Popular elections are a cornerstone of the American republic. Yet these can neither be free nor fair if the outcomes are predetermined by the partisans and politicians who draw the maps. The time has come to remedy this anti-democratic redistricting process by establishing independent redistricting commissions. Following the census every 10 years, the Constitution...
“Faster, higher, stronger…together” is the motto and driving force behind every Olympian and every country they represent. The Olympics has always been an event that allows countries to send their best athletes to compete on the world stage. For the host country, it is a source of international prestige and honor. During the 2020 Tokyo...
On Jan. 14, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s basketball team beat the University of Michigan 68-53. In compliance with NCAA guidelines, the players were maskless. Meanwhile, Illinois high school basketball players are required to wear masks during games. The indoor sports mask mandate for high schools in Illinois has been in place since Aug. 4,...
If there’s one thing I love, it’s wasting my time, which is why I just adore the library’s new printing policy. For those of you who don’t know, the process of printing at the library has, like my grandma, developed a new wrinkle. Card scanners have been installed on all library printers, and, at first...
Under the guise of banning “conversion therapy,” Christian sexual ethics just became illegal in Canada–and similar laws are coming to the United States. Conversion therapy is a widely discredited and outdated practice that attempts to “cure” people of homosexuality via behavioral therapies like electric shock treatment. Almost nobody in the West uses this technique anymore....