1971 – English singer/songwriter John Lennonwas a monumental political influence during theearly 1970's because of the liberal and peace- loving opinions palpable in his lyrics. In 1971, he released “Gimme Some Truth” and “Imagine,” where he condemned former president Richard Nixon...
Written by Jennifer Gao
On Nov. 8, 2016, the nation watched as Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton by 77 electoral votes, becoming the 45th president of the United States. Trump’s victory empowered both ends of the political spectrum to take action to further their beliefs, and, a year later, these actions...
Written by Jenna Marvet
President Donald Trump shames news media, often blaming news agencies for propagating “fake news.” While his claims have been broad and reached beyond the truth, they have brought a real issue to the attention of many Americans: a lack of media literacy and an overly-trusting...
Written by: Grace Ding and Jennifer Gao
On Friday, Feb. 3, Santa Clara County filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and his administration for his executive order that withholds funding from “sanctuary jurisdictions” that fail to comply with the deportation of immigrants. According...
Written by Samuel Tse and Maya Rapoport
After the election of President Donald Trump, there has been increased concern over the current White House administration’s stance and policies regarding the environment, as well as the position of the United States on climate change at a global level.
According...
Written by Shagun Khare and Kristen Yee
On Nov. 8, a feeling of hope and excitement buzzed throughout campus as people proudly sported their “I’m With Her” buttons, t-shirts and even socks in support of Hillary Clinton. e few students who wore their “Make America Great Again” gear...
Posted on February 3, 2017 in Forum
written by: Matthew Hamilton and Sohini Ashoke
In the days after President Trump announced his executive order banning people from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering America, Lyft announced a donation of $1 million to the American Civil Liberties Union...
Written by Shannon Yang
“I believe that love will win, I believe that love will win, I believe that love will win!”
Hundreds of Palo Alto students and community members chanted messages like these, of love and acceptance, during the Palo Alto Peace March on Tuesday afternoon in downtown Palo...
Written by: Sohini Ashoke
Given that Palo Alto is known to be very liberal, most Gunn students probably support Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump; however, there are some Trump supporters on campus.
For junior Alex Turner, Trump’s straightforward approach toward global issues is refreshing....
