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SPORTS OPINION: College Football Playoffs expansion to 12 teams not the blessing in disguise many fans think it is

SPORTS OPINION: College Football Playoffs expansion to 12 teams not the blessing in disguise many fans think it is

Brayden Schultz, Co-Sports Editor • October 17, 2022
The NFL and the players union agreed on an 11-game suspension and a $5 million fine for Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson in relation to the sexual assault allegations against Watson.

SPORTS OPINION: Deshaun Watson and Calvin Ridley cases shine light on NFL’s glaringly inconsistent disciplinary actions

Brayden Schultz, Co-Sports Editor • September 18, 2022
Opponents of Floridas Dont Say Gay bill demonstrate in Tallahassee.

EDITORIAL: Florida’s anti-LGBTQ+ “Don’t Say Gay” bill exemplifies the antithesis of the purpose of education

Jessica Abramsky, Editor-In-Chief • March 9, 2022
While Jews have been dealing with antisemitism for centuries, the tipping point for the recent growing national trend of antisemitic incidents seems to have been the the Charlottesville, Va. “Unite the Right” rally of August 12, 2017, wherein Neo-Nazis and white supremacists chanted “You will not replace us” at American .Jews.

OPINION: Antisemitism must stop being normalized as growing trend of hate incidents hits too close to home

Zoe Siegel, Social Media Editor • December 23, 2021
The Torch calls for Congress to curtail some of the special privileges Big Tech companies have been granted.

EDITORIAL: It’s time for Congress to reign in Big Tech

Jessica Abramsky, Editor-In-Chief • December 6, 2021
Torch Sports Editor Brayden Schultz suggests the Miami Dolphins best chance of improvement comes with a complete overhaul at the top by replacing owner Stephen Ross, head coach Brian Flores, and general manager Chris Grier.

SPORTS OPINION: The inconceivable mismanagement of the Miami Dolphins and what they can do going forward

Brayden Schultz, Sports Editor • November 21, 2021
Pro-choice supporters protest the new Texas abortion law that went into effect on Sept. 21, 2021.

OPINION: New Texas abortion law, based on faulty reasoning and junk science, sets women’s rights back by 50 years

Jessica Abramsky, Editor-In-Chief • September 27, 2021
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (left) recently verbally accosted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (right) just outside the House chambers.

OPINION: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s boorish behavior reveals her ignorance and the GOP’s waning sense of decency

Alexis Rejouis, Opinions/Managing Editor • June 17, 2021
Studies indicate that a rape culture is taking root at all levels of educational institutions.

OPINION: Not enough is being done to put an end to the rape culture that has been growing on school campuses

Alexis Rejouis, Opinions/Managing Editor • June 10, 2021
EDITORIAL: 45 mass shootings in 30 days; America, we have a problem

EDITORIAL:
45 mass shootings in 30 days; America, we have a problem

April 24, 2021
The Weeknd had a much deeper appreciation for the Grammy Awards in 2016 than he does today.

OPINION: Former Grammy winner The Weeknd’s boycott of this year’s and future Grammys raises quite a few questions

Halli Arthur, Staff Writer • March 12, 2021
OPINION: Trump and his enablers must be held accountable for the insurrection they incited

OPINION: Trump and his enablers must be held accountable for the insurrection they incited

Alexis Rejouis, Opinions/Managing Editor • January 13, 2021
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