By Candace Bowen, MJE Everyone has had one of those days. The to-do list barely fits on your iPhone calendar anymore, and you’re thinking maybe you should expand to Monday.com. You have work for each class, a part-time job, of course student media, and, honestly, do the dishes need to be washed and put away … Continue reading Too many jobs to do? Maybe this “theory” can help
Resilience: An imperative for journalists
By Sandy Davidson, JD Presidents and reporters clash. Take this 22-day span in late 2025: On November 14, 2025, Catherine Lucey of Bloomberg News asked President Trump, who was on Air Force One, about the Jeffrey Epstein files. His response? "Quiet. Quiet, piggy." On November 18 in the Oval Office, Trump lambasted ABC's Mary Bruce … Continue reading Resilience: An imperative for journalists
Big or small, changemaking takes different forms
By Cathy Kuhlmeier So often, I’m asked: “Why did we (The Spectrum staff) push the issue over being censored rather than just let it go?” Honestly, it’s quite simple: we believed that our story topics were relevant to our student body and, even more than that, we believed that sharing these stories might make a … Continue reading Big or small, changemaking takes different forms
Recent cases show that officials must do more to protect student speech
Dave Roland, JD More than fifty years ago, in the landmark First Amendment case of Tinker v. Des Moines, the U.S. Supreme Court famously proclaimed that students' constitutional rights to free expression “do not stop at the schoolhouse gate.” Yet a disturbing nationwide trend shows that school officials and law enforcement increasingly reach far beyond … Continue reading Recent cases show that officials must do more to protect student speech
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