March 2021 – Ike’s Anvil

March 22, 2021February 20, 2023

College Students: The Forgotten Americans in a Pandemic

Mikelyn Britt ’23

Full-time college students have been left out of the stimulus checks for the length of the COVID-19 pandemic. Students aged 18 to 24 are still eligible to be claimed as dependents on their parents’ taxes and are therefore unqualified for the $1,400 stimulus checks. In addition to this oversight, because many college students are over 17, their parents do not receive the additional $500 . Why are they different from any other dependents?

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March 9, 2021February 20, 2023

Texas and Environmental Justice

Brooke Ashfield ’23

In the aftermath of violent winter storms across Texas, the articles, conversations, and social media representations have stalled out. With temperatures rising and power grids functioning once again, the nation turns its head with satisfaction for the end of the storm. Yet, as we all look away, the story is far from over for the disproportionately impacted minority and low-income communities trudging through the remains of a debilitating week.

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