As I start writing my senior thesis — a science fiction story involving space travel, sentient supercomputers, and communists — I’ve been forced to ask myself a question: what makes …
Opinion
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An Open Response Letter to Thoreau Zehr
Dear Thoreau, Thank you for taking the time to write the editorial open letter to Student Life Staff that appeared in the Sept. 21 edition of the Weather Vane. Hopefully …
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Why Classical Musical Is Still Important
My sincerest hope is that this title is not off putting. For many years I found classical music to be dull. It all sounds the same, right? Wrong. The misconception …
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Editorial: The Unspoken Power of Empathy
Empathy has always been at the core of who I am. It drives me to help those around me — well, that’s what I used to think. Recently, I have …
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Puerto Rico: Each of Us Can Do Something
Our government’s action in relief efforts in Puerto Rico has been disappointing to say the least. As of Oct. 1, there are around 10,000 federal workers in the United States …
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Our Nation’s Economy in the Era of Trump
Writing an objective performance review of the United States economy is not exactly easy, especially when it is in relation to a controversial president. Many things are happening, and every …
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Embracing Tough Conversations at EMU
There are no shortage of problems facing our world, and by extension, our generation. We are being prepared for a world that is, on the whole, broken. There are many …
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The Case for More Trade Jobs in America
“So where are you going to go to college?” This was a question I was asked frequently as a high school senior — people wanted to know where I was …
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Consumer Culture: Destroying Our World
To be clear, this is not “holier than thou” editorial. I am just as much at fault as the rest of America in terms of consumerism. That being said, consumerist …
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Editorial: The Political Bandwagon is Full
Last weekend working at Food Lion, I had a less-than-positive interaction with a man who insisted that he was entitled to a 50 percent discount on the beer he was …