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Can Money Buy Happiness?

Kadence Warner, Writer March 14, 2022

Can money buy happiness? Everyone thinks about this at some point in their life. This is a question debated a lot, and it’s a bit silly but also a little complicated. Of course, money can’t buy happiness…...

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Change Edition – An Optimistic Look at How Friendships and Friend Groups Evolve: A Memoir

Lucie Carriker, Editor March 2, 2022

As of right now, I am in an excellent headspace regarding all of my friendships both past and present, and I’m excited to take this opportunity to brag about the people who contribute to everything that...

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Changed Edition – How 2020 Changed Social Media

Kai DeBois, Writer March 2, 2022

2020 was a roller coaster of a year and it changed a lot of what we were used to, including social media. People were at home more often because we couldn’t go out like we usually could, so many people...

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Change Edition – PR Moves I Would Make For Different Fashion Brands

Priscilla Solorio, Writer March 2, 2022

Tiffany & Co. Tiffany & Co. is a jewelry brand in New York City founded in 1837 since becoming one of the top designer jewelry brands to date. Around 20 years ago Tiffany’s was all the rage,...

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Changed Edition – How the World’s Mindset of Health Has Changed

Hanna Spenst, Writer March 2, 2022

In the years between 2007-2008 and 2015-2016, obesity rose significantly among adults, from 33.7% to 39.6%. Rates of severe obesity increased during this time from 5.7% to 7.7%. Portion sizes have increased,...

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Best Kinds of Pizza

Kadence Warner, Writer February 1, 2022

There are so many types of pizza to choose from, how do you make the right choice? There’s nothing wrong with trying every type, but that would take a long time and a lot of effort. Where do you even...

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Why Scream is the Best Horror Movie

Kai DeBois, Writer November 29, 2021

This article spoils the end of Scream, so if you do not want it to be spoiled, I advise you not to continue reading.  Scream is a classic horror movie. The movie is so thrilling and full of unexpected...

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Not Wearing Jeans Should Be Acceptable

Kadence Warner, Writer November 29, 2021

I had a thought that led to a question. Should not wearing jeans be acceptable? I’m not talking about not wearing pants, just not wearing jeans. Don’t laugh, it's a serious question because, in the...

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Is Dance a Sport?

Cadynce Harmon, Writer October 9, 2021

The argument over whether or not dance is a sport has been going on for years. People like to say that dance isn’t a sport, because it’s “not hard” or because it’s so different from sports like...

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The Future Generation

Kadence Warner, Writer October 9, 2021

There is a lot going on in the world right now. Many people are becoming divided. This has happened before in history and as the saying goes, “those who fail to learn it are doomed to repeat it.” I...

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The Problems with the Covid-19 Vaccine Campaigns

Hanna Spenst, Writer September 24, 2021

In the US today, there are quite a lot of problems at hand. One very overlooked one, that most of the population isn’t aware of, is large companies and the government's use of threats, bribery, and propaganda...

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Credulity Is Not a Virtue

Lucie Carriker, Feature and Opinion Editor March 14, 2021

Michael “Marsh” Marshall, project director of Great Britain’s Good Thinking Society and the primary inspiration behind my article, opens his lectures intended to foster skepticism among schoolchildren...

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