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Alluri: International Year of Plant Health is a great opportunity to support the importance of healthy plants

The United Nations (UN) declared 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) to grow global awareness about how crucial it is to protect plant health for helping to decrease hunger, reduce poverty and protect the environment. Before COVID muddied the waters, sigh! From the food we eat to

Editorial: University should support quarantined students, not force them to fend for themselves

An email sent Nov. 10 from Dean of Students Mark Blackburn made it clear that for the remaining weeks of in-person learning, any student who tested positive for COVID-19, had close contact with someone who was positive or was awaiting test results needed to leave campus. While this is an

Rodis: We need ‘holistic’ healthcare reform

Healthcare is and should be viewed as a fundamental right. Holistic care is a transfigurative process, as it pertains to the mind, body and spirit. Not only that, but it should be considered an engaging conversation you have with yourself and the overall community. I have always had a passion

Angles: Should the US keep the electoral college?

Anna Sorenson The electoral college was created in a moment of compromise during the drafting of the Constitution. With no precedent to follow, the founding fathers cobbled together the system that is still used today to elect the president of the United States. The electoral college has been amended several

Kost: ‘Your vote is your voice, and your vote can hurt.’

Something that has been on my mind recently is this phrase: “No matter who you vote for, we can still be friends.” While I understand the sentiment, I don’t know if I agree. Of course, everyone is entitled to their own political opinion, and that should be respected. Tax

Sorenson: The Plastic Problem

My generation has grown up inundated with both sides of what is known as “the plastic problem.” We’ve been taught to “reduce, reuse, recycle,” and we’ve been surrounded by plastic products from our food packaging to our toothbrushes. By now, recycling single-use plastic has become one of the

From the Forum Editor: The purpose of Forum

Journalism rests on a pillar of truth. Good journalists seek the truth, transpose it into stories and present it to the public, allowing those truths to play out in the marketplace of ideas. In the news, variety and sports sections of the Mirror, the truth is absolute. But in the