The impending decline: Day Zero approaches

Delilah Gray

Once again, celebrity news about reality stars giving birth or getting married eclipses an event that could have real repercussions on our everyday life. Cape Town, South Africa, one of the world’s biggest “green” cities, is approaching “Day Zero,” according to the Skimm. Day Zero is the one thing you hope to never hear happening in your city; in the simplest of terms, the city is running extremely low on water and is steadily approaching the day where they must turn off the taps and do extreme conservation to the point where most will go without water. Instead of eating Tide Pods and flipping out over celebrity news, let’s put our focus on the impending decline of resources in the world.

The Kardashian kondundrum

Melanie Haid

For the past few months, Kardashian fans have been biting their nails with anticipation as to why Kylie Jenner has been posting a very limited number of photos all over social media for the past nine months, especially full body photos, begging the question: was the 20-year-old pregnant this whole time? This past Sunday, we finally got our long-awaited announcement, and it wasn’t who won the Super Bowl.

Why you should never shop at Zara

Robert Kinnaird ASSISTANT MULTIMEDIA EDITOR

The fashion community is plagued with scandals about stealing designs, racism and unethical labor practices. Most recently, H&M received massive amounts of hate for putting out a picture of a sweatshirt reading “the coolest monkey in the jungle” worn by a young black model. This is the most recent and most widely known scandal amongst fast fashion brands, but it’s far from the only one. 

Trump and Nunes swing and miss with highly anticipated memo

Joe Fay EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Last week, the president of the United States made an unprecedented move by authorizing the release of a classified memo for his own selfish purposes. The memo, written by Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Devin Nunes, was supposed to detail abuses of power by the FBI and Justice Department. Instead, it was an insubstantial, partisan attempt to discredit the investigation run by special counsel Robert Mueller. President Donald Trump even went so far as to say that this memo “vindicates” him in the Russia probe. 

Be your own 3 a.m.: the merits of alternative therapy

Angelica Beneke

Demi Lovato, singer and outspoken activist for better mental health treatment options, announced on Jan. 24 that group therapy and motivational speeches pertaining to mental health will be offered during her 2018 tour. The group therapy sessions and speeches, free of charge, will be hosted by CAST Centers, a mental health and addiction center Lovato is co-owner of. She also attended the organization as a patient in 2011.

This kitchen’s not the same without you

Melanie Haid

Recently a disheartening email survey was sent out to a handful of Hofstra students from Michael Ogazon, the director of Budget and Campus Dining, regarding the potential removal of Build Your Own Burger in Bits & Bytes. This forces us, once again, to question the quality of dining options and health concerns on Hofstra’s campus. As a whole, Hofstra seems to do their best with variety and including different limitations as well as a few healthier options here and there, but seems to miss the mark when it comes to replacing some of its on-campus dining.

Hofstra "dunks" on its students

Amanda Romeo

To hear that Dunkin’ Donuts would be replacing one of Hofstra’s coveted Starbucks locations initially shocked me, as I’m sure it did most of you. As a coffee enthusiast, I was interested and also confused. Changing a Starbucks to a Dunkin' at a college? It almost sounds, unprogressive? But after some consideration, I realized that we caffeine addicts here at Hofstra are indeed receiving a blessing from the coffee gods.