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Tag: Opinions and Editorials

2 Takes, 1 Issue: Kavanaugh, innocent until proven guilty?

12 October 2018
Haley Wadsworth
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Nobody should be considered guilty until proven innocent in the United States. However, this is exactly what occurred during the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation process. Kavanaugh…

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2 Takes, 1 Issue: Elon Musk as a disconnected, misguided, manipulative villian

28 September 2018
Tavarus Pennington
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A modest father of two who works at the Tesla production factory in Fremont, Calif. does not earn a livable wage. While the living wage…

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Opinion: The government should keep its hands off my godd*mn internet

28 September 2018
Catherine Dema
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In the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election, Facebook and other social media platforms began publicizing the fact that the companies had found evidence of…

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2 Takes, 1 Issue: Elon Musk is a visionary of our time

28 September 2018
Josiah Williams
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Elon Musk, an eccentric billionaire, businessman, entrepreneur, philanthropist, engineer, and visionary is a man worthy of great admiration. Musk is the founder of what are…

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Opinion: I now pronoun-ce me nonbinary

28 September 2018
Anna Warner
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Among close friends, I’ve been going by they/them pronouns for about a year. I knew I wanted to keep it amongst the three of us…

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2 Takes, 1 Issue: Mollie Tibbetts and a culture of fear

21 September 2018
Kyler Schardein
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The recent murder of Mollie Tibbetts has sparked a nationwide conversation in the United States over harassment of female runners and harassment in general. For…

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2 Takes, 1 Issue: Mollie Tibbetts and why immediate politicization needs to end

21 September 2018
Haley Wadsworth
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Hours after the announcement of the death of Mollie Tibbetts, politicians began to politicize the horrible event. Unfortunately, this has become the normal response in…

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Opinion: Why the New York Times was right

21 September 2018
Maddie McCormick
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The New York Times published an anonymous editorial Sept. 5 that sent shockwaves through the country and White House officials scrambling for answers. The piece,…

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Opinion: The Tinder Epidemic

7 September 2018
Sydney Bass
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With the rise in social media usage, online dating has become a common way to find a partner. The most common dating app is currently…

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