Opinion
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Christians deserving of deeper respect
By Jubilee Joyce “Your ‘God’ doesn’t exist. Have fun praying to the air.” “You’re so stupid for thinking that stuff is real.” “You pray, but...
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Outside impressions can lead to misguided interpretations of feelings hidden below
By Mallorie Sckerl This is addressed to anyone whom I may have offended in the past with my mean looks, side glances, eye rolls, evil...
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Students unaware of U.S. military involvements
By Elise Leasure America is the strongest military power in the world. In 2015, the U.S. government expended a whopping $598.5 billion in military spending,...
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Victims of abusive relationships should run
Abusive relationships are more than just bruises and closed fists. They are more than just hate, and they are more scary than you think. Abusive...
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Culture is not a costume
Every single year I watch as parents send their kids off Halloween night clad as Japanese in kimonos, Mexican mariachis, Arabic princesses, Native American princesses...
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Support the food drive
This week, we have had plenty of opportunities to support the food drive. We had PowderPuff volleyball on Monday night, and karaoke night last night,...
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Cat calls not respectable, acceptable
Cat calls not respectable, acceptable: Women should not be graded like livestock or a meal Smack. He hurled the dirty words at me out of...
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Dylan deserving of 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature
History was made when songwriter Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature on Oct. 13 “for having created new poetic expressions within the...
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NFL’s promos not doing everything they to combat breast cancer: Only 8.01% of money spent on NFL Pink apparel goes to fighting breast cancer
For most people, October is a fun-packed month filled with Halloween preparations, falling leaves and, most importantly, football, but it’s also designated as breast cancer...
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Teen triumphs over eating disorder
Lying on my bed, I stare intently at the glow in the dark star stickers attached to my ceiling. My stomach clenches and twists into...
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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...
