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Flooding in Pakistan: A precursor to uncontrolled climate change

Fatimah Yousuf, Staff Writer • September 29, 2022

Quotes are translated from Urdu to English by Fatimah Yousuf. The wave of humidity that hit me after going through the doors of Jinnah International Airport in Karachi engraved a memory in my skin...

Journaling journey, finding tranquility in writing

Josiah Anderson, Writer • April 6, 2022

Writing has always been an escape for me. Starting in elementary school, I would write because stories would fill my head and cramp the space inside my mind until I wrote them down and released them. The...

Online english renews desire to write

Josiah Anderson, Staff Writer • December 13, 2021

Starting in kindergarten, schools drill the basic subjects into the heads of their students. Math is taught starting with simple addition, and by the eighth grade, schools expose students to several branches of math, from pre-algebra to geometry. Likewise, in science, students start with the basics of a simplistic water cycle and cloud types, but by eighth grade are learning astronomy and the basics of biology. Yet, when it comes to English, schools fall short. Instead of introducing newer, increasingly challenging and complex concepts to complement the age of the students, schools seem to repeat the same idea again and again until students are bored out of their minds and, in my case, despise writing.

Brazil to Missouri: pathway to citizenship

Lais Campos • January 11, 2021

Immigration in the United States has shown to be a perpetually difficult topic to be discussed. Whether it's on a huge political stage or a common person’s point of view, our arguments and ideas impact the way people perceive immigrants in this country.

Staff writers reflect on 2020

Multiple Authors • December 30, 2020

Bearing News and Southpaw staff writers reflect on 2020, sharing their experiences with virtual learning and what they learned during quarantine as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic.

A letter to Gen Z ahead of the upcoming election

Nora Crutcher-McGowan • October 27, 2020

Although I was old enough to remember Obama’s reelection, it didn’t have nearly the same impact on me as the 2016 election. This election introduced me to a world of American politics that is often unjust, repetitive and hopeless.

Hypocrisy in advocacy

Shruti Gautam • October 19, 2020

The emcee gestured toward me, as I stood near the banners behind them. Drowning in a too-bulky navy coat and a violet hat protecting my ears from the chilly January air, I made my way to the center of the stage at the downtown amphitheater for the Women’s March.

Questionable ideologies turn into damaging mindsets

Sarah Mosteller • March 28, 2020

Throughout elementary school, I believed when boys pestered me it meant they had a crush on me. That mindset didn't put me at risk of dating violence at a young age, but in middle and high school where flirting is more common those beliefs make me more susceptible to abusive, manipulative, or violent relationships than girls who were taught consent.