F-word: The Past and Present of Feminism
Feminism is a broad, multifaceted system of ideas ubiquitous in this ever-changing world, yet not easily defined. It is at once a centuri...
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Danielle Uehara
- Jul 22, 2022
- 8 min
The End of Roe
For almost 50 years, Roe v. Wade has protected a woman’s rights to abortion, but on June 24, the landmark precedent was overturned...
Mahsa Forghani
- Jun 8, 2022
- 6 min
The Recent Leaked Draft to Overturn Roe v. Wade May Impact Much More Than Abortion
On May 14, 2022, an estimated 17,000 people in Washington D.C ― and thousands more across the nation ― congregated either in support of...
Emily Zavala
- May 24, 2022
- 2 min
Transgender Athletes in Sports
Iowa State Governor Kim Reynolds passed a law prohibiting transgender women from competing in high school to college level sports...
Breanna Crossman
- May 16, 2022
- 3 min
Twitter Bans Ads That Deny Science on Global Warming
On Friday, April 22, Twitter announced it would ban ads that deny science on global warming. In a statement outlining the new policy...
Matthew Inui
- Apr 2, 2022
- 4 min
Florida Education Bill Causes National Controversy
Two weeks after passage in the House, the Florida Senate voted to pass SB 1834, the Parental Rights in Education Bill, on March 8, 2022...
Hayleigh Evans
- Oct 29, 2021
- 4 min
The Supreme Court Reconsiders Abortion Laws
In Texas and Mississippi, the Roe v. Wade court case from 1973 has fallen under reconsideration. Roe v. Wade has stood strong for nearly...
Audrey Kim
- Jul 4, 2021
- 3 min
The Sentencing of Derek Chauvin, and What Comes Next
Derek Chauvin, a former officer at the Minneapolis Police Department, was sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison on June 25...
Hayleigh Evans
- May 18, 2021
- 3 min
The Death of Daunte Wright
Derek Chauvin’s conviction for the murder of George Floyd appeased many BLM supporters with a slight victory, but another case has arisen...
Audrey Kim
- May 9, 2021
- 3 min
A Closer Look at the Shooting of Ma'Khia Bryant
On April 20, 2021, Ma’Khia Bryant, a black woman, died at the hands of the police. Across the nation, citizens took to social media...
Ariel Donato
- Apr 24, 2021
- 4 min
Understanding the Derek Chauvin Trial
On May 25, 2020, Minneapolis Police Department officers responded to a call regarding George Floyd’s use of a fake $20 bill...
Jana Abulaban
- Apr 20, 2021
- 3 min
Increasing Attacks on Asian Americans
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an alarming increase in racially motivated violence or other hate crimes...
Hayleigh Evans
- Mar 25, 2021
- 6 min
Reflecting on Domestic Terrorism in America
After violent incidents in recent years, domestic terrorism has emerged as a major concern throughout the U.S. Even more than before...
Audrey Kim
- Nov 16, 2020
- 5 min
A Breakdown of Political Polarization
Political polarization has maintained an overwhelming influence on the realm of politics for a number of years...
Alexssa Takeda
- Oct 16, 2020
- 6 min
Black Lives Matter: A Local Movement with a Global Impact
The Black Lives Matter movement has risen to an international scale and has the potential to change the results of the 2020 election.
Michaela Dumlao
- Jul 26, 2020
- 4 min
The Future of Police Reform
Crowds and police clash after a Donald Trump rally in Phoenix, AZ. (AJ Colores/Unsplash.com) As the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna...
Lindsey Kim
- Jun 1, 2020
- 9 min
George Floyd: A Summary of the Death that Changed the Nation
On May 25, 46-year-old George Floyd died in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A grocery store called Cup Foods on Chicago Avenue South called the...
Ashley Kim
- Feb 11, 2020
- 3 min
The Decades-Long Debate over the Equal Rights Amendment
Nearly a century after its initial proposal, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) has returned to the forefront of politics. Although the...
Ashley Kim
- Jan 20, 2020
- 3 min
DACA: The Divide Over Immigration
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ― otherwise known as DACA ― gives the children of illegal immigrants a temporary reprieve from the...
Krischan Jung
- Mar 10, 2019
- 2 min
Jussie Smollett Incident Timeline
Victim or criminal? Fox’s Empire actor, Jussie Smollett, was recently charged for filing a fake hate crime as a police report. The...
Krischan Jung
- Feb 21, 2019
- 3 min
Virginia Governor's Late Term Abortion Controversy
📷 Pro-life and Pro-choice supporters have been lobbying for their beliefs ever since the Supreme Court ruling in 1973, Roe v. Wade,...
Daibik Chakraborty
- Jan 22, 2019
- 3 min
New Decision Made on the Status of Transgender Service Members
The “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” military medical policy was put to an end on September 20, 2011 and it was the first step taken to expand the...
Krischan Jung
- Jan 8, 2019
- 3 min
Banning E-Cig Flavors
📷 The use of E-cigarettes is becoming very popular among teenagers. A majority of these adolescents start smoking actual cigarettes...
Krischan Jung
- Nov 29, 2018
- 2 min
Legal Drug Injection Sites
Four decades ago, President Nixon declared the War on Drugs to combat drug use and narcotic trade. The United States has taken measures...
Daibik Chakraborty
- Oct 2, 2018
- 2 min
Executive Order 13847: Increasing Retirement Security
📷 Overview Executive Order 1387 aims to increase retirement security for retired Americans by decreasing regulations that burden small...
Krischan Jung
- Aug 18, 2018
- 1 min
New California Measure to Allow Undocumented Immigrants to Hold Public Office
(Edited by Daibik Chakraborty) On April 30, 2018, California Senate Bill 174 (SB174) was introduced by Senator Ricardo Lara. The bill, co...
Krischan Jung
- Aug 15, 2018
- 2 min
Public Response to ICE-2018
ICE, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, has recently been under scrutiny by the public as well as some politicians in light...
Krischan Jung
- Aug 14, 2018
- 2 min
Trump Administration Family Separation Policy: A Neutral View on Civilian and Government Responses
(Edited by Daibik Chakraborty) The policies have received condemnation for excessive cruelty, ineffectiveness, the slow process of...
NCJ Editors
- Aug 11, 2018
- 2 min
Trump Administration's Family Separation Policy 2018
📷 As part of the Trump Administration’s “zero tolerance policy”, new protocols for immigration agencies were implemented on April 6,...
Krischan Jung
- Aug 10, 2018
- 3 min
President Trump's Immigration Promises and Reforms: 2016-2018
(Edited by Daibik Chakraborty) In the 2016 presidential elections, one of candidate Donald Trump’s main campaign issues was the topic of...
Krischan Jung
- Aug 9, 2018
- 2 min
Trump Administration Reverses Affirmative Action Guidelines
The term “affirmative action” was first used in Executive Order No. 10925, signed by President John F. Kennedy on March 6, 1961. In...
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