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FROM ISS TO RPC: RESTORATIVE JUSTICE MAKES ITS WAY TO DSA
​BY OYINDA AJASA
“No one talked to me about what I did, and why it was wrong. "

Winter dance concert
​BY HALEIGH CHAMPAGNE

Music and light flood the stage and invites anyone and everyone to come and see the  amount of effort and love into the show. ​
DSA WOMEN'S SWIM TEAM TREADS ON SUCCESS
BY SAM BARTLETT
“It’s more of a community, people don’t get down on themselves as much as I’ve seen in other sports which really helps the team factor"
HISTORY IN THE MAKING: DSA’S BRILLIANT JOURNEY THROUGH TIME
BY OLIVER WEAVER
Decades of voices and memories linger in the halls. The old staircases echo with footsteps of generations of students. 
SUCCESS IN A HECTIC WORLD: FORMER DSA STUDENT HECTOR MUÑOZ MAKES HIS MARK
BY CAROLINE BATTEN
"Find your escape. Be passionate. Be kind. Inspire. Leave a legacy"

THE LEGACY OF STAN LEE 
BY THOMAS MACDOUGALL

"He created characters that multiple groups of people can relate to, and created story lines with meaning and morals"
INFLUENZA OUTBREAKING: THE DANGERS OF THE FLU
BY BLAZE WANG
"Vaccines are basically a injection of a very weak version of the virus, it lets the immune system fight off the virus so it develops antibodies."

ARTICLE OF THE WEEK

THE FUTURE IS FEMALE: IMPORTANT LANDSLIDES FOR WOMEN IN POLITICS
BY STEPHANY GUZMAN

Roughly one-fourth of the members of the House are women, so to see this, especially around the time that many things are changing for the generations that are eligible to vote, gives a perfect example of how far things have come over the past decades”
As of 2018, this year’s midterm elections in the United States have marked a historical surge for women in political power. On November 9th, a record number of women won their races, with at least 98 headed to Congress, 12 to the Senate and nine to the governor's houses.  This also includes Congress’s first Muslim, Native American, and youngest female representatives ever. Together, with other victorious candidates from underrepresented communities, this new class of representatives illustrates a more diverse America; the past, present, and future.

Women such as Ilhan Omar, Angie Craig, Deb Haaland, and Veronica Escobar are some of the many candidates running for office for the very first time. This changes how society sees a new America, and this marks progress in breaking down ungrounded stereotypes that women cannot hold political office and high positions in society. This historical event, to have so many inspiring women in American politics, not only brings new faces to the table, but new ideas, goals and perspectives as well. Jacson Lowe, a Minority Studies teacher at DSA, has used this new change to implement the importance to his students.

“It was such a huge moment in history, we paused our usual curriculum on Wednesday after the election to talk about it. Roughly one-fourth of the members of the House are women, so to see this, especially around the time that many things are changing for the generations that are eligible to vote, gives a perfect example of how far things have come over the past decades,” Lowe said.

Compared to other countries across the globe, the United States trails behind many others in the legislative representation of women.Nations such as Mexico and Great Britain-are far ahead due to gender quotas. These quotas are positive measurement instruments aimed at accelerating the achievement of gender-balanced participation to reflect the actual population.

Nida Allam, third Vice Chair Officer from the governing body of the North Carolina Democratic Party, agrees that such quotas produce a ripple effect in government that affects how it will be managed both currently and in the nearby future.

“When women manage to gain positions of power and decision-making, it just not only affects the political landscape within our system, but the whole perception of women in general in all other fields of life,” Allam noted.

Considering the growing demographics within the communities of minorities, these inspiring women provide a sense of hope to younger generations to come.

“Young people of color had to feel that more opportunities were available to them that seemed unreachable. So with women and members of the LGBTQ community winning major elections, it shows our government can be diverse and open to everyone,” Lowe said.

With new faces in Congress and ideologies that will potentially provide a fresh change in the country’s future, bound to make a great impact.

“It will be interesting in the next 18 months to see the efforts of these representatives in these areas, an increase in minority candidates. Although,  I hope that soon we can just drop the ‘minority’ adjective and talk about the best candidate,” Allam concluded.

"When women manage to gain positions of power and decision-making, it just not only affects the political landscape within our system, but the whole perception of women in general in all other fields of life"
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