All posts tagged "military"
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JROTC offers mix of opportunities for life and military leadership skills
Every weekday, junior Connor Galloway’s alarm rings at 7 a.m. and his day begins as a cadet. Instead of driving to Cedar Falls High School,...
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Summer slip-ups: President Trump faces five tests this fall
The Trump administration has almost closed out its first summer in office, and it will be one that no one forgets.Trump’s disastrous summer of 2017...
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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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Two seniors signed up for service with Guard
After taking several tests and papers, senior Jessica Hinz and senior Kylee Ferrell have officially became a part of the military on Jan. 22, 2014....
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Military needs to rethink ‘justice’
It’s bad enough that the Pentagon estimates that the amount of assaults has increased a third since 2010. The numbers jumped from 19,300 women to...
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New club explores options for service
Some after-school activities develop students’ football skills or musical finesse; one teaches them to become soldiers. Senior Jacob Pence and junior Michael Moon founded the...
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‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy needs to go
On Tuesday, Sept. 21, the United States Senate again blocked the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” bill from being overturned. This policy, in our opinion, is...
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Lift ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy
Our View Since the 17-year-old “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy took effect during Bill Clinton’s presidency, gays and lesbians have essentially had to lie about...
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When Duty Calls Layout
By Michelle Formanek, Colin Braley and Emily Vannice 2005
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Model UN returns from Iowa Youth Symposium
CF’s Model United Nations attended the Iowa Youth Symposium in Des Moines for the first time two weeks ago. For those unfamiliar with how MUN works, it’s essentially a...
