The Mustang Journal​

In recent weeks, a controversy has been brewing around the White House concerning several classified documents found on President Joe Biden’s property. This matter has since been taken up by the recently elected House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA 20), who has taken the initiative to lead the charge in investigating the incident. These classified documents, which are said to be owned by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), have been the subject of

The NFL regular season has finally come to an end, with the top teams now battling it out for that coveted Super Bowl ring. The action kicks off this Saturday and extends through Monday, where the Cowboys and Buccaneers round out this wild card slate. There should be a bunch of high octane showdowns, but impactful injuries have made some of the marquee matchups a little bit less competitive. Either way, it’s playoff football, who can complain? Let’s dive in. Seahawks @ 49ers

OMAR MARQUES/GETTY IMAGES “I feel many people are like sports fans,” remarked Adrian Śmigaszewski, a Polish national who agreed to an online interview with me. “You know, like when you support one sports team, people support Ukraine that way.” Śmigaszewski has been studying and examining Polish-Ukrainian politics and history for quite a while, “they make zrzutkas, which is collecting money, and people pay, so they can have vans deliver goods to Ukrainians.” Preceding this co

A new era of journalism has developed over recent years with large corporations and brands that have shaped the entirety of journalism itself. With this, news outlets have become less reliable as many are associated with corruption, selective exposure of media, and biased information creating a news industry that does not serve the true purpose of spreading neutral and/or factual information but rather stories made to gather the most attention and therefore the most profit. H

On December 13, 2022 at 11:25 a.m., Stephen “tWitch” Boss was pronounced dead. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner has since then confirmed that Boss died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He was only forty years old with a wife and three kids. In a report to the Los Angeles Police, Allison Holker, Boss’s wife, recalled that Boss left the house without his car which was unusual. Then, later that night the police received a call from the Oak Tree Inn

On July 21 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man to ever step foot on the moon. However, this isn’t the earliest period of history since the stars have piqued our interests; indeed, the ancient Greeks were also infatuated with the cosmos. Since then, our curiosity with the expanses of space have only grown. Mankind has dreamed of living beyond our Earth, but what would it take to actually make that dream a reality? What is needed to colonize Mars? The first step would p

As human civilization progresses, the amount of plastic on our lands and waters piles higher. Every day, eight million pieces of plastic make it into our oceans to contaminate the seas we live off of. Although the amount of trash that ends up in our waters progresses, a few researchers in Japan have possibly found a solution to our plastic problem. The research team responsible for identifying the bacteria-eating plastic is located in Japan’s Kyoto Institute of Technology. T

When discussing climate change and how we can save our planet, the use of plastic and its great harm to the environment are often brought to light. The primary cause of plastics' negative effect is that it takes hundreds if not thousands of years to biodegrade and cause fatal consequences for marine life worldwide. However, a new solution has been developed over the last year: transparent wood. @University of British Columbia: Dr. Feng Jiang Components of Transparent Wood Th

Contrary to previous trends, California’s gas prices have dropped 29% since the nation’s record high of $6.43 in June. The reason for this decline is the premature shift to cheaper winter-blend gasoline. However, to understand the gravity of these changes, it is crucial to account for the roots of California’s incomparably high fuel prices. A decade prior, the cost of California gas more closely resembled that across the nation. However, after implementing a cap-and-trade pr

Under the almost decade-long dictatorial leadership of Xi Jinping, the citizens of the People's Republic of China have finally erupted into civil disobedience as they protest China’s extreme Zero-Covid policies. Since late November of 2022, Chinese citizens flocked to the streets in a capacity not seen since the infamous Tiananmen Square protest, where thousands of peaceful protesters were inhumanely butchered by the People’s Liberation Army under the orders of Premier Li Pen

The end of the day is likely not the most exciting, but it is one of the most important parts of the day. Sleeping, a normal yet often overlooked function, is essential to all life forms on earth. Whether it be bees, elephants, bears, horses, or even fish, all life on Earth rests their heads in some shape or form. The importance of sleep is pretty common knowledge, yet many of us humans seem to neglect it. According to the Sleep Foundation, the average time a person should r

47 years ago, Elton John delivered one of his most memorable concerts onstage at Dodger Stadium. On November 20th, he took his final bow, concluding the North American portion of his tour on the same stage to a plethora of fans of all ages, young and old, wishing him farewell from an astounding career. Elton John has been performing shows in the United States since 1970. His first show was held at the Troubadour Club in Los Angeles. At 75 years old, he’s ready to retire from

Mauna Loa, a natural wonder on the beautiful “Big Island,” Hawaii, has begun erupting and spewing lava. A gray, cloudy gas plume can be observed over the volcano, with streams of vivid orange lava flowing down its sides. It marks the first time the volcano has erupted in 38 years. The fiery outburst began on November 27th, at around 11:30 pm. Fissures that feed the raging lava flows were discovered in the Northeast Rift Zone of the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park the next mor

Source: https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/bacteria In this day and age, when one gets sick, it’s a quick fix. Swallow a few pills, take a day off, and become better in no time. The modern era, accompanied by the wonders of modern medicine, makes once-deadly pathogens, like influenza and the common cold, mere nuisances. However, danger lurks right around the corner. Diseases and infections once thought to be conquered now rise to be a threat once more. The threat is superb

The much-expected “Red Wave” by numerous political pundits from both the left and right has been minimized to small ripples that barely shifted political influence in Washington D.C. Nonetheless, some states experienced a historical night of election on November 8th, 2022, as their results disrupted decades-long political trends and patterns. Mandel Ngan / AFP / Getty; The Atlantic Historical Precedents of US House of Representative Elections The United States House of Repre

We all use food, water, and electricity. These are our basic needs to sustain our survival. But sometimes, the line between what we really need and what is a luxury blurs out of focus. We’ve become privileged to a degree where we forget just how important it is to observe our consumption of resources. Our ecological footprint, essentially, considers our consumption of different resources such as food, goods, transportation, housing, and services, and compiles them into a nume

Twitter has endured several changes preceding the company’s acquisition by Elon Musk. Most notably, the account of former U.S. President Donald Trump has been reinstated, contradicting its initial termination–resulting from the incidents which occurred on January 6, 2021–while highlighting Musk’s prioritization of free speech policy. Specifically, this gesture was finalized in coherence with the results of a sitewide poll issued by Musk, revealing 52% of the 15 million votes

Saturday was one crazy day for college football. Great games up and down the slate, you really couldn’t go wrong. This was the 3rd to last week of the regular season, and conference rivalries were in full bloom. Some schools took care of business, like No. 1 Georgia, No. 4 TCU and No. 6 USC, all victorious and hoping to stay alive in the College Football Playoff race. Meanwhile, others fell astray, stumbling and possibly fumbling away any hope of contending for the Natty. Loa