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Music enhances nearly every aspect of life
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Music directly impacts and is essential to every phase and angle of existence. In Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, music is a factor of each level of the necessities to human life. The last tier, titled “Self-Actualization,” entails the psychological needs of creativity, acceptance and expressing the core of one’s being and music is an…
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A binational canal is necessary to fight climate change
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California’s Salton Sea was once a shining resort town of the 50s and late 60s; reminiscent of a Norman Rockwell canvas. The 21st century paints a destroyed ecosystem, with water levels dropping by 11 feet from 2005 to 2022, consequently exposing shorelines (playa). The playa harbors toxic dust, causing the prevalence of lung diseases…
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Teenagers struggle to find jobs without prior experience
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Becoming a teenager translates to a whole list of new experiences. These range from starting high school, to driving and finally to the dreaded and near impossible task of finding a job. As more and more students start driving and going out on their own, more and more are trying to find a job…
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Native American challenges continue today
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To state that Native Americans’ experiences are commonly overlooked in our education system is not a shocking conclusion. However, many believe that Native American history is just that: history. In reality, much of the overlooked adversity that Native individuals dealt with in the past is still present in society. The understanding that most students…
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Perpetual gun violence leads to desensitization
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“____ is in our thoughts and prayers.” Fill in the blank with any location that has been a victim of gun violence, and you might start to notice that we hear this phrase so often that we have become so comfortable with it, to the point where we almost expect it. Our flag is…
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Banning gender transitions is clearly regressive
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On March 22, the government of Iowa approved Senate File 538. Included in this file are the prohibition of hormone-based medications or hormone blockers for minors, the prohibition of surgeries that sterilize (including vasectomies and hysterectomies), and the prohibition of gender reconstruction surgeries for adults, as well as minors. The state of Iowa is…
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The Willow Project will have detrimental effects
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On March 13, ConocoPhillips, the largest oil drilling company in Alaska, was approved by the Biden administration to continue with their proposed Willow Project. The Willow Project is an on-going endeavor to drill oil in Alaska’s North Slope, a part of the National Petroleum Reserve. There are advantages to this project, such as the…
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Press rights help to express student voices
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Coming out of a major pandemic and social unrest, 2022 has been a year for healing. However, amid the recovery, hate and fear still festered within the community and country. Student voices are needed to combat this disorder and to help influence the world to be a better place for the future generations. Although…
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We must fight to protect Roe v. Wade
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On May 3, a leaked initial draft majority opinion of the Supreme Court voted to strike down Roe v. Wade, a historic decision providing federal access to safe abortions. If the ruling is made official, the right to abortion will be left up to each state, several of which already have triggered laws in…
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Increased fights are a symptom of post-pandemic student strife
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It is no secret how pervasive and impactful the effects of the pandemic have been on everyone, with students at the forefront. High schoolers are angry and traumatized, and because they are not equipped to handle the depth of emotion they feel, the positive campus culture we were accustomed to pre-COVID has devolved into…