The Democrat-controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on July 19 called the Respect for Marriage Act which, if passed, would codify Obergefell V. Hodges into federal law and repeal the ‘90s...
By Tom Wagner , Student at Humboldt University Berlin, working student at German TV channel ZDF
• April 28, 2022
During our time in the United States, we spoke to several journalists, producers and other people in the broadcasting department. One major issue we repeatedly heard about was how polarization in American...
On April 13, the office of U.S. Senator Dick Durbin announced as an extension of the Biden Administration’s American Rescue Plan, they would be providing over $3 million in funding for 6 healthcare providers...
On Thursday, April 7, The Senate voted 53-47 to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve as the first Black woman on the United States Supreme Court. It’s a historic moment and one that’s had a good...
Florida’s Parental Rights in Education bill, better known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, was passed on March 8. The passing of the bill sparks debate over queer representation in America’s classrooms.
According...
As the total national student debt rises year after year, more and more are calling for widespread loan forgiveness. According to research team the Education Data Initiative, the national student debt...
By Janiyah Gaston, Assistant to the Editor
• February 22, 2022
Today a jury in Brunswick, Georgia, found Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William Bryan guilty of federal hate crimes for their involvement in the death of Ahmaud Arbery.
Arbery was an African...
Predominantly White Institutions (PWI) and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) can affect the way Black students interact with their school and academic community.
The US Department...
Environmental racism has been a long standing problem within society. The most common way it can be shown is the neglect of one the environmental health of one area due to it having a lower socioeconomic...
By Jason Flynn, Managing Editor
• December 23, 2021
COVID-19 case numbers hit an all time high for the state of Illinois according to case numbers reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH).
Many businesses like restaurants and bars...
Kyle Rittenhouse, the 18 year-old from Antioch, Illinois on trial in Kenosha, Wisconsin for charges stemming from fatally shooting two people and injuring a third in August 2020, was found not guilty on...
Following the Astroworld music festival that left eight dead and countless people injured, the SIU and Carbondale community gathered to honor the life of third year journalism student Jacob (Jake) E. Jurinek.
The...
