columns - The Hilltop https://staging.thehilltoponline.com The Nation's Oldest Black Collegiate Newspaper Thu, 24 Oct 2024 22:39:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-NewHilltopLogo-32x32.jpg columns - The Hilltop https://staging.thehilltoponline.com 32 32 248273635 Conditions in the Congo Are Near Breaking Point, Forcing Global Re-Evaluation https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2024/09/30/conditions-in-the-congo-are-near-breaking-point-forcing-global-re-evaluation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=conditions-in-the-congo-are-near-breaking-point-forcing-global-re-evaluation Mon, 30 Sep 2024 13:00:00 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=20370 A combination of poor leadership, neocolonialism, ethnic division and domination by their neighbors makes the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) the poorest country in the modern world. Columnist Khalil Winzer-Wilks believes it will stay that way unless drastic measures are taken.

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]]> 20370 Mpox Outbreak Details Gaps in Global Disease Prevention https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2024/08/26/mpox-outbreak-details-gaps-in-global-disease-prevention/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mpox-outbreak-details-gaps-in-global-disease-prevention Mon, 26 Aug 2024 13:00:00 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=20043 The recent resurgence of the disease poses questions about global health defenses. How did a well-known illness bypass control and what does it mean for the future disease prevention?

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]]> 20043 Disarray in Congress could affect your travel plans https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2023/10/10/disarray-in-congress-could-affect-your-travel-plans/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=disarray-in-congress-could-affect-your-travel-plans Tue, 10 Oct 2023 13:00:00 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=18297 A potential government shutdown has Howard students expressing their concerns about traveling home for the upcoming holidays.

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]]> 18297 146-day writers strike over as writers guild finalizes a deal with major Hollywood studios https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2023/10/10/146-day-writers-strike-over-as-writers-guild-finalizes-a-deal-with-major-hollywood-studios/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=146-day-writers-strike-over-as-writers-guild-finalizes-a-deal-with-major-hollywood-studios Tue, 10 Oct 2023 13:00:00 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=18311 After almost five months of striking, the Writer’s Guild of America (WGA) secured increased pay, transparency into streaming data and protections against the use of AI and more in a new contract.

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