In the majority of American homes, the second that someone walks through the door, they may be greeted by a wagging tail. According to the Insurance Information Institute, 67% of U.S. households own a pet. More specifically, 63.4 million people own a dog. 

On June 4, Nigerians were banned from using Twitter after the Nigerian government blocked the app in response to Twitter deleting a tweet from Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari. In the tweet, the president made a statement directly comparing Nigeria’s civil war to recent attacks by arson…

The Virginia legislation making marijuana legal on July 1 is purposefully incomplete. It’s part of a larger plan to slowly legalize the drug until retail sales and commercialization are expected to be allowed to commence in 2024. The language used for what is and isn’t permitted under the ne…

When President Joe Biden was sworn into office Jan. 20, he controlled the legislative and the executive branches of government and stood ready to change the face of the nation. However, as the administration has come to realize, plans of big change are slipping away. Why? Their own party.

When students graduate, they must decide what the next step of their lives will be. However, some might not know what they want to do after they walk off the graduation stage, and for many, they don’t need to decide immediately. This is why there shouldn’t be a rush to find a full-time career.

Introducing “gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss” — the newest version of “live, laugh, love.” The phrase, which was curated on Tumblr, has been popularized on Twitter and may be the hottest meme for Gen Z. But these terms go further than simply being a meme; they can be serious problems, especiall…

It isn’t uncommon for a man to be involved with a woman half his age. This is especially true in the celebrity world. 

Applying for jobs is an intimidating and sometimes difficult process to maneuver, especially as a teenager or young adult with limited experience in job hunting. Finding companies that are nearby and related to one’s interests is already a daunting task, but when employers go so far as to re…

Growing up in rural Virginia, tucked in the Blue Ridge Mountains, I never considered the internet to be an essential tool in my life. Sure, the 2010s saw social media slowly boom and virality just beginning — but accessing either one of those things wasn’t something I needed.

With the current conflict between Israel and Palestine, antisemitic hate crimes and discrimination has increased across the United States, according to an article by Grace Hauck in USA Today. Additionally, in the same article, social media platforms have been flooded with antisemitic posts, …

If you’re a Republican in Virginia, you may not have known there was a convention to select the Republican nominees for attorney general, lieutenant governor and governor to face up against the democratic nominees in November. 

Hazing is often used to initiate new members into an organization and can be used to humiliate and harm them. News about fraternities using these tactics has caught media attention throughout the years, with the recent death of a VCU student due to hazing causing an uproar against them. Howe…

I don’t think I’ve slept through the night in nearly six months. I wake up with anxiety, and I go to sleep with anxiety. Between school, work, interning, family, a relationship and a dog that's chronically sick — I’m not meant to do all of this.

According to CNN Business, the amount of time Americans spend on their phones increased by a full hour from 2019-2020. This jump from three to four hours spent on the phone will likely sound small to college students, who spend an average of 8 to 10 hours on their cellphones.