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U.S. Bans All GMOs “Except the Really Cool Ones”

Written by: Hannah Rosenblatt

The FDA recently released a set of stricter guidelines for producing GMOs, allowing for only products exhibiting the highest scores in categories such as “color/shiny index …

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Turkish Comic Jailed for Calling President Erdogan’s Hairline “The Real Migration Crisis”

Written by: Barak Tzori

The comedy club at the Tekirdag prison in Turkey welcomed a new member earlier in the month when local comedian Ersin Ozince was sentenced to twenty …

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Population Embarks on Operant Conditioning of Government

Written by: The MQ

In a new Gallup poll, a majority of Americans have admitted to being part of a large grassroots effort to try to train the government to …

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Recess Canceled After Polarizing Mud-Slinging Fight

Written by: Hannah Rosenblatt

Vernon Elementary School recess was halted abruptly this Tuesday, and is suspended until further notice, after a series of impassioned outbursts and an extensive mud fight …

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Aspiring Achievers Cofounder Falls Short of Clinching Treasurer Position in Club Elections

Written by: Lawrence Lee

Third year undergraduate Jane Footick stormed out of Aspiring Achievers’ third GBM of spring quarter where, despite her significant prior sacrifices that brought the organization to …

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Lin-Manuel Miranda Wins Nobel Prize, Puerto Rican Gubernatorial Office

Written by: The MQ

Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Hamilton” playwright and star, has won both a Nobel Prize and the office of Governor of Puerto Rico last Tuesday, in addition to being …

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Far Right Calls for End to Annual Migration of Monarch Butterflies

Written by: Summer Davis

The presidential campaign took yet another interesting turn late last month, as a far-right political party called for a press conference to demand a stop to …

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Political Conversations Revealed as Finite Resource, to Be Depleted by Mid-2017

Written by: Hannah Rosenblatt

A recent study concluded that discussion topics and information about the 2016 election available to the general public are decreasing at an alarming rate, and if …

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Congress Shortens Women’s History Month to 78 Percent of Previous Length

Written by: Summer Davis

Late last month, Congress passed a bill intended to shorten March, Women’s History Month, to 78 percent of its typical length in order to better reflect …

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Hillary Clinton Appears on “Sesame Street” to Appeal to the Youth

Written by: Cole Greenbaun

To combat the political pressure from the growing support of the Bernie Sanders campaign, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton made a recent guest appearance on the children’s …