Category: Essay
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XFL; Football 2: MAGA Boogaloo
Written by Anthony Mahon After years of anticipation, the sports world rejoiced when WWE majority owner Vince McMahon announced the return of the widely acclaimed professional football league XFL. Well, not quite. If anyone remembers the XFL, they’ll recall that it was very far from widely acclaimed. After just one…
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Ave Sex Ed
Written by Haley Clemens I say a prayer for our education, To expose us to curriculum lacking in political discrimination. And for my sister’s sake I plead, Teach us about sex long before we need. Teach us that coercion and bribing and blackmail are not grounds for getting us to…
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9 Ways to Eat Like a Queen Even Though You’re a Broke College Student
Written by Jane Adams 1. Get a credit card. So, your interest rate matches your age (OMG, Forever 21% gurl!) but microwavable ramen is just an inedible prop to Instagram in horror (#collegediet) before flushing down the toilet and ordering sushi with your fresh new plastic, right? No mom or…
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The Humble Basement Party
Written by Jessica Schultz Last weekend, I saw a guy cut a line of coke with his Juul and snort it off his iPhone. I almost missed it, because there was a music video from that Dr. Phil girl playing on the television—we are truly living in 2018, folks. And…
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Parkland, Florida
Written by Quinn Kanner Less than four months ago, news of the Las Vegas shooting reached me where I was studying in Argentina. Now I’m in Ireland, and news of another mass shooting has reached me—this one in Parkland, Florida, a little closer to home. I grew up in Florida,…
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On Conflict Minerals
The ongoing plight for Champlain College to integrate a conflict-free resolution has inspired me to reach out the larger Burlington community for conflict mineral divestment. After meeting resistance from the administration, I have realized that engaging with other local stakeholders may be a more effective outlet for collective action. This…
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Who to Thank This Holiday Season
Some people that have done revolutionary things have just about gone under the radar. Instead of talking about the obvious (politics) this holiday break, maybe tell your family some cool facts about some cool dudes, just to give yourself a little relief. Lord Baden-Powell You can thank him for relieving…
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What #MeToo Means
I’ve been thinking a lot about what it means to be a woman right now, in a time when our president has been accused of sexual assault and women’s health is a hot topic in legislation. I’m living in a time where women have come together, not just because they…
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Pro-Gun, Pro-Gun Control
Two mornings after the Las Vegas shooting, I went to the newsstand in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I found the covers dominated by news of the massacre. The articles included details of the event, histories of mass shootings in the United States, commentary on President Trump’s reactions (with some shade about…
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Completely Happy
May Beetles are things that harass your window at night. They come to your room and beat-beat-BEAT at the glass. They wake you up and make you think someone is there to kill you. No one ever is, and it’s a little sad when we’re disappointed about that. Sophia Melora…
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