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Minimum wage needs to be raised

Mary Joan Nastri, Staff Writer December 10, 2015

Twelve dollars-fifty cents per hour. That was my salary as a freshman in college, which was over 25 years ago, when the federal minimum wage was $3.35 per hour. Many jobs pay more than the federal minimum...

Exhausted students need place to rest

Jenny Vang, Staff Writer December 10, 2015

Lets be very blunt here, the majority of students do not get enough sleep. Between schoolwork, regular work, keeping up with friends or children, and all those distractions on the internet, the role of...

When in doubt, travel

Grace Aure, Staff Writer December 10, 2015

It’s that time of the semester when homework assignments, projects, and the dreaded final exam of every class is upon you. It’s the end of a long semester and with every ounce of concentration and...

Terrorism trancends race and religion

Patrick Kempfer, Opinion Editor December 10, 2015

The American people are losing a war they never knew existed, yet have been the greatest players in for decades. This is a war like any other, involving the rich against the even richer, using resources...

My first Black Friday in retail

Megan Toman, Staff Writer December 10, 2015

Have you ever wondered what it is like to work at Kohl’s retail store for Thanksgiving and Black Friday? It can be both rewarding and a complete nightmare. I was hired at Kohl’s over a month ago;...

Older students have little to fear, experience makes college easier

Benjamin Schwerke, Staff Writer December 10, 2015

The cultural norm is that you graduate from high school and you move on and into college. Your final couple of years of secondary education are usually spent focusing on this shift to college; heavy emphasis...

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Change only happens when you vote

Elliott Puckette, Copy Editor December 10, 2015

To start, I just want to say that I love comedians, especially political ones. It is because of political comedians that I became interested in the political process and can today count myself as a reasonably...

Madison College waiting lists

Melissa Stewart December 8, 2015

There are currently 24 programs at Madison College that have a wait list, according to the school website. The time you have to wait to get into these programs can be anywhere from a semester to two years....

Death should be celebrated just as life is celebrated

Pat Kempfer, Opinion Editor December 8, 2015

The culmination of one’s physical existence comes together in the most beautiful display in its death. Why should we ever run away from such a beautiful expression of existence? There is, of course,...

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Thanksgiving no longer about thanks

Timothy Witt, Staff Writer November 26, 2015

The holiday season is finally here and with it, a concoction of advertisements and controversy. As Thanksgiving quickly approaches, it’s the traditional holiday’s younger sibling, Black Friday that...

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Local non-profit group hopes to raise $25,000 for recovery support

Patrick Kempfer, Opinion Editor November 25, 2015

The Walk-In Recovery Community Organization (WIRCO) is a nonprofit recovery community organization (RCO), established in 2010 as a community continuum of care for those living in post treatment recovery....

War is not a video game

Patrick Kempfer, Opinion Editor November 25, 2015

Video game technology has made some amazing advances in recent decades. When I was 10 years-old, my mom got me my very first Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), and with that, came the Nintendo NES Zapper,...

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