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Parkin: Falling in Love With Fall this Season

Parkin: Falling in Love With Fall this Season

By Natalie Parkin October 1, 2017

Many hearts skipped a beat when Sept. 22 winked at them from its place on the calendar. “First Day of Fall," it said. Bring out the fuzzy socks, pumpkin goodies and colorful leaves that decorate the...

Groesbeck: Horrendous Outcomes Grow In Flint, Michigan

Groesbeck: Horrendous Outcomes Grow In Flint, Michigan

By Ren Groesbeck October 1, 2017

Too many people have lived through terrible tragedies due to human rights abuses committed by government officials and other important public figures in charge. In 2014, Flint, Michigan's financial...

Swanson: Safe and Responsible Drinking Starts at Home

Swanson: Safe and Responsible Drinking Starts at Home

By Gavin Swanson, Opinion Writer October 1, 2017

For many of us, college will be (or has been) the setting for our first drinking experience. After going through roughly the first 20 years of our lives sober, we’re suddenly thrust into an environment...

Opinion Desk: Drinking Safe and Sound

Opinion Desk: Drinking Safe and Sound

By Autumn Barney, Connor Richards, and Emma Tanner October 1, 2017

The transition between high school and college is where many young adults are introduced to alcohol. Here are a few pieces of responsible advice from the opinion desk. Learning Your Limits As you go...

Williams: Searching for Light — Robinson Shares Reality of Addiction

Williams: Searching for Light — Robinson Shares Reality of Addiction

By Brook Williams October 1, 2017

Ruben Robinson, a muscular, 6-foot-3 tattooed man sits down next to me on what at first seemed to be a large couch, but now seems much smaller when consumed by his body. Raised on an all-white compound,...

Adams: General Conference Talks Show Disparity Between LDS Leaders and Believers

Adams: General Conference Talks Show Disparity Between LDS Leaders and Believers

By Justin Adams September 29, 2017

This weekend the LDS church will hold its semiannual General Conference during which church leaders deliver short talks or sermons to the 14 million LDS members that live around the world. Thanks to the...

Swanson: It’s Time People Started Caring About What’s Going On In Myanmar

Swanson: It’s Time People Started Caring About What’s Going On In Myanmar

By Gavin Swanson, Opinion Writer September 29, 2017

The news cycle this past week has been pretty vapid. If it’s not about one of the Kardashian/Jenner sisters being pregnant, it’s about President Trump calling for boycotts of NFL games over players...

Williams: Kellyanne Conway and Donald Jr. Generate Outrageous Conspiracies

Williams: Kellyanne Conway and Donald Jr. Generate Outrageous Conspiracies

By Brook Williams September 29, 2017

These days it seems as though every second there’s a new piece of news being published — a new thread of rumors or speculation waiting to light fires. The White House has become what some may call...

Patience: Competition in the Classroom Limits Learning, Improvement

Patience: Competition in the Classroom Limits Learning, Improvement

By Alisa Patience September 29, 2017

Some like to argue that it's a part of human nature to compete. However, competition, is in my opinion — a social construct. The only thing that's natural for humans to do is survive and love. Everything...

Barron: Trump Administration Can't be Humanized

Barron: Trump Administration Can’t be Humanized

By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer September 28, 2017

It began with Dylan. He is a 9-year-old kid who goes by the nickname Pickle, lives in California and had a Donald Trump themed birthday party. He wrote a letter to the president explaining how much he...