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From “Let’s Press Pause” to “Let’s Press Stop!”
By Owen Tucker-Smith
Sorry, oil. You will have to find someplace else to live. The Keystone XL pipeline that would have gone from Canada to Texas is not going to be built. The Canadian company TransCanada, who are the people behind the project, had initially proposed everything in 2008. For seven years, it has been just floating around Obama’s desk. Before we talk about this, let’s think about just the concept of a pipeline being built.
Who would support it? The republicans. They would argue about all of the jobs that could be made possible with the pipeline. On the other side of things, the democrats would not want it to be built. This is because it is not a great decision in terms of climate change, and it could cause an oil spill. Obama is a democrat, so recently TransCanada had the same thought, thinking that “a republican will be more likely to accept it.” Perfect timing with an election coming up, right? So TransCanada essentially asked to press “pause,” stalling for the possible arrival of a republican president.
Seems logical, right? But the pause was rejected by the state house, immediately followed by Obama throwing the whole project in the trash can. This was his way of saying to Transcanada, “Your plan is crystal clear to me!”
What happened next? What you could expect. Most democrats respected the decision and most republicans didn’t. Here are some tweets to see a glimpse of the reaction in the world of the candidates.
“The right call. Now it's time to make America a clean energy superpower.”
-Hillary Clinton
"So sad that Obama rejected Keystone Pipeline. Thousands of jobs, good for the environment, no downside!"
-Donald Trump
"Obama's rejection of #KeystoneXL will flush American jobs down the drain... all to appease the agenda of science denying radicals."
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal
Mizzou
By Maddy Art
In a Glance: Recently, a variety of racist acts have occurred on the campus of University of Missouri. These began in September, when a Student Association President reported being called racial slurs from a pickup truck. This was followed by other horrible acts, and students and faculty were very unpleased with how the administrators were (or weren't) responding. Flash forward to early November, and groups have been persistently insisting that the president of the school, Tim Wolfe, resign. Well, on November 9th, they got their wish. Wolfe stepped down, and the chancellor, in return, backed down to taking care of research facilities.
Wait, so what was happening? Well, along with the pickup truck incident mentioned above, it became clear that University of Missouri was not an inclusive space. Racial slurs were yelled at members of the Legion of Black Collegiates practicing a performance for homecoming. Offensive pictures were drawn on dorm walls and bathroom floors. Online threats were made to black students. And Wolfe was consistently denying the racism and refusing to act.
What changed? Students made it their mission to be heard. Protesting included rallies, sit-in, and walk-outs. One graduate student, who had experienced the racism firsthand, began a hunger strike, pledging not to eat until Wolfe resigned. A group called Concerned Student 1950 was leading these riots. The group was named after the year that black students were first able to attend school at University of Missouri. Concerned Student 1950 created a list of demands and presented it to administration. High up on that list? Wolfe’s resignation. The black football players boycotted, followed by the rest of the football team and the coaches. No football was to be played until Wolfe backed down. On November 8th, Wolfe made a statement regarding his intent to stay. But the next day, he resigned! Students are extremely pleased, and many celebrations are being held.
That Plane Crash You've Been Hearing About
by Rose Gotlieb
On October 31, a Russian plane with 224 people, (217 passengers and seven crew members) on board went down in the Sinai Peninsula. It was coming from an Egyptian resort city and heading to St. Petersburg, Russia, but it never made it there.
Why’d the plane crash? Well, if you figure it out, please tell us. Nobody's quite sure - at first, it was thought to be a technical error. But then the airline went, “Nope.” They said that the cause couldn’t have been a technical or human error. Once they learned that the plane broke up into pieces in midair, they narrowed their options down a bit. Next, they considered the idea that an “external force” could have caused the crash - but they weren’t really sure what that “external force” could be. We then thought it might be a bomb. As soon as we said that, ISIS basically told us, “Yeah, it was us.” Unfortunately for them, they couldn’t explain how they did it. There’s still some controversy on the subject, but most think that a bomb brought the plane down.
Who is “They” anyways? For one, you’ve got the airline officials, who are the ones telling us that it couldn’t have been a tech problem. Then you have your “U.S. Intelligence” (I’m guessing they’re in the new James Bond movie), who say, “Yup, definitely a bomb.” Egyptian authorities aren’t very confident about the whole bomb idea. Each group seems to think something different.
The glance? Nobody agrees with anyone else, nobody knows what caused the plane to break apart in midair, and everybody is afraid that we won’t be able to stop this from happening again.
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