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What’s not to love about Valentine’s Day?
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Love is in the air for me, for you, for all On February 14 this year, some were greeted with flowers, chocolate and lots of treats. Lovers rekindled their connections and children ran around with a sweet tooth for Valentine’s candies. Valentine’s Day, a classic Hallmark holiday, brings joy to those young and old,…
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To Catch A Predator should be revamped
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“To Catch a Predator” is the kind of show that the world needs on air right now for a multitude of reasons. The basic premise of the show is about catching internet sex predators who try and meet underaged girls, often 13-14 years old, that they talk to online. It follows the explicit chat-logs…
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The US needs to start thinking before acting in Iran
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On Jan. 3, 2020, President Donald Trump made one of the rashest foreign policy decisions since George W. Bush, and it should have been avoided if Trump consulted Congress like he is supposed to. The military strike that killed Iranian military general Qasem Soleimani, the right hand man to Iran’s leader Ali Khamenei, set…
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Gervais gets blunt at the Golden Globes
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Tom Hanks’ face said it all. This year’s Golden Globe Awards featured a slew of controversial speeches, with the host, Ricky Gervais, mercilessly roasting the awards show in the opening monologue. As his fifth and final time hosting the Globes, Gervais has been praised immensely for his past runs. Historically charismatic, clever and funny…
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Docuseries captures a cat killer
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An internet killer is caught, but not by the police. “Don’t F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer” is one of the newest Netflix true crime documentaries was released on Dec. 18, 2019 on Netflix. In three addicting episodes, it walks the viewer through a Facebook group’s hunt for a man who posted videos…
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Your body will change but your worth will not
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I’m lucky, I’ve never hated my skin; it’s never been a source of insecurity for me. I’ve always been proud of the cultural history that it held. With primarily light-skinned female movie leads and skin lightening creams thrown at young Indian girls like me left and right; I’m the one in a million who’s…
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Letter to the Editors: Dec. 20, 2019
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Dear Prowler staff, In the November 8 issue, the Panther Prowler published an opinion article titled “Humans are parasites” in which author Rahul D’Souza advocates giving up on fighting climate change. The article drastically misunderstands the impacts of the climate crisis and dangerously suggests that it is not a problem we should be concerned…
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Letter to the Editors: Dec. 10, 2019
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I want to first say how much I respect your newspaper. It has a history that is legendary and the current staff does an excellent job living into that legacy. I am blown away by the insight and courage of the staff. I went to bat for the Prowler years ago when it was…
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Slacktivism won’t cut it
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As I was scrolling through Instagram the other day, I noticed something in common between the people that I follow. Everyone had reposted a video on the effects of climate change on the coral reef on their story. While the video was very informative, I had to wonder: do that many people really care…
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Bloomberg is out of touch with the Democratic party
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Former New York City mayor Micheal Bloomberg is just another power hungry billionaire who wants to become president. The Democratic party needs to make a statement that they are the party of the people if they wish to beat Donald Trump and to have a billionaire as their nomination would undermine their message. Bloomberg…