illustration by Joe Iredale On Aug. 15, 2021 the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan after fighting the United States for 20 years. Five years later, Afghan women (25.1 million people) have had all their rights ripped from them due to the Taliban Sharia law interpretation enforced by the new government from the Islamic religion. “Islam borrows from the Christian worldview in many ways because it was created in the traditions of the Bible, but it adds additional things that contradict the...

photo courtesy of Jack Hughes Jack Hughes and the USA Olympic men's hockey team celebrate their victory against Canada in the locker room. Flying down the ice at 20 mph, blood dripping from his mouth with a broken tooth, Olympian Jack Hughes sees the puck shoot from the blade of his teammate's hockey stick. In less than a second, the small black disc is in his possession and Hughes knows he only has one shot. His hands grasp the neck of his stick and swiftly launch the puck...

At the end of 2025, I found myself feeling guilty for resting. As a student athlete, I feel as if I should always be doing more. Whether that's working ahead on school work, going to practice, working, studying or working out, I try to get everything “done,” but the reality is, there is no “done.” Society pushes a culture that is obsessed with productivity, but productivity does not always equate with importance. With the new year, many people have set goals: eat healthy, work out more,...