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“Basic Bitch”
Marielle Genovesi, Arts Editor
At first it took me a while to notice the term “Basic Bitch.” I guess it could be my lack of amusement by another derogatory term …
Opinion
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Mixed Messages in “All About That Bass”
Rebecca Pollard, Staff Writer
American recording artist Meghan Trainor’s popular single “All About That Bass” was released by Epic Records this past June and was immediately a hit among listeners. …
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Reassessing the Cost of Higher Education
Cady Sharp Kuzmich, Editor-in-Chief
Our educational system is flawed to the bone.
There is something fundamentally wrong with a society that educates only those who can foot the bill. This …
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How to Root for Losers
Bobby Lemaire, Sports Editor
When you are a big sports fan, one of the hardest things to deal with is when your team just plain old sucks. As an Oakland …
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Confronting the Sophomore Slump
Adia Watts, Culture Editor
Usually referring to the lack of success on new artists’ second album, “the sophomore slump”, as I’ve come to know it, now refers to the lack …
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The Spotify Conundrum
Taylor Hoysradt, Copy Editor
The music industry is at a crossroads regarding its identity and direction. With the digital age almost in full effect, many artists, labels and listeners can’t …
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Ello, The Push that Facebook Needs
Ben Winters, Staff Writers
Introduced in 2004, Facebook has taken the world by storm and it certainly has spent a long time at the top of the social network food …
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The Latest Tech Trend Is… Imitation?
Ben Winters, Staff Writer
In 2007, we were introduced to the first iPhone, one of the most revolutionary pieces of technology that can be held in our hand. Since then, …
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Domestic Violence: Athletes As Idols, Not Inmates
Student Association, Staff Writer
It seems that it’s every other week that we hear a story about an athlete or a celebrity breaking the law. In February, footage of Baltimore …
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Fundraising Site Stirs Controversy Over Abortion
Kelly Spencer, Copy Editor
If you’ve been present on the Internet in the past year, you’ve probably seen someone post a link to their crowdfunding platform on one of the …