Our Students Deserve Better
Current Department of Education secretary, Betsy DeVos, embarrassingly struggled through a an interview on CBS’s “60 Minutes” on Sunday, March 11. It was evident that DeVos failed to prove her knowledge...
Hope for Diversity in Hollywood
This 2017-19 film awards season has undoubtedly been the year of women. The Golden Globes, BAFTAs, Screen Actors Guild Awards and even the largest of them all, the Academy Awards, were all defined by moments...
Oscar Party Contradicts 2018 Philanthropy
The Oscars are one of the largest events of the year for the film industry and by the end of the 2018 Oscars, held on Sunday, March 4, over $44 million had been spent on advertising, the show itself and the...
“Your Fearless Leaders”
Out with the old, in with the new! We would like to congratulate the new Mirror Staff and introduce what we have planned as your 2018-2019 Editorial Board. But first, thank you to the old staff for their...
“Justifying the Wrongs”
Eyes around the globe have been glued to their TV sets as the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games have been underway since Friday, Feb. 9 to much hurrah. However, tabloids have been filled with not the...
“Eyeing the Ads”
Another Super Bowl means time for multi-million dollar commercials. A 30-second commercial costed more than $5 million at Super Bowl LII, according to CNBC, making it high stakes to create an eye-catching...
The Sea of Injustice
When award season comes around every year, one of the biggest topics of conversation in the media is how effectively each award show is able to incorporate diversity - through minorities being nominated for...
Until the Levee Breaks
When we hear the term “government shutdown,” many individuals delve into a sort of mass hysteria, worried that the already catastrophic frame of the government is collapsing in on itself. This delving into...
A Fall From Grace
As young journalists, we are ingrained with the fundamentals of ethics that form the basis of our careers as watchdogs of the public good. Additionally, we look to the echelons of news giants such as Lester...
Can You Paint with All the Colors of the Whirlwind?
In 1963, former President John F. Kennedy introduced the Civil Rights Act, which outlawed segregation of race, color and other “discriminating” factors in the United States. The act changed the political...