Month: November 2021

BY: Alecia Hicks Seasons are changing, the leaves are falling, and Thanksgiving and Christmas are right around the corner. Everyone is excited to be finishing up the Fall 2021 semester. For some people, this means traveling to a different state. For others, this might mean hopping on a plane to go back to a completely different country. For some, this means taking a short trip across town to see family. Whatever transportation you have to take, it is always a good idea to take the safest measures possible when traveling during the holidays. The National Safety Council (NSC) says that traveling by car has “the highest fatality rate of any major form of transportation based on fatalities per passenger mile.” It is also a time where higher alcohol consumption happens due to celebration...

BY: Kendra Carpenter In 2001, right after United States citizens’ lives completely changed with 9/11, Afghanistan was taken by storm to capture leader Osama Bin Laden. Since 2001, the U.S armed forces have been fighting while continuing to be attacked. In 2014, the Afghan National Security Forces were put in charge and still took multiple defeats. The U.S sent more troops over in 2017 to continue to attempt to overthrow the Taliban’s troops. Between 2020 and 2021, attacks have gotten increasingly worse. Women having rights is also at high risk as well.  The Taliban do plan on reversing the rights that women and young girls once had.  These are all very important and terrifying events that are still happening. With that being said, our current U.S President Joe Biden has pu...