Summer vacation has come to a close as quickly as ever, and like it was just yesterday a new school year lies ahead for all Vikings. The leaves are soon to fall, snow day rituals will be upon us sooner than we realize, and at the blink of an eye, Mrs. Soderberg will be dispatching…

(commons. wikipedia.org) President Trump should listen to his wife more.  Last Monday, Melania Trump, announced plans for her new platform as First Lady. Her “Be Best” campaign will focus on the mental and social health of children across America, with a particular focus on safe social media and cyberbullying.  Regarding positive social media, Trump asserted, “It…

(Wikimedia Commons)  For the past week, the announcement of a merger between cellular giants T-Mobile and Sprint has upended the telecom world. Touting improved coverage and unprecedented technology, the two corporations are rapidly moving toward realizing this partnership.  But what exactly does this mean for America’s nearly 240 million cellular consumers?  Sprint customers—specifically—could see enhanced…

Academy students gather in Senior Quad to participate in the National School Walkout. (Courtesy/Columbus Academy Twitter) After the shooting at Columbine High School nearly two decades ago, the nation went into distress. Educators, students, and parents’ worries about the safety of schools escalated. Lawmakers debated for years on end, trying to find solutions to restore…

Photo/Public domain license setting In 2012, Barack Obama created a program known as DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.) DACA granted those known as DREAMers permits to stay and work in the United States DREAMers are those who were brought to the United States illegally as children by their parents. As such, many have no…

(The Ohio Statehouse/Wikimedia Commons) For most of us reaching voting age in the upcoming years, the Ohio gubernatorial election will be the first time that we will officially have a say in our government. The 2018 race for the Ohio governorship is already shaping up to be an important one. In our pivotal swing state,…

The Capitol Building Awaits Trump’s Inauguration: January 18, 2017 (Geoff Livingston/Flickr) At the close of 2016, there was consensus, at least among half of Americans, that the last 365 days mirrored hellfire. Hatred and anger were intertwined with our political culture more than ever. It became near impossible to detach politics from our national dialogue. An…

Caption: Chairman Ajit Pai speaks for the FCC. (flickr) On Tuesday, November 21, FCC’s chairman, Ajit Pai, released a controversial proposal to dismantle regulations, coined as net neutrality, that protect equal access to the internet. If this plan passes, ISP’s (Internet Service Providers like Time Warner Cable, Verizon, etc.) can charge consumers more for a…

Speier and Gillibrand pledge Congressional support for bills focused to modify sexual assault cases. (Wikimedia Commons) Sexual harassment has come to the forefront of dialogue across our nation, following allegations against Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein and the rise of the #MeToo Campaign. While movements including #MeToo have raised public awareness of the prevalence of…

John Kasich: Saving Conservatism by Abandoning Ship: “If the party can’t be fixed,” Kasich said, “I’m not going to be able to support the party.” (CNN interview with Jake Tapper. Saturday, October 7, 2017.) As a moderate conservative who is two years away from voting, I don’t know where to turn. John Kasich’s threat to leave…