Previously respected as a fact-based broadcasting channel, the Discovery Channel has enraged both scientists and fans with their recent deception during Shark Week. As a …
“When women succeed, America succeeds”
Gender inequality in the American workplace is still a pressing issue. Whether it is the gender wage gap or occupational segregation, women still make 77 …
Intro to Economics Tackles The Minimum Wage Debate
At first, raising the minimum wage nationally sounds like a great idea; fry cooks at McDonald’s will bring home a number north of the current rate …
Behind the Screens: Bystanders Defy?
Many of us know firsthand that the power of technology in the digital age is incredible, but as Voltaire once said, “With great power comes great …
Re: Horse Drawn Carriages: Yay or Neigh?
To the editors: I’m writing to raise the question of and express my opinion about the horse-drawn carriages and their drivers that gather at the …
Her: a Reflection of Our Generation’s Relationship with Technology
Imagine riding the subway every day to work as everyone around you is plugged in, face down, murmuring to his or her gadget, never actually …
Frozen Freezes Disney’s Fairytale Stereotypes
After Sofia Payano ’15 raved about Frozen in the Stacks Room, I didn’t put up much of a fight when my friends suggested that we …
35 Things I Wish I Could Tell My Middle School Self
This post was inspired by 35 Things I Wish I Would Tell my Post-College Self Now that I’m a wise, old junior in high school, I …
IWMF Awards the Bravest Female Journalists
As an aspiring journalist on The Hewitt Times, I’ve taken for granted our country’s constitutional right of freedom of speech. As a student in an …
Anna Rexia – A Disease, Not Your BFF
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2HuNierhX4 Imagine a costume with a skeleton etched onto a skin-tight dress, modeled with a tape measure belt around the dress’s waist: one would hope …