The Tartan endorses 2018 midterm candidates
The midterm elections are quickly approaching, and political races across the country are heating up. This year’s midterm elections are especially important;...
The politicization of tragedies
The first major shooting that really impacted me was the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting on Feb. 14, 2018. As a jaded senior excited about...
City of Pittsburgh steels itself against intolerance
It’s a typical work-filled Saturday morning. There’s a notification waiting for me on my phone from CMUAlert. It said there was a police operation happening...
Misrepresentation of migrant caravans
Time and time again, we see the bolded headlines and aerial shots of groups walking, each story starting with “BREAKING!” and ending with another update...
Acquittal leads to turmoil in Pakistan
Eight years after she was charged with blasphemy, Asia Bibi has been acquitted by the Supreme Court of Pakistan this week on the grounds of insufficient...
Shaun King and the potential hazard of modern-day progressivism: nobody wins the Oppression Olympics
Social justice is important. Without the work of social justice advocates, progress in society would not be possible. Women and racial minorities would...
Letter to the Editor: The importance of participating in the upcoming midterms
As a life-long registered voter, it is my hope that the citizens of the United States will make the effort to vote in what many consider to be perhaps...