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Video Games in the last 20 years have been notorious for their graphic, violent and sexually explicit content, with the most controversial franchises, such as Grand Theft Auto, making a name for themselves because of their controversial content. But, in recent years, video games made purely for violence’ sake have become almost nonexistent in…
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Every few months, we hear reports of mountain lions walking through people’s backyards and coyotes strolling down the street. Naturally, we panic. Such a close encounter with a dangerous animal is frightening. We realize that we are constantly at risk of running into one of the predators in our daily lives. But, this should…
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Kylie Jenner gave birth to her first child, a baby girl, on Feb. 1. She was rumored to have chosen the name Posie for her new baby, short for Mariposa, but Jenner’s Instagram later revealed that her real name would be Stormi Webster Jenner. It is so typical for one of the Jenners to…
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The phrase “Renaissance Man” is famously used to describe Leonardo da Vinci, a leading figure in the arts, writing, mathematics and engineering during his time. The modern public school system is clearly modeled in such a way as to produce more Renaissance Men, what with the mandatory English, math, science, history and language classes.…
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I think it goes without saying that when you makes plans with somebody, you are expected to actually be there. This idea either evades the understanding of or is simply disregarded by so-called “flaky” friends. “Flaky” friends do not show up to plans and send mixed signals about their investment in the friendship. Whether…
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Like any Parks and Recreation sitcom fanatic, I understand the importance of Galentine’s Day. Every year, my friends and I get together, eat breakfast, and spend time being grateful for one another. In Tom Haverford’s words, it is important to always “Treat yo self” once in a while. It is also important to spend…
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In October, we wrote an editorial demanding that the United States government take action on gun control to prevent another tragedy like the Las Vegas shooting. We are writing another editorial because the Feb. 14 school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School made it clear that action is still needed. In a neighborhood…
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Generation Z loves their internet challenges: the mannequin challenge, the ice bucket challenge and the cinnamon challenge. But the newest craze to hit the simpletons of YouTube is known as “The Tide Pod Challenge.” What started out as an internet joke about how much the colorful detergent pods look like candy, the “Tide Pod…
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On campus, students have little control over what they can and cannot do. Usually this is to ensure that we are in a safe environment, however, the extent of this control can become borderline unethical. I agree that students should be monitored and that their whereabouts on campus must be known. But it is…
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The Trump-Russia scandal and the evidence that has been dug up this past year is getting harder and harder to deny. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into collusion between President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia in the 2016 election is not just a democratic conspiracy, or “witch hunt” as Trump likes to call it.…