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I hate hanging up the phone. I’ve never watched a season finale of a TV show without shedding a tear. When I finish a book, I am overcome by a sense of loss, as if by finishing it I have betrayed the characters and ended their story with the turn of the final page.…
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A virus is spreading through our nation, infecting our schools, and killing America’s youth. Its name is gun violence. On Oct. 1, a shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore. left ten dead and nine injured. “Somehow, this has become routine,” President Barack Obama said in a national address later that day. “We’ve…
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With less than four months to go until the Iowa Caucuses, the presidential primaries are heating up. So far, the Republican Party has held two debates, and the Democratic Party held its first debate on Oct. 13. Debates are known to sway polls drastically, as they provide a platform for all the candidates to…
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For defunding – Nikita Prokhorov In a series of videos produced and released by The Center for Medical Progress (CMP) various Planned Parenthood officials and affiliates are shown discussing legal loopholes, cover ups, and illegal partial-birth abortions. In the fifth video released by CMP on July 30, 2015 a doctor from a Planned Parenthood affiliate…
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October is a time of celebration, not only due to the beautiful holiday of Halloween but for being able to survive a month of school. So in order to commemorate this joyous month, I recommend finding some new songs to listen to, these below in particular. “Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride” by Mark Keali’i Ho’omalu…
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Recent videos released by the Center for Medical Progress show Planned Parenthood officials discussing aborted fetuses. These videos have led many people to call for the defunding of Planned Parenthood. What do you think? *This poll is a portion of the survey printed on our Oct. 23 double page spread. Should Planned…
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Albert Einstein once said that “the strength of the Constitution lies entirely in the determination of each citizen to defend it.” Indeed, in the 239 years since its creation, the highest law of the land has been both more clearly defined and vehemently defended. Everyday, the first amendment protects our right to report, to…
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When I was in the fourth grade, I had a particularly strict and intimidating teacher named Mrs. Jones. We will call her “Mrs. Jones,” because that is her name. Mrs. Jones was the kind of teacher no one wanted to encounter. I was placed in her class, but since I was a rather positive…
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Schools are places where students can actively learn and develop into intellectual adults. As teachers are commonly nagging students, one way to do this is to read, and read frequently. Banned Books Week, an event organized by the American Library Association, highlights how many schools ban books in their libraries due to controversial topics…