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“Who’s gonna fill their shoes?”: A Tribute and Lesson from Matriarch Indian advocate and educator Ruth Revels

Adam Griffin    Staff Writer “Who’s gonna fill their shoes” goes the line from George Jones’ famous country song. The song’s chorus line and title are lamenting the loss of many of the great country singers who changed the landscape of country music. He asks us to imagine life without these great people and asks “Lord I wonder, who’s gonna fill their shoes?” This article … Continue reading “Who’s gonna fill their shoes?”: A Tribute and Lesson from Matriarch Indian advocate and educator Ruth Revels

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Au Revoir, Carolinian

Mark Parent Opinion Editor In his breakthrough novel, “This Side of Paradise,” F. Scott Fitzgerald describes college as the golden years of a young man’s life. After all, it is during this time that friendships are forged, love is realized, hearts are broken and worldviews are relentlessly challenged. Along the way, we tell ourselves that feelings of hope and optimism are to be relished and … Continue reading Au Revoir, Carolinian

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Letter to the Editor

Ian Lamar Courts     Guest Writer “The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom.” (John Locke) Law, the law, legal code, Constitutions, etc. are different words used to describe one of the key elements to any … Continue reading Letter to the Editor

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Fast Fashion

Katerina Mansour         Staff Writer Globalization and capitalism have completely changed our world and society in more ways than one. Materialism and consumerism are two major outcomes of capitalism that have so many more consequences than most of us could ever imagine. Fast fashion is a fairly new phenomenon where the emphasis is on corporations creating clothing in the cheapest and quickest … Continue reading Fast Fashion

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Mental Health: My experience in a psych ward

Ailey O’Toole    Staff Writer Throughout this past year, I have been lucky enough to write articles about mental health in order to provide our campus with more information about different disorders, treatments and also to hopefully begin a revolution of destigmatization about mental illness. This issue is very near and dear to my heart because I have struggled a great deal with mental illness … Continue reading Mental Health: My experience in a psych ward

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The underlying threat of South African xenophobia

Katerina Mansour        Staff Writer During my semester at The University of Cape Town in South Africa, I gained incredible insight on the political, economic and social struggles South Africa has faced since its liberation from apartheid. One of the prominent issues is the country’s continual problem with widespread xenophobia and eruptions of xenophobic violence. This semester, I have chosen to write my … Continue reading The underlying threat of South African xenophobia

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The threat of presidential war power

Mark Parent Opinions Editor It is the most critical act in all governance. It is also in the hands of, perhaps, the most powerful person in the world. It is a position created by some of the finest minds in all of American history. So why is it that the president’s power to go to war has been utterly and unquestionably monopolized by the executive branch, … Continue reading The threat of presidential war power

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I Chalked Trump 2016 on the EUC and I am Proud of it

Mark Parent Opinions Editor Two weeks ago, I left my conservative safe space, bought a giant box of chalk, gathered a couple of friends together, and stayed up until 1:30 a.m. chalking pro-Trump messages along the main sidewalks of the EUC. And let me tell you, it was awesome — in the true sense of the word. Now, I must note, this idea was not … Continue reading I Chalked Trump 2016 on the EUC and I am Proud of it

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Mr. Jefferson’s “Little Mountain”

Adam Griffin    Staff Writer Thomas Jefferson has been dead for nearly 200 years, and yet he is still alive in the country and people to which he gave a voice during the Revolution. Jefferson’s spirit in America emanates most strongly from his mountaintop home in Charlottesville, Va. — Monticello. Meaning “little mountain” in Old Italian, Monticello reflected the multifaceted interests and breadth of knowledge … Continue reading Mr. Jefferson’s “Little Mountain”

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