Student Health’s lack of prenatal services makes health care too expensive for pregnant students
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor Two blue lines. Two blue lines that represent a known miracle. Two blue lines that, to many, symbolize the beginning of a life. But they can also mean the end of a mother’s college career. Unplanned pregnancies are common in the United States. According to Dr. Adrienne Bonham in The Shriver […]
How to make college friendship lifelong
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor Congratulations on making it through your first week of classes, class of 2023. More importantly, congratulations on making it through your first week of social competition and anxiety. Let’s talk college friendships. I can tell you firsthand that making friends in college is the hardest thing you have to do in this […]
Hanover County, the defendant in the NAACP lawsuit, is violating students’ constitutional rights
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor On the latest episode of “how to oppress the black youth,” Hanover County is the star. Let’s take a little imagination trip, this one is sure to make your blood boil. Imagine this: you’re getting ready for this week’s Friday night football game. You and your friends are excited to cheer your […]
The threats against the Richmond NAACP are the latest of many attacks on black activists
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor Heights. Spiders. Crowds. Abandonment. Confined spaces. Sharks. Black activism. These are just some of America’s biggest fears. Time and time again, U.S. culture has been to suffocate the black community. The nation’s tendency has been to snuff out any organization whose entire purpose is to advance and further the excellence of […]
Opinion: The victims of the Dayton and El Paso shootings need our sympathy
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor Another day, another shooting. Another day in the land of the free, the home of the brave — another heart-wrenching amount of lives lost to unnecessary gun violence: to preventable, avoidable gun violence. Within a span of less than 24 hours, 31 innocent people were maliciously taken from this world. Over the […]