Electing Action

There’s this scene in Harry Potter where Voldemort finally returns back into the public eye. There is crying, disbelief, and tension so thick that the entire wizarding world seems to stand without movement - one half in unshakable celebration, the other mourning an imminent return to a much darker period in time. Trump winning the 2016 election mimics the reaction almost uncannily. From the regressive...

This 2016 presidential election has caused many people across the country to fear the future and protest across the nation. Protesting is acceptable, If you don’t feel safe or think you aren’t being heard, protest. But what those who are unhappy should not do is verbally hate on people who show support to the President-elect Donald Trump. For one, it goes against the very  beliefs many...

Crooked. Sexual assault. Pay to play. Walls. All these words and phrases were the basic “substance” of this past presidential election. For young people and first-time voters across the nation like myself, these words were our introduction to democracy. This campaign has definitely been a memorable one, to say the least, specially for millennial voters. And if there’s anything millennials...

Thank you (noun) - A polite expression used when acknowledging a gift, service, compliment, acceptance, or refusing an offer. Two words, two syllables, two meanings - Thank You. Easily uttered, yet barely meant. During this season of Thanksgiving, it is time we think of what it really means to say, “thank you.” I often say thank you to my family for always being there to guide me, my friends...