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The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: Is denying visas to same-sex partners of diplomats justified?
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- October 18, 2018
Effective Oct. 1, the Trump administration’s State Department will no longer issue visas to unmarried, same-sex partners of foreign diplomats or officials and employees of the United Nations in the U.S. The diplomats were given a deadline of the end of 2018 to either marry or leave the country. This new policy is approximated to
READ MORETips and Tricks: Midterms Week: A student’s guide to surviving exams, stresses
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- October 11, 2018
It’s that time of year again; the long nights, the longer days and the endless cups of coffee. Midterms can be a source of stress for a lot of college students and it can seem like there’s no end in sight. Forget Seasonal Affective Disorder; it’s the time of the season for test anxiety. According
READ MOREMovie Review: Peppermint: This movie is more stale than sweet
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- October 11, 2018
I will look for you. I will find you. And I will kill you.” These simple words may be one of the most popular film quotes forever ingrained into our lexicon and into the psyches of filmgoers from the recent past. Convincing. Intense. Fear-inducing. The jump-off point of Liam Neeson’s desperate search for his kidnapped
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The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: do sexual assault allegations have a place in politics?
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- October 11, 2018
The midterm elections of 2018 have taken an interesting turn of events as the hearing for one of the nominees for Supreme Court, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, revealed sexual assault allegations. Voting was suspended until the end of the trial early in the week of Oct. 1. Despite the allegations, Kavanaugh was voted onto the Supreme
READ MOREExpectation vs. Reality: First-years discuss college life and its challenges
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- October 11, 2018
The first year of college life poses many challenges, even with the promise of more personal freedom and room to grow as a person. There are a lot of problems to consider, such as living with a roommate in a tiny dorm room, adjusting to college classes and a heavy workload and trying to stick
READ MOREEtown Simplified: Out with clutter, in with peace of mind
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- October 11, 2018
Written by Hannah Dillenger, Karina Guy, Liz Heaney, Robin Hill and Brady McLamb- Simple Living FYS The National Association of Professional Organizers reports that we spend one year of our lives looking for lost items. What if we had just enough stuff that we could know where everything is? Frank Lloyd Wright was aware of
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Movie Review: A Trip to the Moon: This older star still sparkles
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- September 20, 2018
If you learned anything about me from last year, you should know I am the laziest movie critic of our time. Why else would I constantly review Netflix originals and movies that came out within the last fifty years? Well young voyagers, we’re now traveling farther than we’ve ever attempted before. Buckle your seatbelts because
READ MORELetter to the Editor: Homer reflects on changes arriving this fall semester
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- September 20, 2018
Written by Sanjay Paul, Associate Professor of Economics The beginning of an academic year is always fraught for Homer. The arrival of the 2018-19 term was no exception. Homer worried about the changes that had been hatched during the summer and would now be unleashed on the denizens of the campus. So it was with
READ MOREMusic Review: Kane Strang: Modern-day ’90s grunge
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- September 20, 2018
Everyone has different tastes – it’s an undeniable truth. But whether you like indie rock, bluegrass, classic country or bubblegum pop, everyone needs a little grunge. The newest addition to your phone’s “Nirvana-esque” playlist: Kane Strang. Deadpan, clever, introspective and relatable, Strang’s 2017 album “Two Hearts and No Brain” feels both nostalgic and new. The
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