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Opinion: Vaccination matters

Tamlynn Torchon | Jun 28, 2018

As recently as last week, there have been numerous cases of feral and domesticated cats being diagnosed with rabies. In Hillsborough County, Florida, 13 people and two domestic dogs were exposed. Similar...

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Opinion: We need to talk about PTSD

Tamlynn Torchon | Jun 26, 2018

This month is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month, and PTSD Awareness Day is Wednesday, June 27. With these dates in mind, it’s the right time to discuss the reality of PTSD and the importance...

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Opinion: The U.S. is heading deeper into isolationism

Tamlynn Torchon | Jun 24, 2018

The United States of America has decided to withdraw from the United Nations’ Human Rights Council (UNHCR) as of Tuesday, June 19. It is the only country to have voluntarily withdrawn itself and...

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‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ lacks the bite of its predecessor

‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ lacks the bite of its predecessor

Andy Moser, Features Editor | Jun 22, 2018

The park is gone. And unfortunately, so is most of the fun. Fallen Kingdom is comparatively smaller, quieter and contains much less teeth than 2015’s Jurassic World, not to mention the magically fearsome...

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Letter to the Editor: Student Government wants its rock back, and is pushing students and faculty over to get it

Thomas Beaucham | Jun 21, 2018

  In the last couple of weeks, Student Government has begun to re-assert its claim to the concrete slab that once housed the ill-fated skate park. Coming in as a first-year student in 2014-15,...

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Opinion: Modern politics lacks empathy

Tamlynn Torchon | Jun 21, 2018

On Wednesday, June 20, President Donald Trump signed the executive order titled “Affording Congress an Opportunity to Address Family Separation.” This order supposedly solves the controversial...

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Mayday Parade return to their signature sound on “Sunnyland”

Mayday Parade return to their signature sound on “Sunnyland”

Alex Toth | Jun 21, 2018

Pop-punk always makes for an interesting review, because it seems to be the genre where artists have the hardest time standing out. Most pop-punk albums are simple, catchy collections of three-minute...

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‘Incredibles 2’ is…totally wicked!

‘Incredibles 2’ is…totally wicked!

Andy Moser, Features Editor | Jun 19, 2018

When leading up to the release of Incredibles 2, I asked myself who this film would be for. Would this kids’ movie truly be just for kids? Would it be for the now-college/high school-aged students...

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Opinion: Juneteenth Should be Valued

Tamlynn Torchon | Jun 19, 2018

Every American citizen- and even foreigners - know about the Fourth of July, also commonly known as Independence Day. However, many have perhaps never heard of Juneteenth, also referred to as Freedom...

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OPINION: The World Cup may not be worth the cost

Tamlynn Torchon | Jun 18, 2018

The United States has its big sports: basketball, American football and so on. For the rest of the world, soccer (or commonly known as football) is an unstoppable and uncomparable force no other sport...

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OPINION: Net neutrality matters

Tamlynn Torchon | Jun 15, 2018

As of Monday, June 11, net neutrality has officially been repealed. There have been many mixed reactions to this news, notably negative ones, due to concerns of fairness of an open internet and freedom...

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Dance Gavin Dance finds stability in chaos on “Artificial Selection”

Dance Gavin Dance finds stability in chaos on “Artificial Selection”

Alex Toth | Jun 11, 2018

2016 held a couple big milestones for Dance Gavin Dance. First off, it marked the band’s fourth year with vocalist Tilian Pearson, making him the only man on Earth to last more than three consecutive...

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