Category: Opinions

Posted on: November 23, 2024 Posted by: Jonah Marshall Comments: 0

Bathrooms apparently are more important than the economy

Photo by Jan Kopischke, Student Publications Advisor Republicans start their majority off in the House by going after transgender people.  No one should be surprised.  Republicans won a slim majority in the House and the Senate this election cycle. That means that their far-right agenda will be more than likely to become reality after former President Donald Trump won the Presidential election. As evidence of their far-right agenda, Nancy Mace…

Posted on: November 7, 2024 Posted by: Jonah Marshall Comments: 0

Everything will be okay; just breathe

How to be okay about the 2024 presidential election results.  On Nov. 6, Donald Trump was announced as the winner of the 2024 presidential election beating out Vice President Kamala Harris, winning every blue wall state (Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan) that Harris needed for victory. These results were not what half the country wanted to hear. The next four years are going to be tough. Some of us are going…

Posted on: November 4, 2024 Posted by: Jonah Marshall Comments: 0

Your vote can end the GOP failures in the House

By Jonah Marshall, Staff Writer In the 2022 midterm elections, many pundits predicted that there would be a “red wave” in the House of Representatives.  However, after the overturning of Roe v. Wade in June of that year, Democrat voters were highly motivated and sent a strong message at the ballot box.  The “red wave” turned out to be more of a trickle, with the Republicans taking  a slim majority…

Posted on: November 3, 2024 Posted by: Glacier Staff Comments: 0

Vote, Vote, Vote to use your voice by Tuesday!

As election day is inching closer and closer, our everyday media feed is filled with political propaganda and false information. According to an article published on October 14th, 2024 by The Washington Post, there was an incident in Michigan where an ad from Tom Barrett’s campaign was advertising the election day to be November 6th. And this campaign was aimed at Black voters, leading to the idea that the incorrect…

Posted on: October 10, 2024 Posted by: Jonah Marshall Comments: 0

Project 2025: Blueprint to take America backwards

Graphic by Joseph Parillo, Graphic Designer By Jonah Marshall, Staff Writer Background of Project 2025 Project 2025 is a 920-page document written by the conservative organization, The Heritage Foundation. Former president Donald Trump has tried to distance himself from it, but this is yet another one of his lies. Six of his former cabinet secretaries are involved in writing it, along with 140 former Trump staffers who are listed as…

Posted on: October 5, 2024 Posted by: Jonah Marshall Comments: 0

Editorial: America’s death toll from assault weapons should be much lower

Photo by Getty Images By Jonah Marshall, Staff Writer “How many times must the cannonballs fly before they’re forever banned? …How many times can a man turn his head and pretend that he just doesn’t see?…How many deaths will it take ‘til he knows that too many people have died?”  The answer may still be Blowin’ in the Wind for some, but face it, thoughts and prayers are not bringing…

Posted on: September 16, 2024 Posted by: Noelle Chase Comments: 0

Will AI lead to the death of the creative human spirit?

Graphic by Davian Arvizu, Graphic Designer By Noelle Chase, Staff Writer For centuries, we as a people have evolved to use our natural creativity. We could not have made it this far without it. Every question has an answer, and innovation is what makes us seek it out. However, there will always be a voice in the back of our minds asking us ‘What If?’    How can our world become more connected…

Posted on: October 30, 2023 Posted by: wpengine Comments: 0

Letter to the Editor: In support of Palestine

Photo courtesy of Pexels Outside contributor  SUBMISSION POLICY: All submissions should be typed and letters to the editor must include the author’s name and email address. Anonymous submissions will not be accepted.By submitting content to The Glacier, the sender acknowledges that they represent and warrant all rights to the content. They agree to indemnify and hold harmless Moraine Valley Community College, The Glacier, hosts, affiliates, officers, readers or employees from any liability, damage or cost.…