I knew I was going to be a political science major when I was a junior in high school. At the time, it was because I was interested in what happened...
Just 10 days after the Buffalo grocery store shooting that left 10 people dead, another mass shooting took place in the United States. At Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, a lone gunman took the lives of 21 people: 19 children and 2 adults. In a press conference to the news media, Texas Gov....
Atop the hill at the Lake Erie Bluffs, you can see the lake stretch on for miles lit up from the sun falling beneath its waves in the horizon. To your left, a descending staircase leads you to the beach where you can sit on the rocks and let the waves grasp at your ankles. To your right, the park's observation...
Yesterday, midterm primary elections for both parties were held across the state of Ohio. Everything from the US Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Rob Portman to the governorship to U.S. congressional seats was up for grabs. A notable exception was the State House and State Senate primary elections because...
This article was orginially an assignment intended for the PH-117/COM-351 Linked Course. Just about a mile away from the steel mills on the east side of Cleveland, long-time resident Toni Panovec recounted memories from her childhood in the 1960s Slavic Village neighborhood where homes were covered...
Editor’s Note: Patrick Kane is currently enrolled in the PO-303 course. The Carroll News retained complete editorial control at every stage of writing and editing. John Carroll University emphasizes greatness and excellence, encouraging you to remember not only your roots but also where the foundations...
BREAKING: According to a draft of the majority opinion leaked to Politico, the Supreme Court has voted to strike down the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision which protects a woman’s choice as to whether or not to have an abortion. The opinion was written by Justice Samuel Alito who was joined by Justices...
In recent weeks, even amongst the chaos and confusion of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, global attention has been on France as they prepared for their latest presidential election. In 2017, first-time candidate Emmanuel Macron and his centrist En Marche! party secured a decisive victory over far-right...
Multiple states across the country are instituting new laws that some consider being harmful to the LGBTQ+ community. Nearly 240 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced to the United States in 2022 alone. In Ohio, a bill was recently introduced that appears to be the state's version of Florida’s...
On Feb. 25, President Joe Biden nominated D.C. Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to replace the retiring Justice Stephen Breyer on the U.S. Supreme Court. After speaking with members of the Senate and an unorthodox series of confirmation hearings, Jackson was confirmed to the Supreme Court, becoming...
Benjamin Franklin once said, “In this world nothing can be certain, except death and taxes.” And truer words have never been spoken. Every year in mid-spring, the U.S. federal and each state government requires the vast majority of its citizens to file their income tax returns to determine whether...
On Dec. 14, 2012, a gunman shot and killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Six years later, in 2018, Alex Jones, a right-wing talk show host, claimed that the shooting was staged, using fake child actors. Jones is now facing numerous lawsuits from the...
In the ongoing Russian war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of placing landmines during their retreat from Ukrainian land –– a violation of international law. Ukrainians are trying their best to flee from the city of Mariupol, but the International...
On Mar. 28, 2022, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the infamous “Don’t Say Gay” bill into law. Despite the outrage in Florida and other states in the nation leading up to the imposition of the new law, DeSantis still approved the bill starting a new reign of bigotry in Florida. Arguments have...
Sworn in as the Representative for the Ohio 11th Congressional District on Nov. 4, 2021, Rep. Shontel Brown has been representing University Heights — and, therefore, John Carroll — in Congress for just over 100 days. In that time, she has enjoyed meeting colleagues and constituents, working with...
Over the past couple of months, the Ohio legislature has grappled with the Ohio Supreme Court over the issue of new redistricting maps. The Ohio Supreme Court has rejected three different maps made by the Ohio Redistricting Commission. This commission has proposed new maps that favor Republicans over...