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By Arianna Bekas The purpose of history is to document not only the amazing accomplishments that the people of our world have engaged in but also to share the horrific events that have happened in our world with the hope that future generations will not make the same mistakes. However, […]

Changing History

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By Cassidy Johnson Let’s talk about something that people never like to talk about in school: sex. And therein lies the problem. Sexual Education is in large part a failure because of social qualms. No one wants to talk about sex. No one ever wants to talk about it in […]

Let’s Talk About Sex

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by Valendy Pierre For many years, minorities have been treated like nobodies in this country. Till this day, white supremacists continuously bash minorities, saying we don’t provide anything to this country. We’ve always had to work 10 times harder to show our worth in this country. America decided to put […]

All Hail $#!+holes

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By Cassidy Johnson   The right to vote, or suffrage, is guaranteed in the Constitution. What began as a privilege for white property-owning men is now a tradition exploited by politically involved Americans. Every American can vote if they so choose, right? Wrong. There is a particular group of Americans […]

Penal or Illegal?

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By Lenaia Powell Of the many issues I see going on in my community today, stereotyping is the one that speaks to me the most and the one I have the most experience with. Today’s society has a certain standard on what specific people should do and say; but just […]

Stereotypes

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by Valendy Pierre As you may know, over the years, there have been many cases of police brutality in our country toward people of color. Former NFL player, Colin Kaepernick, was the starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers. Noticing the injustices, in 2016, Kaepernick decided to engage in disagreement […]

Kneeling for Justice

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The “Me too” movement is a hashtag that has recently taken social media by storm. Started by actress Alyssa Milano, the hashtag is a way to give a voice to women who have been sexually assaulted or harassed. How this could possibly be seen as a negative thing is beyond […]

The “Me too” Movement

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By Arianna Bekas Fanaticism is defined as excessive enthusiasm and often uncritical devotion. The presence of fanatics within our society causes great irritation to any rational person, due to their constant ignorance and inability to ever listen, look, or try to understand something from a different viewpoint. When we consistently […]

The Failure of Fanaticism

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By Staff Editor Jeffery Laux In the first few games of the season, the Orlando Magic have been one of the surprise teams currently sitting atop the Eastern Conference with a 3-1 record. A huge part of their early success has been the strong play offensively as one of the league’s […]

Do You Believe in Magic?

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By Isabelle Lounsberry Since it ‘tis the season, I figured I’d talk about the misconceptions of horror, or rather the different types, and why they make you feel so spooked. First, we’ll start with what Stephen King likes to call “The Gross-Out.” This is basically exactly what it sounds like– […]

Oh, the Horror!

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