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Category: Arts & Culture

I Look Incredible: at Liberty thrift shops

10 April 2015
Caitlin Troutman
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In my opinion, the best part about the whole hipster movement has been the clothing options. Spending $75 on shirt from Buckle is not cool…

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To Be Honest . . . with Erin Melton

10 April 2015
Erin Melton
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To be honest I think that it’s unfair for people to expect significant commitment in college relationships. While this is of course a generalization to which there…

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“It Follows” you everywhere

10 April 2015
Mary Luber
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David Robert Mitchell’s “It Follows” is not your mother’s horror movie . . . but then again, it sort of is. The latest teen horror…

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Just Beyond the Hill: poppies and trenches

27 March 2015
Grace Smith
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The National World War I Museum is just beyond the Hill in downtown Kansas City. It is nestled beneath the Liberty Memorial, which was erected…

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“Insurgent” diverges too much from the books

27 March 2015
Kristen Agar
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“Insurgent,” the sequel to the popular movie adaptation of the young adult bestseller, “Divergent,” follows the average storyline of the modern teen action film: hot…

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“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”: Females are strong as hell

27 March 2015
James Webber
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With its new show, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” Netflix has once again shown the power exclusive online content can have. Created by Tina Fey, who also wrote…

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To Be Honest . . . with Sarah Crosley

27 March 2015
Sarah Crosley
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To be honest, my Facebook, my Twitter and somehow even my Instagram are flooded with clickbait, which is an abuse of the share button. For the purpose…

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To Be Honest . . . with Dylan Jones

13 March 2015
Dylan Jones
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To be honest I feel like joining Greek life has been the best decision of my college career so far. I decided to go Greek in…

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Stroud’s Oak Ridge Manor: Like Grandma’s house, but better

13 March 2015
Lauren Berndt
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It’s served up breaded, fried and smothered in homemade gravy, and it aims to be the closest thing to your great granny’s cookin’ this side…

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