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Daft Punk calls it quits, ending music career

Griffin Sendek multimedia editor 2/25/21 There will never again be “One More Time” for Daft Punk. The legendary Parisian electronic pop duo announced the end of their astounding 28-year run on Monday morning with an eight-minute video titled “epilogue.” The sendoff used scenes near the end of their 2006 experimental science fiction film Electroma as one robot makes the other actively self-destruct, one blows into … Continue reading Daft Punk calls it quits, ending music career

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Nelson Mandela freed from prison, hope for brighter future

By Shivani Gosai | Opinions Editor 10/25/17 Disclaimer: This column is from our throwback 90’s edition and is written from the perspective of someone in that decade. After 27 years, Nelson Mandela has finally been released from prison. Raising a fist in triumph, Mandela walked out of Victor Verser Prison in Cape Town on Feb. 11, 1990. Mandela has been an icon, even during his … Continue reading Nelson Mandela freed from prison, hope for brighter future

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Monica Lewinsky wrongfully humiliated after scandal

By Kayla Casavant | Staff Columnist 10/25/17 Disclaimer: This column is from our throwback 90’s edition and is written from the perspective of someone in that decade. The humiliation game has made it to the White House. Yet again, a man in power will walk away while a woman’s reputation is ruined forever. It has recently been revealed to the public that President Bill Clinton … Continue reading Monica Lewinsky wrongfully humiliated after scandal

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O.J. Simpson arrested for murder of wife Nicole

By Vince Gullo | Staff Columnist 10/25/17 Disclaimer: This column is from our throwback 90’s edition and is written from the perspective of someone in that decade. To call it shocking would be an understatement. On June 12, Nicole Brown Simpson, the ex-wife of football hall-of-famer, actor and American icon O.J. Simpson, was found dead outside her home with her friend Ronald Goldman. Simpson became … Continue reading O.J. Simpson arrested for murder of wife Nicole

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Issues of the 90’s still persist today

By Duke Staff 10/25/17 The more things change, the more things stay the same. From the grunge-rock genre to Fox News, so much of American culture, experience and perception of the new millennia is derived from the major events of the 1990s and early 2000s. But there are demons that we’ve been battling as a society for years now that also have their roots in … Continue reading Issues of the 90’s still persist today

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Whatever comes to mind: 90s hits us one more time

By George Flynn | Opinions Editor As a child of the 90s, I am enamored by the era of my youth. It is quite obvious that I am not the only one who misses the decade. The subject of the 90s is constantly brought up by websites such as Buzzfeed and Tumblr, in retail stores such as Urban Outfitters, and from the clothing styles we … Continue reading Whatever comes to mind: 90s hits us one more time

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