What's in the American Rescue Plan, Exactly?
On March 11th, President Biden signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan he proposed to combat the recession and increased...
Josie McCartney
- Mar 22
American Rescue Plan
Last Thursday, President Biden signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan he proposed to combat the recession and increased...
Mikayla Wolf
- Mar 3
Coronavirus Stigmatization Leads to Increase in Attacks on Asian Americans
Racism against Asian Americans in the US is nothing new, but COVID-19 has heightened racial tension and increased racially-motivated...
Kamtoya Oteke
- Feb 11
COVID Cases Continue to Rise as Vaccine Rollout Lags
A month into what many had hoped would be a brighter year, 2020 is still casting a long shadow over us. The number of coronavirus cases...
Clara Shapiro Morton
- Feb 9
Biden Takes the Oath
The Presidential Inauguration on Wednesday, January 20, marked a monumental change in leadership, with former-President Trump leaving and...
Avajane Lei
- Feb 7
World Leaders Unite in Criticism of Capitol Storming
On Wednesday, January 6, less than a week into the New Year, the world watched in horror as hundreds of pro-Trump rioters swarmed...
Rookery Staff
- Jan 20
What Does it All Mean? Rookery Writers Tackle the Trump Presidency
Liya Johnson, 10th grade People have found different meanings in Trump’s presidency. For one, we have seen how far the Republican Party...
Tess Buckley
- Jan 11
Buttigieg as Transportation Secretary: A Review
On December 16, President-elect Joe Biden nominated Pete Buttigieg to be Secretary of Transportation. “I got to know Pete on the campaign...
Mikayla Wolf
- Dec 28, 2020
Mysterious Monolith Appears in Utah
On November 18, a 10-foot-tall, metal monolith was spotted from a helicopter in a canyon in San Juan County, Utah. It attracted...
Becca Anderson
- Oct 28, 2020
"No Justice, No Peace”: Are Police Abolitionists Losing the Public Debate?
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was asphyxiated by Derek Chauvin, then a Minneapolis police officer. As a result, protests erupted across...
Sara Weinrod
- Oct 26, 2020
Barrett's Judicial Philosophy
Amy Coney Barrett is the Trump administration’s replacement for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court of the United...