Tuesday, March 28, 2023
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Don’t isolate yourself over the holidays

With the advent of Thanksgiving Day—and, for us college students, the short, but much-needed break from coursework that accompanies it—the holiday season is officially...

Steal this article, bots. I dare you

I recently discovered the shocking truth that bots are stealing articles from the Webster Journal. Naturally, I decided on the only logical response: Write...

When will enough school shootings be enough?

Parkland, FL, Uvalde, TX, Newtown, CT, St. Louis, MO. These cities have something in common: all four were victimized by school shootings. According to security.org,...
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How to persevere through seasonal depression

It's officially fall, y'all. Some of us are happier than others about this. As the leaves change colors, moods change too. Seasonal depression goes into...

Hookup culture: toxic, yet normalized

In the world of dating, many people only want a hookup. Some teens and young adults don’t want love or romance - just sex,...
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A good breakfast goes a long way

As a busy college student, newspaper section editor and part-time junior copywriter, eating breakfast is vital to my survival. I have finally found the...

Let us enjoy fall trends, edgelords

If you’ve been called “basic” for enjoying fall, you may be entitled to financial compensation. This isn’t actually true, but I wish it were....

‘Health begins in the soil’ at EarthDance farm

Tucked inside the suburbs of Ferguson, Missouri, lies the EarthDance Organic Farm School, the oldest organic farm west of the Mississippi River. These 14...

Homophobic and transphobic bills have no place in law

On March 28, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the Parental Rights in Education Bill, which changes the state’s primary education. This bill is being...

Amazon worker union is a step forward for all workers

On Friday, 2,654 workers at an Amazon facility in Staten Island, N.Y., voted to become Amazon’s first union. While you may not work at...

Nothing fundamentally changed in Biden’s first year

Americans aren’t keen on “nothing fundamentally changing” at this time, and the polls reflect that. Following the fever-dream Trump presidency and Jan. 6 insurrection, Joseph...

Like them or not, NFTs are here to stay

Whichever side you’re on, the hype and resentment of NFTs are resulting in them reaching a critical mass of mainstream appeal. NFTs are officially taking...

Pokemon Legends should coexist with mainline Pokemon RPGs

Now that we know Pokemon Legends works, the next game could incorporate mainline features like abilities and breeding, plus accessibility options. As Game Freak revisits...

Why everyone is talking about Bruno?

For a song about not talking about Bruno, we have noticed a lot of people talking about him. Disney’s “Encanto” released theatrically on Nov. 24,...

The ‘good guy with a gun’ narrative doesn’t prevent violence

After the most recent shooting at Oxford High School, I looked at numerous anecdotes and research which highlights the pitfalls of the “good guy...

There’s a lot to anticipate in 2022, so here’s what I’m looking forward to

Here are a few things happening in 2022 that I am excited about. Like we all said after 2020, 2021 was quite the year. With...