Society’s current obsession with race and gender is only causing more division and discrimination between Americans. The United States has taken great strides in the fight for civil rights and liberties over […]
Some of you reading this might already be married, others might be recently engaged and prepping for their wedding and some of you still may be looking for the right “one” (do […]
Greenwashing, when companies present products as more eco-friendly than they are, is a problem that has surfaced recently. With the general public becoming more aware of issues related to climate change and […]
While more big budget movies are being casted with female leads, these films are still facing more criticism than those featuring male leads. Earlier this week, as I sat in the movie […]
Minimum wage was in fact meant to be a living wage. It isn’t a wage high enough where people would be living exorbitantly off their paychecks, but it was meant to be […]
An increase in the minimum wage would make a lot of people happy initially, but the long-term effects of this kind of change would be detrimental to most Americans making near or […]
There is a surprising amount of people in 2020 who are supportive of eugenics, and I find it very alarming. Eugenics is deeply rooted in American society, and as much as people […]
Think back to your freshman year. Whatever your feelings were about it, if you lived on campus, I am certain you have some sort of roommate story. For most of us, these […]
Those of us who have grieved the death of a family member know the distressing effects it has on our health triangle. Our health triangle consists of mental, physical and social well-being. […]
At The Valley Vanguard, we’ve been doing some workshops on AP style and common mistakes we make. One of these was the use of “person-first language.” This means instead of saying that […]