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Opinion: Bella Thorne shouldn’t be slut shamed by Whoopi Goldberg for taking nude photos

Opinion: Bella Thorne shouldn’t be slut shamed by Whoopi Goldberg for taking nude photos

By Ashlon Lusk July 5, 2019

A woman’s body belongs to her and no one should try and take that away. Actress Bella Thorne posted her own nude pictures on her Twitter account in response to a hacker trying to blackmail...

Opinion: Straight pride disrespectful to those who actually face discrimination based on sexuality

Opinion: Straight pride disrespectful to those who actually face discrimination based on sexuality

By Ashlon Lusk June 18, 2019

Straight people don’t deserve straight pride because they have never been discriminated against for their sexual orientation. It really is that simple.Pride originated as a commemoration of the Stonewall...

Trump's 2020 Discretionary budget includes $750 billion that goes to the Department of Defense and $21 billion that goes to NASA. 

Opinion: NASA funding should be lowered unless taken from military budget

By Ashlon Lusk June 11, 2019

On June 7, President Donald Trump did what he does best — tweet out a controversial, arguably incorrect tweet. I do not agree with Trump on where he thinks the moon is because it is obviously not...

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Opinion: War against women intensifies as states pass anti-abortion laws

By Ashlon Lusk June 4, 2019

The abortion laws in Georgia, Alabama and Louisiana were not made to protect the unborn — they were made to oppress women. It’s 2019 and reproductive rights are being stripped away from women,...

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Opinion: Corporations should not exploit LGBTQ community in exchange for profit

By Elli Korn June 4, 2019

On May 31, President Donald Trump made history as the first Republican president to recognize LGBTQ Pride Month, 50 years after the Stonewall Riots in 1969 and 20 years after Pride Month’s inception...

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Opinion: Black Americans face unfair healthcare treatment

By Maya Stevenson April 29, 2019

In February 2018, Vogue published a profile about superstar athlete Serena Williams where several dimensions of her life were discussed. One of those dimensions was motherhood. Part of her motherhood  journey...

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Opinion: Racist double standard evident in domestic terrorist treatment

By Elli Korn April 29, 2019

From 2009 through 2018, right-wing extremists accounted for 73% of deaths in terrorist attacks, according to the Anti-Defamation League. In contrast, the ADL found that Islamist extremism only accounted...

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Opinion: Lowering dating standards leads to settling for poor treatment

By Te'Kayla Pittman April 29, 2019

In most dating situations, we are blinded by a person’s pros and don’t pay attention to their cons. When you allow your partner to act negatively toward you in the beginning, nine times out...

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Opinion: Menstrual products not luxury items, should be less costly

By Olivia James April 29, 2019

Tampons and pads are not luxury items. They are bare necessities for women, and I challenge every woman who disagrees to go without them during their time of the month and see how they like it. Periods...

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Opinion: College offers more than a diploma, educational experience

By James Smith April 29, 2019

After four short years, I’m graduating in a few weeks. I wish I could stay around a bit longer. Despite everyone’s assumptions that I’m excited to move on to the next phase of my life,...

Opinion: 'Incel' community breeds misogyny, acts of terrorism

Opinion: ‘Incel’ community breeds misogyny, acts of terrorism

By Elli Korn April 29, 2019

Content warning: The following column contains mentions of murder, suicide, rape and racial slurs. On May 23, 2014, 22-year-old Elliot Rodger stabbed three men in his apartment and shot two women...

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Opinion: Reflection imperative to progress, quick fixes ineffective

By James Smith April 29, 2019

When dealing with any problem, reflection is one of the most important steps. Too often, we seek quick fixes rather than look back and evaluate the decisions that led to the problem. For instance, I’m...