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The best and worst reasons to live in Wisconsin 

The best and worst reasons to live in Wisconsin 

Hannah Dotzler, Copy Editor November 11, 2020

Wisconsinites - have you ever really sat down and thought about how amazing our state is? Wisconsin has so many cool places to go and things to experience, yet I feel like most of us often...

Why Fall Is the Best Season 

Why Fall Is the Best Season 

Adeline Holte , Staff Writer November 11, 2020

There’s just something about autumn. The leaves falling, the crisp air, the decorations, some may even say the general vibe of fall is the ideal time. The weather, for one, is always perfectly temperate....

Starbucks and performative activism  

Starbucks and performative activism  

Kaleia Lawrence, Opinion Editor November 2, 2020

I don’t like Starbucks.    And no, it’s not because everything is overpriced, or because it’s just too “mainstream” or whatever some coffee snobs say (or because that one time...

A look at how the sausage that is college policy is made

Shia Aaron Lloyd Fisher, Student Senator Chair for the Racial Inequity Ad-hoc Committee  October 28, 2020

Two major policies have landed on the desk of President Dr. Jack Daniels III for him to consider. One policy could ensure that faculty communicate with their students in a timely fashion, while the...

Indigenous People’s Day displacing discrimination 

Eimy Gonzalez, Staff Writer October 28, 2020

Columbus Day is reaching its end as it’s steadily being replaced by Indigenous People’s Day. This seems more than ideal. Why should Columbus and the “discovery” of America be commemorated? If we...

Can the wealthy end world hunger? 

Can the wealthy end world hunger? 

Hailey Griffin, Arts Editor October 28, 2020

At a current net worth of almost $200 billion, Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, is the richest man in the world.   You must wonder what someone could possibly do with all the money that...

Trump’s Taxes 

Ezra Peters, Staff Writer October 14, 2020

I live a pretty ordinary college student life. I have never been a billionaire; I have never had my own tv show; I have never run a business, and I have never been the president....

Presidential debate a mess, vice-presidential debate a success

Hannah Dotzler, Copy Editor October 14, 2020

Within the past few weeks, we have seen two of the most important events of the presidential election, with the first presidential debate of 2020 on Sept. 29 and...

Size comparison of a softball next to a baseball.

Is Baseball Actually Harder than Softball?

Anica Graney , Editor-in-Chief  October 14, 2020

The age-old question that has turned athlete against athlete, brother against sister: which sport is more difficult, baseball or softball? Baseball players and softball players have been battling against...

Sports have always been political 

Sports have always been political 

Kaleia Lawrence, Opinion Editor September 30, 2020

People who say there shouldn't be politics mixed with sports are lying to themselves. Politics and sports have been intertwined for a long time.     Throughout history, sports have...

Gender Reveal Parties Take a Turn for the Worse 

Paige Zezulka, Copy Editor September 30, 2020

Gender reveal parties have become increasingly popular as each new infant is brought into this world. It seems as if families are trying to compete with one another on...

The media is not your enemy 

Kaleia Lawrence , Opinion Editor September 30, 2020

Why do people see “the media” as their enemy?   The other day I saw a t-shirt that read “Defund the Media.” I thought that maybe it was satire, but all the supportive comments proved...

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