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Category: Opinions

Opinion: Jewell’s 2021 spring break model is flawed but responsible

13 November 2020
William Humphrey
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On Oct. 29, William Jewell College Provost Anne Dema emailed all students announcing changes to the spring semester. The biggest announcement was the change to…

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Opinion: Election Day of the Imperial Core

13 November 2020
Kenton Fox
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(The following was written on Nov. 3, 2020, in the evening.) There is an energy about – at least here in Liberty, Missouri – perhaps too…

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Opinion: What happened to America’s pastime?

6 November 2020
Zachary Dube
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The United States is the hegemon of professional sports. It could be the national powerhouse that is the NFL, the international impact of the NBA…

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Opinion: Are overrated TV shows worth watching?

6 November 2020
Teresa Mainzer
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Social media has created a culture of frenzy around new media being released, and some TV shows get a lot of social media hype. Because…

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Opinion: What Your Mask Says About You

30 October 2020
Teresa Mainzer
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COVID-19 has taken over our lives, and masks play a key role in keeping our communities safe and healthy, as stipulated by the Centers for…

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Opinion: Biden’s merch shop is a perfect representation of the election thus far

16 October 2020
Sydney Bass
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Joe Biden’s merch shop seems to be poking fun at President Trump to an extreme, but I’m not mad about it. The most recent drop…

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Opinion: Gay rights should not be a political issue

9 October 2020
Jenna Hultgren
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Well, that didn’t take long. The United States has suffered greatly since the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She was one of…

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Opinion: Now is not the time for Amy Coney Barrett to join the Supreme Court

9 October 2020
Zachary Dube
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“Today, it is my honor to nominate one of our nation’s most brilliant and gifted legal minds to the Supreme Court. She is a woman…

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Opinion: Online friends have made the pandemic more bearable

2 October 2020
Trent Brink
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You don’t hear about it as much as you used to, but Fortnite, the worldwide multi-billion dollar online phenomena, has left a legacy much larger…

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