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The Student News Site of St. Joseph's University

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The politicization of global warming

The politicization of global warming

Jack Convery February 4, 2019

What happens when scientific research is imbued with politics Science has served as the gold standard, and more importantly the mode, for finding new information about ourselves and the world we inhabit....

A Time for Compassion and Care

A Time for Compassion and Care

Jack Convery December 4, 2018

Coming together as a community through love In reading and learning of the disgusting event that took place on Sept. 28, I was troubled and overwhelmed with anger and disgust. Anger towards the students...

The undiscovered self

The undiscovered self

Jack Convery November 13, 2018

Echo chambers keep us from true individual identity  Society consistently pushes ideals on us and has done so since the founding of civilization. Even in present day, we see no change in the influencing...

Unlikely mentors for an undergrad

Unlikely mentors for an undergrad

Jack Convery November 6, 2018

How a group of men guided me to success  I’ve taken a ton of great classes over my past five semesters at St. Joe’s, yet there are three classes that have stood above the rest in terms of importance...

Trump’s biggest mistake

Trump’s biggest mistake

Jack Convery October 22, 2018

How "fake news" has twisted the way we search for the truth News outlets have been a critical piece of our political system even before our country’s conception. From Ben Franklin’s “Join or Die”...

Cultural appropriation is inevitable

Cultural appropriation is inevitable

Jack Convery October 2, 2018

How cultural appropriation is a flawed term Cultural appropriation has become an incredibly hot-button issue for many people, appearing on social media outlets like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. One...

Depression by a thousand cuts

Depression by a thousand cuts

Jack Convery September 18, 2018

Why depression rates are going up and what to do about it Depression is something that can be described as an emotional pit, an experience that can feel like Hell on earth. Unlike other illnesses that...

Political correctness’ effect on free speech

Political correctness’ effect on free speech

Jack Convery September 4, 2018

How PC culture can deter productive diverse discussion Society’s focus on political correctness has created a paradigm in politics and media coverage, which has led to many questions, a frequent one...

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