By Julia Schneider Contributing Writer Following a 35-day government shutdown, President Donald Trump has signed a bill that will reopen the government for a three-week period. The nearly 800,000 government workers who worked unpaid during the shutdown will resume normal practice and receive back pay. The government shutdown’s beginning stemmed from Trump’s initial campaign…
By Zachary Waltz Assistant Sports Editor The government shutdown officially ended when President Obama signed a bill just after midnight on Oct. 17. Some people still don’t know that; I didn’t even know until a week after it happened. However, when the government shut down on Oct. 1, it was almost impossible not to know…
By Heather Monahan Features Editor Lazy. Narcissistic. Coddled. Delusional. All adjectives Time used to describe Generation Y. It’s funny, if you think about it. My generation, the twenty-somethings working our butts off in college to come out with debt up to our eyeballs and an awful job market, is constantly labeled as the selfish and…
By Emily Sullivan Opinion and Associate Editor On Sept. 30, my roommates and I sat gathered around our living room, our eyes glued to the television. On a normal Monday night, we would have been watching a movie together or maybe a late-night rerun of “Friends.” But on this particular Monday night, our eyes were…