The Bethany Beach Firefly is a native bug to Bethany Beach, Delaware. The construction around the beach has destroyed a lot of its natural habitat and the population is decreasing. It is currently at risk of extinction and under review to be recognized as federally endangered.
Stories regarding fentanyl, its dangers and abundance, have become commonplace in national media. But, as a university student, should you be afraid of it? Staff Reporter Austin Post weighs in.
Social media has had a profound effect on journalism by rapidly increasing the quantity of news being produced and consumed. Users of platforms like Twitter or Facebook have the power to provide immediate updates and participate in the act of breaking news through their cell phones.
Editor-in-Chief Tara Lennon is taking a freshman computer science course, as a senior. But this class is teaching her way more than how to program. It’s showing her how the university seems to prioritize academic support for some of its disciplines more than others.
If we accept this ratio system as a normal social practice, what are we telling women about how they can be treated? And what are we telling men about the way they are allowed to treat women?
I strongly take a stance that a woman’s body by no right is an owned property of the society. These repulsive changes do not just affect women’s liberation, but also affect men, whose rights are stolen and voices stifled.
The biggest grievance that I’ve had with being lesbian at this university is that people do not take my identity seriously. The men that I’ve known often believe that I can be swayed, though this couldn’t be farther from the truth.
It's about time that we move beyond the distorted western narrative of progress and identify the reality of the past. The only way to do so is by expanding our narratives beyond the history of the U.S. and Europe.
Grouping non-binary people and transgender women with the male demographic is not only ineffective in focusing vaccine distribution on groups engaging in male-loving-male relationships, but it is invaliding to these individuals and their identities.
Newark Parking is inconsistent with their ticketing. They ticket some people after parking illegally for two minutes but neglect to ticket people who parked illegally for hours and sometimes days.
If leaving buildings open is a safety issue, then students should be able to swipe their ONEcard into the buildings. It’s that simple. The university buildings don’t need to be open to everybody, but students deserve access to them.
Staff reporter Dalton Schirling argues for greater investment in resources for BIPOC students on campus. The university continues to invest in huge projects, like Building X, while leaving these students feeling unwelcome and unrepresented on campus, Schirling writes. "It’s going to take all of us, the students, to come together and put forth the work necessary to get the BIPOC population and various underfunded arts and humanities departments the funding they deserve."
