Great debate has risen all throughout the country as COVID-19 vaccine mandates are beginning to be enforced. Many people argue that vaccine mandates are needed to control the COVID-19 pandemic, while others argue that forcing vaccines is a violation of American constitutional freedom. Vaccine mandates are nothing new in this country and have occurred throughout […]
Category: Opinion
Vaccine mandates unfairly destroy livelihoods
Imagine this: You are a doctor. It has been a long year as you fight COVID-19 on the front lines, enduring both the physical and emotional trauma that comes with being a first responder during a pandemic. You have worked long hours, and you have spent years studying in medical school. Suddenly, you are fired. […]
Phones and social media harm our relationships
Social media and the internet have become major aspects of both our personal and professional lives. Roughly 31 percent of U.S. adults claim they are almost always online, according to a 2021 survey conducted by the Pew Research Center. This number jumps to 44 percent for those in the 18-49 age demographic. Spending time online […]
Thank you, from your favorite editor-in-chief
Today is a bittersweet day because it is my last print day with The Banner. After four years of working for Lancer Media Group, I am saying good-bye. Before I go, I have some people I want to thank and thoughts I would like to share. Please read this in Jimmy Fallon’s Thank You Note […]
U.S. should focus less on space, more on medical
Many American kids dream of someday becoming an astronaut. The images of past space missions still excite thousands of students around the country as they dream of being able to take part in the exciting field of study that pushes beyond the boundaries of Earth’s atmosphere and into the surrounding universe. The U.S. has long […]
Society and media must value local government
What election is the most important one we participate in as American citizens? Most people would point to the presidential election as the most important day for voters in America. The 2020 presidential election took place almost one year ago. We will not have another presidential election for three years, meaning that a nationwide election […]
Political views should help us get to know others
Politics is deeply interwoven into our lives. In fact, political views are one of the ways in which we express our experiences and core values. As a student pursuing a minor in political science, I follow politics closely and have developed my own set of strong beliefs when people mention a controversial political topic. I […]
Facebook should not monopolize social media
During the Facebook shutdown, the @cbuprssa social media team and I were unable to promote our event for the night of Oct. 4. It opened my eyes to how much we rely on social media as a means for communication and a method to share information, even for something as small as promoting an event. […]
Christians should support the religion in Kanye West’s album
“You my Chick-fil-A,” was a common meme of a lyric from Kanye West’s 2019 effort, “JESUS IS KING.” While simultaneously clever and eye-rolling in its approach to the subject, Kanye West’s “JESUS IS KING” (and the subsequent Sunday Service Choir that spun off of that) is an overall genuine statement of faith from a wild […]
Paths can change in college
From nearly the beginning of our lives, one constant question is asked of us: “What do you want to do with your life?” It starts as an icebreaker question in elementary school. Maybe your answer was to be president, a doctor or something more obscure like a world-famous deep sea animal vet. In the early […]