An Expensive Independence Day

Those choosing to spend their Fourth of July this year gazing over a firework display might have to pay significantly more to do so. According to theHill.com, the APA released a report that stated overall costs of fireworks are up more than 35% higher from the costs reported last year- posing a great challenge forContinue reading “An Expensive Independence Day”

Cassidy Hutchinson’s Damning Testimony

Tuesday June 28th, Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony before the Jan. 6 committee provided an inside perspective of the former president’s actions on the day of the insurrection. The testimony of Mark Meadows’ former aide, Cassidy Hutchinson, suggests that Trump was aware that some of the attendees at his rally were carrying firearms. According to Hutchinson, TrumpContinue reading “Cassidy Hutchinson’s Damning Testimony”

Looking at the Past with the James Webb Telescope

On Christmas Day of 2021, NASA launched the James Webb telescope into orbit. The $10 billion successor to the Hubble space telescope was built to study the early universe, around 100 million years after the Big Bang. The telescope looks into the past by looking into the distance. As light takes time to travel throughContinue reading “Looking at the Past with the James Webb Telescope”

Putin’s War in Ukraine Leading to More NATO Expansion

On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin cited the eastward expansion of NATO as a reason to launch a “special military operation” in Ukraine. Four months later, and Putin’s goal of weakening the military alliance and deterring other countries from joining has seemingly failed as Sweden and Finland have been formally invited to joinContinue reading “Putin’s War in Ukraine Leading to More NATO Expansion”

The Leap Backwards is Just Beginning 

This past Friday, the United States took a major step backwards in civil and women’s rights when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, leaving the legality of abortion at the mercy of the states.  This is seen by many as an afornt to women’s rights and will likely causes multitude of deaths– either byContinue reading “The Leap Backwards is Just Beginning “

The Effects of Music on the Brain

Music provides the exercise your brain requires comparable to what working out does to your body. Listening to music has been proven to stimulate more areas of your brain than any other activity. When music enters our brain, one of the first thing that occurs is that pleasure centers produce dopamine, a chemical that makesContinue reading “The Effects of Music on the Brain”

Unknown Future of Abortion in Arizona

For many, June 24th, 2022 was a day they feared for decades. They feared it for themselves, for their daughters, sisters, nieces. It was the day that the Supreme Court overturned the landmark decision Roe v. Wade in the decision in the case Dobbs v. Jackson’s Women’s Health Organization. What does this mean? Roe wasContinue reading “Unknown Future of Abortion in Arizona”

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