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Staff Editorial: In memory of the 500,000 Americans lost to the COVID-19 pandemic

02/25/2021 Staff Editorial All across the country, the American flag will be flown at half-staff this week to commemorate a harrowing COVID-19 milestone: 500,000 recorded deaths.  After over a year of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S., it’s easy to let yet another shocking milestone breeze by as we continue to move forward. However, in our pandemic frenzy, many of us have never stopped to process … Continue reading Staff Editorial: In memory of the 500,000 Americans lost to the COVID-19 pandemic

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Opinions

Amidst COVID-19, the opioid epidemic continues to ravage across the US

11/19/2020 Mohammad Sajjad | Staff Columnist The COVID-19 pandemic has plagued much of our headspace in 2020. Not only has the pandemic changed the way we operate on a daily basis, but it also served as a focal point in this year’s election. Many of us reminisce about what life was like before COVID-19. Masks were uncommon and social distancing was a foreign concept. For … Continue reading Amidst COVID-19, the opioid epidemic continues to ravage across the US

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Images from a historic, nail-biting election in a pandemic

Katia Faroun | features editor Throughout the year, this country has been ravaged by fires, battered by hurricanes and plagued by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the midst of these natural disasters, Americans have also been faced with one of the most contentious elections in the nation’s history. As ballots continue to be counted and the race continues to tighten, Election Day 2020 has quickly turned … Continue reading Images from a historic, nail-biting election in a pandemic

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America needs younger politicians running the country

10/01/20 Staff Editorial President Trump is 74 years old. Former Vice President Joe Biden is 77 years old. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is 80 years old. Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell is 78 years old. For years now, the American people have let our grandparents run the country. Despite the average American being just 37 years old, according to the 2010 census (2020 data is … Continue reading America needs younger politicians running the country

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Meditation goes mainstream as a growing number of Americans practice mindfulness

10/01/20 Noah Wilbur | Opinions Editor In the age of 24-hour connectivity, sky-high expectations and a craving for instant gratification, the reality is that today’s world continues to inflict a heavy toll on our everyday lives. The relentless desire for achievement and greater wealth at the expense of our well-being is a deeply rooted tendency in Western culture that is the culprit of our society’s … Continue reading Meditation goes mainstream as a growing number of Americans practice mindfulness

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SCOTUS to hear three landmark LGBTQ+ workers-rights cases in next term

04/25/2019 By Ollie Gratzinger | Opinions Editor Searching for the right job is no walk in the park. College grads would be hard-pressed to name a bigger source of stress than answering the dreaded question, “What comes next?” But for gay and transgender Americans, the job search is made all the more difficult by the fact that courts are split on whether or not it’s … Continue reading SCOTUS to hear three landmark LGBTQ+ workers-rights cases in next term

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We should not downplay the scale of Russian interference

04/25/2019 By Timothy Rush | Staff Columnist  Patriotism is a word that has largely been associated with that of the military, a strong country and strength in leadership. Since its founding, America has largely existed on the idea that we are a nation born for greatness. Surrounding our republican heritage, ideas of American exceptionalism and Manifest Destiny has been at the forefront of American thought. … Continue reading We should not downplay the scale of Russian interference

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We need to change the way we think about immigration in the U.S.

04/04/2019 By Ollie Gratzinger | Opinions Editor At the end of March, photos taken under a bridge in El Paso took the internet by storm. Hundreds of migrant families were packed into a parking lot, surrounded with razor-wire. The ground was covered in trash. Children, with their cheeks pressed up against the fence, looked out tiredly at Washington Post journalists Nick Miroff and Bob Moore. … Continue reading We need to change the way we think about immigration in the U.S.

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Tucker Carlson drama demonstrates Fox News’ true colors once more

03/14/2019 By Ollie Gratzinger | Opinions Editor As time goes on, it gets harder and harder to find any redeeming qualities in the cesspool that is Fox News. From accusations of editorializing news stories with a right-wing twist to alleged sexual harassment, the network’s bigwigs face a list of controversies that could span a country mile. Now, conservative commentator Tucker Carlson is adding even more … Continue reading Tucker Carlson drama demonstrates Fox News’ true colors once more

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