All posts by Eden Davis
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Let’s Go Clubbin’: Still time to get involved in many groups
New school year, new goals for these young leaders at CF. Cedar Falls High School has a variety of extracurricular opportunities for all students. All...
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Book Club’s first read reveals magic potential in ‘ordinary’ places
“Regardless of what else he is, he is still a child, as they all are. And don’t all children deserve to be protected? To be...
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Lore Olympus worthy addition to this year’s Battle of the Books
Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe is a comic modern retelling of the Greek myth “The Taking of Persephone” that has been running on Webtoon since...
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Clap Your Hands When You Land provides moving portrait of family pulling together in times of crisis
“Papi was a man split in two, / playing a game against himself. // But the problem with that / is that in order to...
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Miller’s The Song of Achilles shines in updating Greek hero’s story
“Sing, O goddess, the love of Patroclus.” The Song of Achilles, published in 2012 by Madeline Miller, is a YA retelling of The Iliad that...
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CF teachers react to national trend of teacher burn out
As the Washington Post recently reported, teachers nationally are leaving the classroom due to burn out and feeling under appreciated by the community. Though the...
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These 10 webcomics worth checking out
Webcomics are a cost-effective way to read interesting and diverse stories, and it’s only getting easier to find them, but now there are so many...
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What’s it like to experience delusions?
I’m not sure what I have, I haven’t been able to get a diagnosis or treatment, but since I’ve was about eight I’ve experienced seeing...
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Teachers reflect on The Lord of Rings movies 20 years after their initial release
After posting my article on how students felt about The Lord of The Rings, I felt like I needed to dig deeper, so I decided...
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During this Hanunkkah, student kindles personal light of Judaism
Hanukkah is an eight-day Jewish holiday celebrating Jewish resistance, willpower and undying hope in the darkness. And once again, I am celebrating it alone. I...
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Weekly coping with grief group available to students in counseling office
The counseling department is giving students who are experiencing loss the opportunity to heal with a grief counseling group. One of the starters of the group, counselor Erin Gardner...
