BQ Broadside

Category: USA News

  • “Florida Seeks to Restrict Education, Many Others Follow Suit” by Max Negbaur ’24

    Since last year, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (whom Trump christened “Ron DeSanctimonious”) has been striving, with great success, to clamp down on Florida school curriculums, spearheading a national right-wing reactionary movement to control and limit public education. It started with the “Parental Rights in Education Bill”, or more commonly known as the “Don’t Say Gay…

  • “Drive On, UAW, Drive On” by Max Negbaur ’24

    The United Auto Workers, the labor union that represents car assembly workers for Ford,  General Motors, and Stellantis, ended its strike barely a week ago, having finally reached a tentative agreement with General Motors  on October 30. In the process, the UAW got something unions almost never get: exactly what it asked for. At the…

  • “Lewiston Maine Shooting” by Molly Castle ’25

    It is difficult to determine exactly how many mass shootings there have been in 2023 so far. Different sources have different standards for what exactly qualifies as a mass shooting, but the general consensus is that there have been over 500 in the 300 days since the year began. One of the most deadly so…

  • “Ohio Issue 1 Abortion Rights… What Comes Next?” by Julia Robinson ’26

    Abortion rights supporters celebrate their biggest victory since June of 2022, when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe V. Wade, a moment in history that set the stage for states to decide whether or not an individual has the right to reproductive decisions- such as abortion. Now, in the month of November, Ohio stands as…

  • “Republican National Debate” by Maisie Morrison ’25

    The second Republican debate was held a couple of weeks ago, on Wednesday, November 8th. The qualified candidates included former Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie, Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis, former Governor of South Carolina and former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, and South Carolina senator Tim Scott. President Trump met the…

  • “Developments in the College Process” by Emilia Sawicka ’25

    The college application process has drastically changed in a short period of time. With alterations in acts regarding the application, as well as differences in the process itself, many students need help navigating through it.  Beginning with modifications in actions, in 2021, the FAFSA Simplification Act was passed to remove questions about Selective Service registration…

  • “Walnut Grove High: America’s Unrealistic Education Dream” by John Dean ’26

    Already considered by some to be “the most luxurious school in the world,” inside and out it resembles a first class resort. So what is it, exactly, that makes Walnut Grove High so special, and what can its extravagance tell us about the current state of education in America?