Opinion
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Our View: Understanding your First Amendment rights
As students who spend most months of the year in a school building, it is important to understand and recognize your rights as a student,...
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Hijabs represent freedom of choice
On January of 2017, as I was entering the United States after living in Turkey throughout middle school, I was wearing a hijab. After handing...
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Teenagers experience many misconceptions from adults
I am tired. I am tired of being told, “You cannot do this,” “You most definitely can’t do that” and my personal favorite, “You’re 17....
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Our View: Support Autism awareness month
April is national autism awareness month and a perfect opportunity to support, celebrate and recognize those with autism as well as promoting autism awareness. Autism...
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Opposing side: Feminism
With Donald Trump winning the 2016 election, the scandals of Harvey Weinstein and other men, and, well, Donald Trump existing, it might seem like the...
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Feminism means equality for all
There is a huge misconception that to be a feminist is getting out with a pink hat, yelling and shouting at men with anger, and,...
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Our View: Enough is enough: March for Our Lives brings thousands together from all over the world
More than 800,000 people jammed Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, March 24. The March for Our Lives event was led by students from...
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Community needs to follow up on suicide discussion
On Thursday, March 22, I held my first suicide prevention and awareness event at NewAldaya Lifescapes in order to educate, give prevention and ultimately let...
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IOWA NICE: Teens should reconsider fleeing top ranked state
According to U.S. News and World Reports “Best States” ranking, Iowa was recently earned the number one state based on infrastructure, health care, education and...
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Iowa’s state, county parks have much to explore
As spring break rolls around and summer is soon to follow, it might be hard coming up with a place to visit and explore, yet,...
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Phone ban or same old rule? How does Iowa’s new law look inside Cedar Falls classrooms
If you step into a classroom at Cedar Falls High School these days—or really, any classroom in Iowa—you might think you accidentally walked into a library… or a witness...
