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Leah's Lens: Women should own their reproductive rights - period.

Leah’s Lens: Women should own their reproductive rights – period.

Leah Boone, Opinion Editor March 5, 2024

In June 2022, women lost the right to their own bodies. In a single day, women felt incomparable fear as they heard the news that Roe v. Wade was overturned in a 5-4 vote. Since then, 21 states have banned...

OPINION: 2024 fashion faves or flops

Allison Lehan, Associate Opinion Editor March 5, 2024

These days, fashion trends seem to circulate throughout society more rapidly than they have in previous years. With popular social media apps like TikTok and Instagram’s user bases expanding exponentially...

OPINION: Leave the tunnels alone

OPINION: Leave the tunnels alone

Emily Escobedo Ramirez, Director of Marketing & Engagement March 4, 2024

App State has, until now, cultivated an essence of mountain-loving, country-enthusiasts and passionate people who reside in Boone. A key motivator for current students to attend was this ambiance, local...

OPINION: Pink tax keeps sexism alive

Bella Lantz, Associate Opinion Editor March 4, 2024

Many people reading this article may already know what the pink tax is. For those who do not, mainly the male population, the pink tax refers to the different prices on items targeting a specific gender....

OPINION: Your major, your Taylor Swift album

OPINION: Your major, your Taylor Swift album

Courtney Quinton, Opinion Writer March 3, 2024

Taylor Swift albums and App State majors have one thing in common: there are a lot of them. Each major has specific characteristics that are special to them, just like each of Swift’s albums. The relationship...

Leah's Lens: What EDAW is and how you can help

Leah’s Lens: What EDAW is and how you can help

Leah Boone, Opinion Editor February 28, 2024

Editor’s note: This article contains information regarding eating disorders. Every year, normally during the last week of February, the National Eating Disorder Association hosts Eating Disorders...

OPINION: Everything wrong with this year’s FAFSA

El Shedrick, Opinion Writer February 26, 2024

It is no secret that the Free Application for Federal Student Aid has many issues this year. The form had a rough launch, with it being opened to the public three months later than usual. Additionally,...

Leah's Lens: Should Grammarly count as AI?

Leah’s Lens: Should Grammarly count as AI?

Leah Boone, Opinion Editor February 23, 2024

Grammarly has been many people’s lifesaver since it came out in 2009. The main function of Grammarly is to detect grammatical errors and potential plagiarism in people’s writing, in use by over 30...

Letter from the Editors: Reflecting on Student Press Freedom Day

Letter from the Editors: Reflecting on Student Press Freedom Day

Today, Feb. 22, is the sixth annual Student Press Freedom Day. Student journalists in schools and universities across the country observe the day by celebrating their First Amendment right to a free press....

OPINION: Gen Alpha is getting out of hand

OPINION: Gen Alpha is getting out of hand

Kaylie Morales, Opinion Writer February 21, 2024

Generation Alpha consists of anyone born 2010-24. They are the first digital generation, experienced COVID-19 during their most important stages of development and are currently wreaking havoc for retailers,...

Leah's Lens: Nobody cares that you hate Taylor Swift

Leah’s Lens: Nobody cares that you hate Taylor Swift

Leah Boone, Opinion Editor February 19, 2024

It is almost impossible to have not heard about the new “it couple” of pop culture — Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. A surprising pairing, Swift, a 14-time Grammy-winning artist, and Kelce, one of...

OPINION: Snow days should have never disappeared

OPINION: Snow days should have never disappeared

Courtney Quinton, Opinion Writer February 16, 2024

Students who live in mountain areas or regions where snow is common have gotten used to snow days. Days with many inches of snow building snowmen, sledding or hitting the slopes on any day where real snow...

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