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Opinion by Mitchell Mylius March 21, 2016

You suck, but that’s OK

By Glenn Wohltmann @GLENNERGY1 You suck. But that’s OK. If you want to do something, be prepared to stink first. And possibly for a long time. I learned this when I got my first job in journalism. I sucked. Every single day, I considered quitting, and…

Opinion by Mitchell Mylius March 20, 2016

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Disabled or handicapped?

By Ian D. Jones Copy Editor There are several terms for a person who uses a wheelchair. Disabled, handicapped, crippled (shudder) and wheelchair bound (shudder again). But which one should you use? If I wanted to be glib, I’d say “use the person’s first…

Opinion by Mitchell Mylius January 31, 2016

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Sheep (Part 1)

By Glenn Wohltmann You are a sheep. Don’t take it personally; all your friends are sheep, too. So am I. If you don’t believe me, look down. Got a pair of sneakers with that incredibly popular “swoosh” logo, the ones people wait on line…

Opinion by Mitchell Mylius January 28, 2016

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Rolling With the Punches

By Ian D. Jones Copy Editor Humor’s obviously important; otherwise it wouldn’t have evolved along with us. The political journalist Norman Cousins famously recuperated from a bout with illness, helped by marathon-ing the Marx Bros. movies. Groucho and Co. are great, but I prefer…

Opinion by Mitchell Mylius November 23, 2015

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Halo 5 : Good, Disappointing

By Jesus Mesina @m3sinajesus -- Halo 5 is a good game. It’s fun to play, but it will disappoint the loyal fans of the series with the removal of the split screen multiplayer mode. This is the second time developer 343…

Fresh Takes Opinion by Mitchell Mylius November 23, 2015

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New Star Wars Actor Catches Racist Reaction on New Role

By Kalama Hines @HINESight_2020 A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… Only white people were allowed. At least that is what a massive group of alleged Star Wars fans have said with the use of the hashtag #BoycottStarWarsVII on social media. When Disney announced…

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We Need New Language

By Glenn Wohltmann Not too long ago, a friend’s offspring came home from a national meeting of teens on the East Coast. That young person asked to be addressed with the non-gendered pronoun “they” instead of being called “he” or “she.” I understand the…

Opinion by LPC Express November 6, 2015

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An open letter to Google

By: Glenn Wohltmann Student Assistant This is an open letter to Sergey Brin, the head of Google[x], the division of Google aimed (seriously) at making science fiction, what are described as “moonshot projects,” a reality. Google is responsible for building the self-driving car, which…

Opinion by Mitchell Mylius October 15, 2015

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Wheels : A Good Idea that Needs Improvement

By Glenn Wohltmann Study after study has shown Millennials – people born between 1980 and 2000 – love public transportation. The most recent, a 2015 survey from Zipcar, said Millennials are environmentally conscious and would sooner part with their car, television or…

Fresh Takes by Mitchell Mylius September 18, 2015

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NFL Week I : We all Know Nothing

By Martin Gallegos Everything you thought you knew about football is a lie, or at least that’s what week one of the new football sea- son exposed. All throughout the offseason, talk around the league was that there would be a sort of changing…

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