A desecrated U.S. flag bearing an anti-Semitic message left at Tampa’s Congregation Schaarai Zedek on October 15, sparked concern about the current and forthcoming state of U.S. democracy. Days before the appearance of the flag, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump held a rally in West Palm Beach, FL. in which […]

Learn from Wells Fargo fraud Earlier this month, it was discovered that Wells Fargo employees opened nearly two million checking and credit accounts without the permission or knowledge of their customers.      According to National Public Radio, Wells Fargo was fined $185 million for this scandal. They also stated […]

Airbnb commits to anti-discrimination After receiving longstanding complaints of racial profiling, Airbnb published a report on September 8 outlining its plans to tackle discrimination. The short-term home-rental company has been under fire ever since researchers from Harvard Business School found last year that people with names that sound African-American are […]

Brock Turner was released from prison on September 2, 2016 after serving a three-month sentence for three different felonies, including the sexual assault of a woman on Stanford’s campus in California. Judge Aaron Persky initially gave Turner a light sentence of six months, and allowed him to serve only three […]

Welcome to the Threefold Advocate’s first issue of the year. Our team looks forward to a year filled with new story ideas, healthy discussion and spontaneous conversations. As editor, I would like to encourage you to think about ways you can be an agent of change to those around you. […]

Let your voice be heard Are you passionate about a particular issue? Is there a burning desire within you to share your thoughts and ideas? Is there a conversation that you’d like to see started on campus? If so, we would love to hear what you have to say! Here […]

Choose your government On August 26, 2015, only about 66 percent of eligible Americans were registered to vote, according to the Statistic Brain Research Institute. At first, that may sound like a relatively high percentage, but it means that 44 percent, or 72 million eligible Americans will not be able […]

Recognize the problem of pornography On Monday the governor of Utah signed an ordinance that declared pornography a public health hazard, according to CNN. The resolution stated that pornography has individual and societal harms. The ordinance does not ban pornography or offer any new punishments. According to local senators, the […]

Stop moving onto the next thing USA Today recently reported that there have been new outbreaks of Ebola. The virus received heavy coverage in the summer and fall of 2014, but has been largely out of the media since that time. We the Threefold Advocate urge students to continue to […]

UN should investigate Panama papers Huge leaks regarding a Panamanian law firm claim that many government officials from all over the world have evaded taxes, disregarded sanctions and possibly, in some cases, looted from their own country. British Prime Minister David Cameron is even being asked to resign over the […]