[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n Houston, Texas on April 10, 2002 rapper Big Lurch ate his girlfriend named, Tynisha Ysais. Previous to this both Big Lurch and Tynisha Ysais were smoking the recreational drug PCP, which causes hallucinations, visions,Continue reading
Category: Current Issues
Save Money, Eat Better: Why Eating Healthy Should Cost You Less
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]nce upon a time, in a faraway land, where kings and queens ruled, lived sick and overweight people. Many could not afford to buy fresh, delicious vegetables, and ripe, juicy fruits with the wee bitContinue reading
When Dreamers Wake Up: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivials
Featured Image: Trinity Kubaskse Immigrant Harassment A few months ago Transylvania University student, Paola Garcia, was singled out on a social media site receiving threats from peers saying they were going to report her toContinue reading
Living in a Bathtub: The Truth Behind Orcas in Captivity
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]rca whales are fascinating, social creatures that are incredibly skilled predators. They hunt on a variety of sea life, though humans are not a part of their natural diet. Though, for some reason, encountersContinue reading
Is Crude Oil More Important Than People’s Lives?
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]aving the land you live on being taken from you, you think would be enough, but no. The Native Americans are dealing with another fight for their land in the 21 century. Keeping food and waterContinue reading
Why 1993’s Free Willy Is Still Relevant 20 Years Later
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he 1993 movie called “Free Willy” describes the bond of a young boy and an orca. Both coming from harsh pasts, the two befriend each other throughout the story. However, Dial, the owner of theContinue reading
Give it arrest. Here’s the truth about Police Brutality
August 9, 2014 marked one of the most controversial days in U.S history. On this day, lives were lost, stories (both true and false) were told, and sides were taken, creating a deeper divide betweenContinue reading
The 5 Unfortunate But Positive Realities of How Hurricanes Can Be Good
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]urricanes can cause horrible things to happen to both people and the area that it surfaces. According to an article made by Fortune, Hurricane Harvey’s damages could potentially cost a staggering $180 billion dollars just inContinue reading
Has ’13 Reasons Why’ Caused a Spark in Teen Suicide?
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he second season of the show 13 Reasons Why begins airing on Netflix Friday, May 18th, and concerns about the shows advisory warnings are arising again. Sophomores Bella Herndon and Priscilla Chiu committed suicide in April 2017 onlyContinue reading
Happy 21st Birthday! Why we should change the legal drinking age
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he promise of being free, life with no parents, you are free to make your own decisions. Legally when you are 18 you’re considered an adult, expected to be able to make conscious decisions whetherContinue reading
The Illusion of You: The Psychology of Your Identity
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]y aunt and mom have previously been Lutheran pastors, and my dad is currently a pastor at a Lutheran church. My family has a religious background. Sometimes when people hear that both my parents areContinue reading
Unborn and Already Addicted: Babies on Drugs/Alcohol
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]y oldest cousin, Heidi, is a foster mother and has recently been taking care of an 8-month-old baby girl named Charlie. Charlie’s birth mother is a methadone addict and was pregnant with her while takingContinue reading
I’m Melting, The Harsh Realities of Climate Change
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]magine your house burnt down. Completely obliterating everything you love and own just because of a mistake you did not even notice you were making. Alison is a single mom who lives in Colorado andContinue reading
Blaming and Shaming: The Effects of Casual Rape Culture
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]e too. Two very simple words that can mean nearly nothing without context. However, these two words now carry power with them. With many sexual assault cases against numerous celebrities coming to light, sexual assaultContinue reading
How Children are REALLY Developing Autism and how it has Nothing to do with Vaccines
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he scariest thing Ally Edwards-Lasenby has ever done was drive her dying son to a hospital because she was told the ambulance would be too slow. Cameron was 13 ½ years old when he contractedContinue reading
With Great Power Chairs Comes Great Accessibility: Inconvenient Handicap Accessibility in Today’s Society
Occasional No’s “Stairs suck.” This was my friend Bella’s answer to “have you ever been in a public place where you didn’t feel you and your needs were accommodated?” Bella has never climbed stairs inContinue reading
Euthanization, Only for Pets or for People Too?
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen Heather married Nigel, she would have never imagined that she would be the one to commit his murder. Heather was placed on bail for murder when she placed a pillow over his mouth afterContinue reading
Abstinence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder: The Irony Behind Today’s Sex Education System
The day I learned that sex can ruin your life. I learned some pretty strange things in my middle school sex education class. However, I’d consider myself lucky! My class was the only one toContinue reading
Trust The People: Gun Control Is Not The Answer
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n an article by News 9, we learn about a 12 year old girl took her life into her hands when a stranger broke into her home. He kicked in her back door and madeContinue reading
Your School is Ruining Your Creativity
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n 2010, California State University, Northridge came out with a web page displaying their Psychology students’ definitions of creativity. The entries date all the way back to fall of 1997 and continue until theContinue reading
“Please Rise for the National Anthem.” Colin Kaepernick, “No.”
Featured image by Wikimedia Commons I always loved going to sports games when I was younger and I still do. I went down to Iowa to watch a Twins minor league team play as aContinue reading
The Mitochondria is Not the Only Thing in the Powerhouse: Men in Power and Sexual Harassment
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he pastor I had idolized in my early years, turned out to have sexaul harassment charges against him. To add to the shock, the charges were from the church choir director at his new church.Continue reading
The Gap in Gender Sports Pay, Is It Really Fair?
How much of a difference is there really? Well women are generally paid way less in professional sports while men are paid way more. Women’s sports are less noticed which leads to the companies notContinue reading
1,460 Americans have been killed since 1976. That isn’t a bad thing. (Why the Death Penalty should be legal)
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]eet Jimmy Lee Gray. In 1968 he murdered his fiancé by cutting her throat, he only served seven years of his twenty year sentence when he was given parole. Not long after this he struckContinue reading
Can Healthcare Really Be Free? Why there is no full government funded healthcare in the U.S.
featured image from pixabay [dropcap]F[/dropcap]or over a century the United States has been trying to gain government-funded healthcare and have yet to do so. It may seem idea but is free health care realistic? Government fundedContinue reading
I Love You, I Hate Me: Why self love is a struggle in modern times
A friend of mine told me she gave up Instagram in order to improve her self-esteem and confidence in her body. Intrigued, I asked her what inspired her to give up the app thatContinue reading
More Than a Game: Women in Video Games
In 1999 game developer, Rare, was hard at work on a new video game. The game, “Dinosaur Planet,” was to star a 16 year old heroine named Krystal. She could travel through time, fightContinue reading
Cultural Appropriation can Dismantle a Nation
Cultural appropriation. We’ve all heard of it by now. The white people are annoyed about it being brought up, the people of color are angered about being used. So, what’s the big deal about wearingContinue reading
Less is more: The minimum wage battle
Post by LeannaC. Featured image by Pixels The book Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich is a true story published in the New York Times about an undercover journalist who tries to prove minimum wage is notContinue reading
Smoking: Why it should be banned
Posted by Kelli K. Shane, decided to share his story with the world to try and stop smoking. Shane was from wisconsin and never knew how bad smoking was for him until eventually it took hisContinue reading
From Worship to Warship
Hitting Close to Home Eight people were stabbed at the Crossroads mall in St. Cloud. Those eight people did not know the day was going to take a terrible turn. Violent acts like this withoutContinue reading
Pretty Girls Don’t Eat
Featured image: mojzagrbinfo Not many people look at a skeleton and think “Dang those are some pretty bones.” So if this is the case then how come every hour one person dies because of anContinue reading
Racial profiling what’s the deal?
Black males are victim to several counts of beating and gunshots from police every year. In 1992 Rodney King was a victim of racial profiling and police brutality. Even today cops get away with illegalContinue reading
Why Do Women Get Paid Less than Men?
As little girls, we were told that we can be whatever we want. We were told that girls can do just as much as boys can. We were told that boys and girls are equal.Continue reading
Should the United States Grant Illegal Immigrants Citizenship?
Illegal Immigration “If current immigration laws had been enforced my son would be alive today! The fact that a LEGAL AMERICAN CITIZEN can be killed on the job site by an illegal alien while theContinue reading
“Materialism” How Do We Really Measure Our Success and Happiness?
“Owing over $35,000 on 3 cars, $11,000 in student loans and $10,000 in credit card debt” is scary, not to mention mortgage payments adding up to $200,000. This is what a Delaware couple was going through aboutContinue reading
Think photography is just a hobby? The truth will blow your mind
Back in 2015, Beyonce’s fans lashed out over 200 untouched photos from a previous photoshoot that got leaked on a fan site. There was a mix of feelings about the images but thousands of fansContinue reading
Online Rights, Privacy Vs. Security
In 2014, YouTuber Coby Persin conducted an experiment in which he created a FaceBook account of a 15 year old, in which he lured multiple girls around the same age to meet him, withContinue reading