Category Archives: Spring 2024 Essays

By Morgan Pulliam  Introduction “I just–just need a lot of healing myself, and just want you, as our leaders, to help us to heal,” Holy White Horse, a member of the Nakota Tribe, pleaded with Assistant Secretary of the Interior Bryan Newland and Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland at the Road to Healing stopContinue reading “Only the Truth Can Heal, and Only the Powerful Can Tell the Truth”

By Samuel Viner The revolutionary language of counter-cultural literature makes a stride toward the culture of the future, and defiance is essential to this development. Culture is shifted by bold and revolutionary figures. These revolutionary figures learn and understand societal norms, but they refuse to be defined by them. They push these boundaries and embraceContinue reading “Defiant Authors”

By Aidan Gordley The city of Pittsburgh, known for its working class history, has seen its ups and downs in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. Despite its complex history, Pittsburgh has been relegated to the historical periphery in comparison to other northeastern American cities like New York, Boston and Philadelphia. Perhaps one of theContinue reading “Treading a Fine Line: A Biography and Critical Analysis of the Pittsburgh Courier and its Coverage of the Vietnam War”