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The overwhelming whiteness of the Oscars…again

Editorial • January 19, 2016

With the nominees for the 2016 Academy Awards announced on Thursday, January 14, it is easy to get caught up in the meticulous scrutiny of the celebration of the whitest content and creators. This year...

Coyotes in Boxes prep latest single

Nathan Thomas, reporter • December 4, 2015

Nashville by way of Huntington indie rock band Coyotes in Boxes is collaborating with Sean Dunn, a member of the legendary Athens rock band Five Eight. Dunn met the band through its manager...

Treehuggers’ Ball returns for 19th benefit concert

Nathan Thomas, reporter • December 4, 2015

After a five year absence, the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition’s Treehuggers’ Ball is returning to the V-Club Friday for the 19th edition of the benefit concert. “It began in the...

#FeministThursday: Please, just worry about yourself

Jocelyn Gibson, Executive Editor • December 3, 2015

I am over people who don’t support abortion telling other women what they should and should not do with their bodies. It’s been said a million times, but I will say it again, if you don’t...

WHEN WILL IT END?

Editorial • December 3, 2015

Yet another mass shooting occurred in the United States Wednesday, this time at a facility that serves children and adults with developmental disorders. According to USA Today’s investigative report...

Using that ominous phrase “the media” and what that really means

Editorial • December 2, 2015

People love to make broad statements about “the media” and what they’re generally referring to is the news media (broadcast journalism, newspapers and the like). But those of us in the biz realize...

Domestic terrorism an underlabelled action

Editorial • December 1, 2015

Why are United States officials so hesitant to label acts of domestic terrorism as such? The Planned Parenthood attack in Colorado was and should be labeled as terrorism. A man came into the facility...

A NEW VIEW: Ending lives for pro-life values isn’t pro-life

Nancy Peyton, reporter • December 1, 2015

A gunman opened fire at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood clinic Friday, killing three and wounding nine. Acts of violence happen against Planned Parenthood clinics every day. We may not...

#Feminist Thursday: It’s not an isolated incident

Jocelyn Gibson, Executive Editor • November 19, 2015

No one wants to say it, but we have a white male violence problem in America and until we acknowledge it, it’s not going anywhere. According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, America...

Refugees will do more good than harm in W.Va.

Editorial • November 19, 2015

More than half of all the state governors in the United States have expressed their wish to deny Syrian refugees access to their respective states. Much to their dismay, governors actually have no power...

A NEW VIEW: We may never have all the answers

Nancy Peyton, contributor • November 18, 2015

I always find topics for this column by finding something in the news from the past week that jumps out at me. Obviously, the attacks in Paris Friday were the most prominent thing in the news...

Nations without first-world privilege deserve same display of solidarity as France

Editorial • November 18, 2015

It’s easy to turn our backs to other people when we have the privilege most of us in America do to wake up every morning in the safety and comfort of our homes, to bathe in water significantly cleaner...