‘OK, Boomer’ signals power shift in generational dynamic
By Gabby Rente Lifestyle Editor Get ready, another TikTok trend is amongst us. The latest joke floating around the app is a clapback directed towards Baby Boomers and the ageist comments directed...
View ArticleNike campaign affects athletes and a healthy body image
By Jake DiPaola Elm Staff Writer Back in 2013, 17-year-old Mary Cain was a phenomenal track and field athlete, breaking records in the junior women’s league for the 1500m and a near world record for...
View ArticleFlint, MI has silently hit five years without clean water
By Emma Campbell Elm Staff Writer Five years ago, the urban community of Flint, Michigan fell into a state of emergency as when the government decided to draw its public water supply from the...
View ArticleRodney Reed death sentence causes uproar after 20 years
By Victoria Gill-Gomez Opinion Editor Since 1996, Rodney Reed has been on death row for the murder of Stacey Stites, whom he was having a private relationship with despite her engagement to Jimmy...
View ArticlePoll:Do you think WC establishes an un- healthy culture of stress?
This poll was conducted via Twitter, with nine individuals voting. Follow @TheElmNews on Twitter to answer more opinion polls related to current events, popular culture, campus changes, and more. If...
View ArticleCracking down at the end of the semester is harder with burnout
By Olivia Montes Elm Staff Writer As the fall semester comes to an end, it feels so close but so far away. As finals week approaches, students consistently feel the weighing pressures of managing time...
View ArticleHero of the Week: Kohl Gallery
This hero of the week is also a call for students to snatch a last glance at the most recent art exhibit: Sign Systems. The gallery will strike this exhibit after Dec. 7. The Kohl Gallery can be found...
View ArticleEducation is essential to contextualize racist painting
By Alaina Perdon Elm Staff Writer There is no blemish on the face of American history quite like that of slavery. The nation we herald as great was built on the oppression and exploitation of enslaved...
View ArticleDo you use your free time for the sake of recharging yourself, or not?
By Olivia Montes Elm Staff Writer With feelings of exhaustion, frustration, and immense stress, it can be difficult to find time to wind down and relax in the wonderful world of free time — or even...
View ArticleMold should not have to be the fourth suitemate in dorms
By Gabby Rente Lifestyle Editor When I was applying to college, I was so excited to live in a dorm and cultivate my own little living space. I imagined it as a place where I could unwind, study, and...
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