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Gillette delivers Razor-Sharp Advertisement

MIT: Michael's Individual Thought By Michael Montalvo Gillette, a safety razor manufacturer and brand, released a commercial ad in January that spoke out against toxic masculinity, bullying and sexual harassment. The advertisement sparked controversy among, mostly men, accusing the shaving company for attacking men, in general. The ad

One Year of Legal Weed

MIT: Michael's Individual Thought's By Michael J. Montalvo It’s been a year since cannabis was legalized for recreational use in California causing many ups and downs within the marijuana industry. Proposition 64, a bill that allows the legalization of recreational cannabis, but also hinders the

Give love a chance

Tinder to launch university App: Tinder U By Michael J. Montalvo michaelmontalvo80@gmail.com Colleges around the U.S. will have access to a new version of the dating app, Tinder. Tinder U, as it is called, aims to increase connections between students. Tinder’s main demographic includes college students

Trump pinned against the wall

Trump pinned against the wall

By Patrick Cochran pcochran@theguardsman.com As the partial shutdown of the federal government nears a month, President Trump, who is also known in the Southern District of New York as Individual 1, increasingly looks like he has no way to get his wall along the U.S. and Mexican

Acosta "deepfake" video challenges White House honesty

Acosta "deepfake" video challenges White House honesty

By Matthew Cardoza kmcardoza13@gmail.com The main highlight of President Donald Trump’s press conference that took place the day after the historic 2018 midterm elections was an heated verbal exchange between the President and CNN Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta. Their exchange escalated to the point where

Free Speech and Alex Jones

By Michael J. Montalvo Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other social media platforms have banned accounts belonging to Alex Jones for violating their terms and conditions, which includes what they have deemed to be hate speech. If you are unfamiliar with Jones, I’ll give you some context. He is a

Matthew's Mind - Pope Francis should not resign for the injustices of the catholic priest sex scandal

By Matthew Cardoza kmcardoza13@gmail.com The international spotlight has been cast on the Catholic Church due to revelations from a report by the Pennsylvania Grand Jury that accused 300 priests of molesting more than 1,000 children in six archdioceses since the 1950s. This news shocked the world as