Marissa Jones

Illustration of multiple major revolutions and protests from around the world over the years. From top left to right: the July Revolution of 1830 in Paris, China’s Cultural Revolution, Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” Speech, the #Don’tCallMeMurzyn Protest in Poland, Anti-ICE Protests and Black Lives Matter Protests, both in the United States. (Illustration by Jackson Cronkrite/The Hilltop)

OPINION: The People Demand Change, Who Gets to Define it?

October 26, 2026

by Marissa Jones

Global protests expose failures in institutional representation and remind us what happens when people are denied…

Previous print editions of The Hilltop showcasing the newspaper’s coverage of campus and community. (Paige Kiarie/The Hilltop)

OPINION: When the Press Is Under Attack, Democracy Is Too

October 5, 2026

by Marissa Jones

White House media bans raise concern for the sanctity of the press, a constitutionally protected but…