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Queer characters in media need to be human first

September 28, 2017

A girl came out to my class with the simplicity of an “I’m bi,” and it changed the course of my identity. I was in Language Arts class my junior year of high school. We were having a discussion about...

U.S. Government needs to stop Jones, save people of Puerto Rico

U.S. Government needs to stop Jones, save people of Puerto Rico

September 27, 2017

Tonight, the entire island of Puerto Rico remains devastated, days after the worst hurricane in 80 years completely destroyed almost every aspect of communities there. Thousands remain without even a drop...

Nobody cares about your opinion on ‘which new cell phone is better’

September 21, 2017

People have been talking up a storm about the new iPhone releases, and as someone who has used iPhones for the last few years, I couldn’t be more annoyed. Not because of the features of the phones, or...

Sexual assault is an issue of violence

September 21, 2017

Although Title IX only explicitly prohibits sex discrimination and does not directly concern sexual misconduct on campuses, it has been found responsible for protecting sexual assault victims. This is...

There is nothing wrong with students using their phones

September 21, 2017

Text from mom. Snapchat from best friend. Friend request from weird cousin. Email. Email. Email. Email. It’s hard to ignore life’s notifications. Especially when they’re on your brand new iPhone,...

The divided opinions on the DREAM Act: Be in America Legally

Alex McLean September 14, 2017

President Trump has caused a lot of controversy in his short 7 months in office. Rightly so, as a lot needed to change from Obama’s term to the new Republican politician. Currently, as of September,...

The divided opinions on the DREAM Act: Dreamers are Americans

September 14, 2017

On Tuesday, the Trump administration announced that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program would be rescinded. DACA was Barack Obama’s 2012 landmark immigration policy allowing undocumented...

Letter to the editor: Words mean everything

September 14, 2017

Alex McLean offers his 7 September column (“Conservative, not conniving”) mostly as a plea to avoid generalizations. As an example, he concedes that “not all Democrats are Antifa members.” Yet...

White pride is closer to white fear

September 7, 2017

Do neighborhood kids nowadays still create little clubs in their backyards like we did when we were young? Sometimes it was a tent or just somewhere near the creek in the woods, and if we felt sassy there...

Pardoning former sheriff Apraio sends a clear negative message

Pardoning former sheriff Apraio sends a clear negative message

September 7, 2017

A little over a week ago, President Trump pardoned former Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the man known for helping start the “Obama has a fake birth certificate” and, more importantly, the rampant racial profiling....

Conservative, not conniving

Alex McLean August 31, 2017

I am a Trump supporter, and I know it’s hard to believe, but I am not a Nazi. From my first days at Augustana, as the freshman that I am, I have noticed a certain air of animosity towards those who hold...

The biggest issue at Augustana

May 4, 2017

This year, I’ve written many articles about topics I find interesting and important, usually things that affect everyone, and they’re usually political. Often, these topics are so broad that they don’t...

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