Fact-Checks, Sports / April 9, 2025 Are the Cowboys Really Steering Away Free Agency?

Photo credit: James D. Smith/Dallas Cowboys Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys continue to avoid signing major free agents, a trend that dates back nearly a decade.   By Morgan Knight As another NFL season comes to an end, franchises are in the process of rebuilding their teams in hopes of a successful season. The NFL’s...

Fact-Checks, Sports / April 9, 2025 Fact Check: Have Refs Favored the Chiefs in Crucial Moments?

By Jeffrey Jones Since the Kansas City Chiefs began their dominant run under Patrick Mahomes, accusations of officiating bias have followed them. Fans of rival teams have pointed to controversial calls in key moments as evidence that the Chiefs receive preferential treatment from referees. But is there truth to this claim, or is it just...

Fact-Checks, News, Politics and Government, Quick Hits, Social Justice / May 13, 2024 Fact-Checking Donald Trump’s Claims in New Hampshire Primary Speech

By Michael Scholis, student reporter Donald Trump and Mike Pence. Photo Courtesy of Unsplash. Former President Donald Trump recently made several claims during a speech following theNew Hampshire primary, and we fact-checked these statements using information from USAToday and CNN. Claim 1: Trump’s 3 Wins in New Hampshire The claim: A Facebook post on Jan....

Fact-Checks, News, Quick Hits, Sports / May 13, 2024 The Rise of Black Quarterbacks: Separating Fact from Fiction

By: Lauren Smith Image of football players. Photo Courtesy of Flickr The 2023-2024 season was one for the record books. For the first time in NFL history, 14 Black quarterbacks started in week one. The National Football League has begun to acknowledge the existence of the Black quarterback. The quarterback is highly regarded as the...

Enduring Myths, Fact-Checks, For the Record, Quick Hits / May 13, 2024 Watching TV Before Bed is Not Beneficial for Sleep

By: Madison Firle, student reporter Image of a television screen. Photo Courtesy of Unsplash As someone who likes to relax before bedtime and requires some background noise to fall asleep, I often turn on the TV. However, I must tell you that this is a bad practice. Rebecca Robins, a sleep scientist at Brigham and...

Black Lives Matter, Education, Fact-Checks, For the Record, HBCUs, News, Politics and Government / January 8, 2024 Student Loan System Causes Unequal Burdens for Black Student Borrowers, Makes Them Prey for Predatory Lending Tactics

By: Amber Smith Several years after leaving Morgan State University with a major in physical education, Marcus Dumorin found himself grappling with repaying his $55,000 student loan debt while handling monthly obligations, including caring for his young daughter and sick mother.   His monthly payments had reached as high as $600, an insurmountable challenge given his...

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Fact-Checks, Sports

Are the Cowboys Really Steering Away Free Agency?

Photo credit: James D. Smith/Dallas Cowboys Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys continue to avoid signing major free agents, a trend that dates back nearly a decade.   By Morgan Knight As another NFL season comes to an end, franchises are in the process of rebuilding their teams in hopes of a successful season. The NFL’s…

Fact-Checking Donald Trump’s Claims in New Hampshire Primary Speech
Fact-Checks, News, Politics and Government, Quick Hits, Social Justice

Fact-Checking Donald Trump’s Claims in New Hampshire Primary Speech

By Michael Scholis, student reporter Donald Trump and Mike Pence. Photo Courtesy of Unsplash. Former President Donald Trump recently made several claims during a speech following theNew Hampshire primary, and we fact-checked these statements using information from USAToday and CNN. Claim 1: Trump’s 3 Wins in New Hampshire The claim: A Facebook post on Jan….

Student Loan System Causes Unequal Burdens for Black Student Borrowers, Makes Them Prey for Predatory Lending Tactics
Black Lives Matter, Education, Fact-Checks, For the Record, HBCUs, News, Politics and Government

Student Loan System Causes Unequal Burdens for Black Student Borrowers, Makes Them Prey for Predatory Lending Tactics

By: Amber Smith Several years after leaving Morgan State University with a major in physical education, Marcus Dumorin found himself grappling with repaying his $55,000 student loan debt while handling monthly obligations, including caring for his young daughter and sick mother.   His monthly payments had reached as high as $600, an insurmountable challenge given his…

Culture Remains in Barry Farms after Forced Gentrification
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Culture Remains in Barry Farms after Forced Gentrification

By Autumn Coleman, Jakeria Haynes and Hunter Stevens Today, like every day for the past 10 years residents of Barry Farms are being pushed out. The Barry Farms neighborhood is located in Southeast Washington, D.C. – which to D.C. natives is known as “east of the river.”. The neighborhood originated as a development established by…

Amid a Multi-Million Dollar Expansion Plan, Some Local Residents Fear Howard’s Contribution to Gentrification
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Amid a Multi-Million Dollar Expansion Plan, Some Local Residents Fear Howard’s Contribution to Gentrification

By: Jasper Smith, Badi Cross, Daniel Young, Victoria Greer  The Yard and Douglass Hall (Kennedi Armour/The Hilltop) Customers who walk into Blue Nile Botanicals on Georgia Avenue are often met with the burning smell of sage and incense before being greeted by Ramon Thompson, who works behind the counter bagging and selling herbs, spices and…

The Power of Music
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The Power of Music

By: Quam Odunsi, student writer Vanessa Luna is a twenty-one-year-old aspiring musical artist based in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Luna got their first piece of musical equipment when she was six years old, a ukulele bought by her father. She remembers performing in front of her family a lot as a child. Her love for music grew…

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