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At the start of every new year, I remember thinking that I should look into career opportunities for myself, only to brush it off and think that’s an issue for my future self. As a fourth-year in my second to last quarter, it is now a pressing issue. The thought of graduating and having to […]

With social media becoming increasingly powerful, the selfie is being brought into question. Many believe it to be a negative tool used to put others down. On the other hand, others believe that it is a method used by individuals to project their insecurities onto the rest of the world. Nevertheless, whether this may be […]

The Obama presidency has often been characterized as an era of change and progress best expressed with his campaign slogan, “Yes We Can!,” as well as his status as the first African-American president of the country. Unfortunately, much of this promised progress fell short as the former president faced opposition on both sides of the […]

Highlander Post Views: 532 In September 2020, the Afghan government sat down with Taliban delegates in Qatar, where they signed a peace agreement that included the withdrawal of the United States’ 4,500 remaining troops. However, Taliban delegates have made repeated statements that no peace is guaranteed if the incoming Biden administration does not hold fast to the Trump administration’s promise to pull the last of the US forces from Afghanistan.  Nevertheless, it would be a di...

‘Wonder Woman 1984’ is mostly run-of-the-mill but offers a handful of evocative moments Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures After several pandemic-related delays, the latest installment of the DC Extended Universe, “Wonder Woman 1984” (WW84), was released on HBO Max on Christmas Day. Patty Jenkins returns as director alongside Gal Gadot as Diana Prince. The film takes our titular heroine to the glamorous 1980s with some cheesy aesthetics along the way. The film follows Diana P...

Amazon is a part of at least one aspect of everyone’s daily life. It is so ingrained into our culture that it seems like people cannot live without it. From convenient next-day shipping to trendy snacks from Whole Foods, avoiding this corporate giant feels impossible. However, the public cannot let Amazon get away with their […]

If the last few years have revealed anything, one of the most terrifying discoveries should be that if a particular crisis is not affecting America or another developed country, then a vast majority of the public simply does not care that something is happening. Sadly, this is the fate currently resigned to the flooding going […]

Post Views: 2,913 General cargo ship DAROJA lost part of deck cargo, some 4.5-meter long 200 eucalyptus logs, off Cape Vilan, northwest Spain, Atlantic, early in the morning Jan 10, while en route from Ferrol Spain to Figueira Portgual. Understood cargo loss was caused by rough weather. The ship continued her voyage and reached Figueira, as of morning Jan 11 she was anchored at port’s anchorage. General cargo ship DAROJA, IMO 9148221, dwt 4155, built 1997, flag Cyprus, manager GREENALI...

Highlander Alexandria Esteban /The Highlander On Jan. 7, the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences Physics Department hosted a virtual lecture with Dr. Varoujan Gorjian who works at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). The JPL is a research facility aimed towards robotic space exploration and has launched missions, such as Mars 2020, that will look into surveying Mars. Kicking off the event, host Xinnan Du welcomed attendees and introduced the chat moderators and solar system ambassa...

From COVID-19 to Kim Jong Un, from Black Lives Matter to Biden winning the election, from Australian bushfires to Zoom fatigue, 2020 was a year that affected everyone. It left some happy to stay at home for weeks on end, and it left others traumatized from the loss of family members and the intense fight […]