The impeachment process has started. It should’ve started a while ago, and it should not be going as slowly as it is. In 2014, while his son was working for a business in Ukraine accused of corruption, Joe Biden called for the firing of the general prosecutor of Ukraine. An investigation was launched to see if this was considered a conflict of interest, and nothing was found. According to an anonymous whistleblower in the Trump administration, Trump asked the Ukrainian president to laun...

Transitioning to college is a challenging time, full of new relationships, academics, and adjustments. Navigating the following four years of college, which often involves joining the workforce and comfort zones being challenged, can be just as difficult. For students with mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, bipolar, borderline personality, eating disorders and more, these transitions and difficulties can be overwhelming and affect day-to-day and moment-to-moment life. A key...

For nearly six months, the people of my hometown, Hong Kong, have protested against a government that is increasingly infringing on their basic rights. While the protests were originally against an extradition bill, which would have allowed the mainland Chinese government to snatch activists, investigators, and political refugees to silence them, the protests have evolved into condemnations of police brutality, international law violations, human rights abuses, and calls for democratic reform...

The Environmental Defense Center, located in downtown Santa Barbara, has responded to a case of the endangerment of Steelhead Trout in the Santa Maria River. Just this past week, they responded by filing a lawsuit against the operators of the Twitchell Dam, which is located in southern San Luis Obispo County and northern Santa Barbara County. According to Maggie Hall, Staff Attorney for the Environmental Defense Center, “there was a big movement in the 1950s to install these dams and not a lo...

The Westmont custodial staff are crtical to the smooth functioning of the campus as their hard work and dedication keep classes and dorms clean and organized. Hearing their stories has the potential to provide insight on their experiences. For some of the custodians, coming to Westmont was completely unexpected. One anonymous staff member shared one such experience: “I had never heard of Westmont College, and didn’t know where it was located. Now here I am, with over ten years working for ...

Pressure is defined as a continuous force exerted on or against something; in the realm of pressure, societal pressure is the greatest of all. The various forms of pressure men face in every stage of their lives are extremely influential on how men and women alike come to detrimentally define masculinity, with significant effects upon, and social consequences for, men. Some detrimental effects in need of addressing are the difficulties in diagnosing and treating mental illnesses in men. T...

To its peril, Western culture is increasingly driving young people away from studying the humanities. Unsurprisingly, research indicates this is a bad idea because our technologically driven world needs the humanities as much as ever. Since 2014, there has been a 25% drop in UK high school students taking A-levels in English. A-levels are qualifying exams for leaving high school and entering university. Less severe but still significant are the drops in students taking A-levels for the art...