wary of a possible appearance at…
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Pentagon Possibly Closing Commissaries
By: Neva Mellow I had the absolute greatest privilege of visiting Washington, D.C. during the second week of October. I ran in the Army race and saw the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, the White House, and the Pentagon. The Pentagon is the center of this story. According to a 2025 Military Times article with…
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Jimmy Kimmel’s Suspension: A Late-Night Lesson in Free Speech
By: Maryem Hamdouni On Sept. 17, ABC’s parent company, Disney, announced the “indefinite” suspension of late night talk show host, Jimmy Kimmel, after his comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk sparked nationwide backlash and a heated debate about free speech. According to Aljazeera’s Sept. 18 article with Elizabeth Melimopoulos titled “What did Jimmy Kimmel…
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Trump’s ‘Crack-down’ on Immigration: A New Era of U.S. Immigration Policy?
By Sara Vargas I remember hearing President Trump’s vow to carry out mass deportations “starting on day one” of his second term. It’s incredibly jarring to hear the leader of a country, especially your country, launch an “aggressive” initiative aimed at members of your community. As I drove back down to Salem from D.C. on…
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This Year’s ‘Wicked’ Contenders: The 97th Oscar Nominees
By Stella Bovender The 97th Oscars are upon us, and it’s already gaining traction! Television host and comedian, Conan O’Brien, has been selected as the host, with the Academy CEO and President both saying on ABC’s website, “Conan has all the qualities of a great Oscars host…[he] has proven himself to be a master of…
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A Southern Snow Storm
Winter storm Cora brings an all-around wintry mess for North Carolina and our Southern sister states By: Chloe Snow On Jan. 10, 2025, Winter Storm Cora trekked eastward into North Carolina after salting North Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. As of 2:30 p.m. in Winston Salem, North Carolina, the clouds hung heavy with moisture, turning a…
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The Restoration of the Notre Dame Cathedral
By Stella Bovender On Dec. 7th, 2024, after the devastating fire in 2019, the 862-year-old restored Notre Dame Cathedral graced the world with its presence. The beautiful opening ceremony was live streamed from Paris, France, with attendees including world leaders and notable bishops. Even the first responders who fought the fire attended and were honored…
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Los Angeles Is On Fire
By: Clare Buchanan On January 7, the day of my red-eye flight to London, I was awoken at 3 o’clock in the morning to the terrorizing sound of the entirety of my backyard being lifted and thrown up against my bedroom wall. I peeked through my blinds to see the palm frans of my neighbor’s…
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Remembering Pearl Harbor
By: Chloe Snow “A Date Which Will Live In Infamy” (Library of Congress) On Dec. 7, 1941, the front page of The Daily Tar Heel featured a jolting headline that neither North Carolinans nor the rest of the country expected (Daily Tar Heel). Beginning at 7:55 a.m. local time, the first Japanese dive-bomber appeared over…
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