Category: April/May 2017
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Meninism is Just Another Word for Normal
I need meninism because both Magic Mike and Magic Mike XXL give men unrealistic body expectations. I need meninism because there is no Men’s March or Men’s History Month. I need meninism because the word “feminism” favors women over men. Meninism is how I express my rights as a member…
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Patriotic Witchcraft
Before President Obama witnessed us burn this country to the ground and then peaced the fuck out, he told us all to get involved in politics and make a difference. Starting in February, the witch community did just that—they organized a national monthly spell-casting event to bind Donald Trump and…
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A Diagnosis is Worse than Death
Death is a shitty thing. You have this light, and it infects everyone you meet—everyone you love, and in a blink of an eye it disappears. It’s easy to assume that everyone reading this has felt the utter emptiness brought on from losing someone they’ve loved. If you haven’t yet—you…
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Trump Plays ‘Odds Are’, Destroys the Country
With the recent decisions that have been coming out of the White House—like the travel ban and the MOAB bombing—America and other countries have begun to wonder why and how these decisions keep coming to completion. The White House finally came clean and stated that every decision made in the…
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My Granddad is Literally Mater from Cars
In January 2006, my granddad, Buddy Smith, died. He ran a garage in a town so small that the P.O. boxes for all residents are tucked into one corner of the general store. My only solid memory of him was running up to his workshop and asking if I could…
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Toilet Talk
When I first when to the male’s bathroom, I was very strategic about it. I decided to go in the middle of a class time on the fourth floor of the CCM building, which doesn’t have a lot of classrooms on it in the first place. To my relief, the…
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Your Horoscope for May
Aries (March 21- April 19) The fiery entrance you brought to spring is finally cooling down, Aries. But you’re still in the mood to have a fun time. With the formal season coming up, consider covering yourself in blood and glitter to crash a prom full of teens. If…
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Salt & Wonder
Like many students who go to Champlain College, Thomas Rose decided to study abroad. Unlike those before him, Thomas decided to make the most out of this trip by creating a magazine. Rose’s destination of choice was Lisbon, Portugal. Offering a huge blast of rich culture, this capital city gave Thomas the…
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The Future Is Uncertain For Many Students Under Trump’s Budget
The Trump administration released its proposed national budget on March 16. President Trump promised to “increase funding for the military […] without increasing national deficit”. To this end, the administration proposed sweeping cuts across federal agencies, such as the Departments of Education, Labor, State, and the EPA. It also proposed…
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On Science and Poetry
The first time I saw a shark was on a whale watching trip in Bar Harbor. The boat was dingy and didn’t fit a lot of people on it, but we were smaller and could squeeze into our parents’ thighs if we wanted to. The captain guided us through the…
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