The debate around our Second Amendment right is raging like wildfire since the tragic school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida. Unfortunately, the national conversation always seems to be framed on a binary scale; you’re either for or against guns.
It’s important...
To anyone who believes that individuals who advocate for language change are overly sensitive, liberal snowflakes, I would like to ask you a question.
Do you believe there is veracity in the statement, “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me”? If you said yes, then...
Listen up, dog lovers, because you will most likely agree. If you are a cat person, still listen because it might apply to your furballs as well.
In honor of National Puppy Day on Friday, March 23, I have compiled a short list as to why humans’ best friends are more likeable than most humans themselves.
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We’ve all suspected at least one of our friends of being a robot, and with the advancements of technology today, it is now quite possible to have an A.I. (artificial intelligence) as a friend.
In the article “Co-Parenting With Alexa,” written by Rachel Botsman, the author talks about issues...
Eyes drooping, coffee yet to kick in, you struggle to keep your head up as the steering wheel serves as a brace for your sleep-deprived body.
News from Florida jolts your otherwise comatose being awake. Another school shooting. Day after day, we’re hit with tragedies, and so you may ask...
Sara,...
Kody Cowell, Assistant Opinion Editor
• March 29, 2018
Veganism should not require complete abstinence from animal products.
It is a movement with a goal to accomplish: eliminating violence against animals.
This should not necessitate rearranging one’s entire life so that they are within the scope of “being vegan.” Veganism is primarily about...
Hannah Snider, Assistant Sports Editor
• March 29, 2018
I am a creative person. Always have been and always will be.
However, I was never creative in a traditional sense.
I was never able to draw or paint, although I could doodle stick figures pretty well.
I loved reading and writing; ever since I was little, it has been a passion of mine. Storytelling...
Emptiness rotted in the pit of my stomach. Tears welled in my eyes day after day for weeks. I felt defeated and knew not how I would go on.
Two and a half years ago, I lost what meant more to me than any other physical possession: over a year’s worth of photographs. As a photographer,...
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States. It accounts for one in every four female deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
As a college student outside of the age range most affected by heart disease, I didn’t spend much of my...
Down’s Syndrome Awareness Week is a celebration of the different ways that people with Down’s Syndrome make differences in their communities.
Down’s Syndrome is a genetic disorder that occurs when a child is born with an extra chromosome. About one in every 700 children born in the U.S. each...
Feminists do not always look the same. For example, I wear heels (quite a bit). I over-pack. I love to look and feel feminine. I am at times indecisive. Yes, these are all stereotypes of women... specifically (according to labels), women who are supposedly not feminists.
However, I am also competitive....
Kody Cowell, Assistant Opinion Editor
• March 7, 2018
We need to talk about consumerism and the ways we’re slowly being taught to be responsible at the consumer level.
You know, things like veganism or waste-free living. “Ask for your drink without a straw,” and “don’t buy leather,” or even, “only buy things that don’t come in non-recyclable...
