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Story by Jasper Boers '18 Note: This article was written BEFORE Trump's Inauguration During the run-up to the election, one could listen to the radio, turn on the TV or open Facebook and in moments find satirical op-eds or discussions mocking the possibility of a Trump win and his first one hundred days in office. The frequently overheard “I wonder what Trump would do during his first one hundred days” has turned into “I wonder what Trump will do in his first one hundred days.” While none of us could have predicted the result—25:1 odds against in August 2016—the overwhelming hubris and arrogant confidence in a Clinton win, perpetuated by mass-media outlets, have exacerbated the shock and confusion at Trump’s victory. Although there are concerning elements of Trump’s transition plan, refusal to acknowledge or understand the 45th president is far more damaging than debate over Trump’s conflicts of interest is helpful. Aside from the discourse surrounding Russian hacking and controversial cabinet appointments, discussion of Trump’s own policies seems to be lacking from the national stage. With this momentous inauguration only two days old, here are a few of Trump’s policy proposals you might expect within the first one hundred days
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By Lilly Freemyer '18 A Muslim, a Jew, and a Christian all walk into the National Cathedral. Now this may seem like the beginning of a horrific joke, but it was the 11:15 am service at the National Cathedral on the fifteenth anniversary of September 11th 2001.
Story by Nareg Balian '18 Iran and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) are bitter enemies. Since ISIS’ aggressive expansion in 2014, Iran, a country that follows predominantly Shi’a Islam, has been “concerned about the rise of Sunni extremism in the entire region.” (The National Interest) Similarly, the United States has made it clear that ISIS is an enemy. President Obama in an address to the nation stated, “the threat from terrorism is real, [and the United States will] destroy ISIL [ISIS] and any other [terrorist] organization.” (CNN) Therefore, for the purposes of defeating ISIS, the United States and Iran are on the same side. However, due to tensions between both the United States and Iran, the countries are “unable to work together.”(New York Times) Even the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, believes “trusting the U.S. would be ‘a big mistake.’” (CBSNews)
Story by John Klingler '18 “Form I, stay behind after chapel”. Every STA veteran understands exactly what those words mean: someone did something wrong. However, being new to the school in Form I, I was just puzzled. Why would they want all of us to stay behind? What had we all done? After sitting through chapel with sweaty palms and white knuckles, I watched as every other form filed out of the chapel and bounded off to their next class until only our grade and some teachers were left. We were dead silent; the boys around me seemed to know what was going on, but I still didn’t have a clue. In great detail, Reverend Patton-Graham outlined exactly what had happened. On a recent field trip to a farm, students had been disrespectful; they hadn’t listened to the farm supervisors. Furthermore, on the bus-ride home, the same students had thrown farm produce out of the bus windows. Nobody was injured, and no property was damaged (they had mostly just thrown radishes and cucumbers toward the ground while the bus was stationary), but the behavior was unacceptable nonetheless. In a calm, measured voice, the Reverend outlined our punishment: we would not play on the little field for the next three weeks, and our recess time would be converted into study hall. Additionally, she said, anyone who was involved in any of the aforementioned activities would turn themselves in and be subject to further punishment.
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Since 1971, the United States and Mexico have been involved in what President Nixon termed “A War on Drugs,” which has been costly in both human and economic terms. PBS reported that drug use in 2014 killed over 50,000 US citizens, and gang-related deaths in Mexico since 2007 have exceeded 160,000 people. |