On Friday Twitter released a statement notifying users that they have permanently suspended President Donald Trump’s twitter account @realDonaldTrump. “After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them — specifically how they are being received and interpreted on and off Twitter — we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence,” Twitter said in the blog post. This decision came following the attack on Capitol Hill Wednesday when Trump’s supporters broke into the building forcing Congress to halt certification of the electoral votes as well as Facebook’s decision…
Author: Hannah Richey
Hannah Richey
I'm Hannah Richey, editor-in-chief of Kaleidoscope. I'm a senior philosophy major and double minoring in criminal justice and sociology. I love to write about politics and current events. When I'm not writing I can be found reading sociology and philosophy books or watching cooking videos (but never actually in the kitchen). You can contact me at hgrichey@uab.edu
President-elect Joe Biden’s win doesn’t mean we’re in the clear yet. President Donald Trump has shown himself to be quite keen on sowing chaos wherever he lands, and there’s no reason to think that he’ll stop after he leaves office. His refusal to concede when the election was called for Biden emboldened other Republican leaders to perpetuate myths about the fairness of the election, which will absolutely carry over into later elections. Criticism from the right on the fairness of elections should not be taken seriously by anyone when the Republicans have made it their mission to demolish free and…
Students who use confetti in their photos and leave it for someone else to clean up have to stop.
Read the highlights on the possible outcomes of the Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act.
Hannah Richey, opinions editor, set out to find the highs and lows of UAB’s campus food truck. Here’s her take on some of their items. Wings: 5/5 PHOTO BY HANNAH RICHEY/Magic City Eats offers wings with a side of fries. Wings from MCE are filling and there’s a lot of variety for vegetarians. All sauces are vegetarian and there’s a range of spicy to completely un-spicy. Since it’s just straight up protein and sauce, it keeps me full for a long time. Fries are the only side available, but they go well. I think offering chips as well might be nice just to…
With holiday season rapidly approaching, students have to take the initiative in their own hands to keep their peers and family safe. All things considered, UAB’s COVID-19 numbers have been low, especially for a student body of this size. This might prompt students to think they can loosen up their own behavior by attending social events. Unfortunately, that isn’t how things work. Low numbers mean keep doing what you’re doing—not stop. If we stop, we will continue to be stuck in the rise and fall cycle we’ve been seeing across the country. UAB reiterated that large and small off campus…
Test scores are temporarily optional for fall 2021 admissions, but this change should be permanent because it can lead to important changes in our education system.
Flu season is coming but there are plenty of places to get your flu shot. Some of them even offer in-store rewards to go with it.
Hannah RicheyOpinion Editorhgrichey@uab.edu Absentee ballot applications are due Oct. 29 if you plan to vote in the 2020 general election. You can fill one out if you don’t live near the place you’re registered or want to avoid going to the polling place. Here’s a guide to fill out your application and mail it to your county absentee election manager. Step 1: Find your ballot application If you live in Alabama you can find your absentee ballot application here. From there find the county you’re registered to vote in and download the file. For other states you can just look…
Hannah RicheyOpinion Editorhgrichey@uab.edu Going to parties right now shows an extreme lack of empathy for everyone around you. Thursday night there was a jersey party at Zydeco, a local club in downtown Birmingham. The streets were full of cars and young people were lined up to enter. There was no social distancing in the lines or patio, which might be less concerning if there were any substantial number of masks in sight, but there weren’t. Photo by Hannah Richey You can’t wear a mask while you’re at a club taking your free shot and you probably won’t put it back…