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DAPL: the controversy continues

Remember the old saying, “Finders keepers, losers weepers?” Well, thanks to Christopher Columbus and other cruel Europeans, the finders are now the ones weeping. Currently, the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) is being built on sacred grounds of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe through North Dakota, South…

Dig This

Cards Against Humanity celebrated Black Friday by raising money to dig a “holiday hole” in the middle of unused land. That’s right – CAH held an event that turned donations into a hole in the ground. People paid $5 for three seconds-worth of digging. The…

‘The Edge of Seventeen’ receives an ‘Easy A’ as a teen movie

“When I get mad, I get really quiet and really still, and I say to myself, ‘Everyone in the world is as miserable as you are; they’re just better at pretending.’” This may sound like horrible advice for a mother to give to her teenage…

Arrival Movie Review

A good science fiction movie isn’t even sci-fi at all. Or at the very least, not at its core, and “Arrival” is no exception. Within this review, there is no plot summary or spoilers. It is merely a response to watching a compelling film with…

#FEELINGMYSELF

Normally I’m a pretty secure girl. The majority of the time I feel OK looking into the mirror … that is, until one night every year. One night that encourages me to reevaluate my gym routine and dietary habits. One night where less is more,…

Plan D

Male birth control has been tampered with plenty over the years. However, the contraceptive still needs some work and it seems like the latest effort lost most of its locomotion. Beginning in 2008, 320 male subjects were administered an experimental birth control shot every eight…

Diamonds to die for

Death is a touchy topic to discuss. Some of us may feel uncomfortable addressing it, but it’s worth considering one’s last requests. One beautiful method is having your remains cremated, then converting your ashes into diamonds. You can now be honored, remembered and worn as…

So You Think You’re a Politician?

Nowadays, anyone can put their opinion into the world with the click of a button. People rarely think before they post, often appearing ignorant and silly in retrospect. With the presidential election this year, there has been an overabundance of memes, tweets and ridiculous scandals…

Black Mirror’ uses fantasy to reflect reality

A Netflix original television series much scarier than any Halloween horror film is now streaming its third season. It may not feature the typical tropes of horror, such as jump scares, paranormal occurrences and gore, but what it does provide is a deep, inner psychological…

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