By Regina Baker The hijacking on Sep. 11, 2001 led to the most catastrophic event America has ever seen. The sabotage of the twin towers left America in despair. After twenty years many Americans are still facing the effects of the bombing on 9/11. The world today will never be …
Read More »Lone Survivor of an Italy Cable Car Crash has reportedly been abducted
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (mocsnews.com) — A six-year-old boy is the centre of a bitter custody battle between his maternal and paternal grandparents after his parents death due to a tragic accident. Fourteen people, including Eitan Biran’s parents and two-year-old brother, died after a cable broke when the car slammed into a …
Read More »General Robert E. Lee statue comes down in Virginia
By Caleb Figgures RICHMOND, VA (mocsnews.com) – The United States took a momentous turn on Wednesday as the enormous statue of General Robert E. Lee was cut down in Richmond, VA. General Robert E. Lee statue stood tall for several centuries over Virginia’s capital. The Monument of General Lee …
Read More »California Wildfire Shuts Down Freeway
By Grace James CASTAIC, Calif. (mocsnews.com) — A wildfire broke out Saturday near Castaic, resulting in the California Highway Patrol’s closure of Interstate 5 in both directions, according to officials. The fire, known as the Route Fire, was reported by The U.S. Forest Service shortly before 5 p.m. The Route …
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Critical Race Theory in a divided America
By Stephen Lloyd WASHINGTON D.C. (mocsnews.com) – Critical Race Theory (CRT) has been around since the 1970s and has recently entered the political spotlight in 2020 with the former president, Donald Trump’s Executive Order 13950 titled, “Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping”. Which has since been revoked by the current president, …
Read More »Could Police Funding Be Used More Effectively?
By Maria Illarramendi CHATTANOOGA , TENN (mocsnews.com) – Recently, with the deaths of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and Daunte Wright there has been a lot of speculation on how police funding is being handled. This is widely being considered now because of the recent decision of Minneapolis to disband their …
Read More »Are we prepared for what happens when we no longer receive a grade?
By Jessica Coco | Chattanooga, TENN | mocsnews.com For those who attend a four-year university, school has been the focal point of life for 16 years give or take. We are used to performing well, getting grades, and moving on. It is a cycle that has a timeline and …
Read More »Luxury on a Budget: Top Five U.S. Destinations for College Students
By Kimberly Merfert CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (mocsnews.com) – Amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, college students and professors are looking for a sweet getaway location easy on the wallet and the brain as they unwind from a painstakingly abnormal school year. Suitcases await along an airport window as a plane takes off …
Read More »College Student Mental Health Crisis during the Pandemic
By: Ashtyn Frazier WASHINGTON, D.C.(mocsnews.com)- The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the mental health crisis for college students across the U.S. According to a survey by Best Colleges, 90% of students believe that they have experienced worsening mental health symptoms since the pandemic. Student doing virtual school from home. College students …
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