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Caleb's Concepts: A good life, the Carnegie way

Caleb’s Concepts: A good life, the Carnegie way

Caleb Garbuio, Columnist September 18, 2020

Cato Institute suggests younger generations will resent the rich because the U.S.’s existing wealth inequality seems to be getting worse. At App State, 57% of students take out a federal loan and the...

Opinion: Social media contributes to political violence

Opinion: Social media contributes to political violence

Ethan Hunt, Reporter September 14, 2020

  The pandemic has made Americans politically aware. It has forced people to spend even more time with technology. However, the ways in which people express themselves over the internet are vastly...

Opinion: The right to free speech doesn't include hate speech

Opinion: The right to free speech doesn’t include hate speech

Ella Adams, Community Editor September 12, 2020

The extent of free speech is a debate happening across the country with the focus on hate speech. Hate speech is discriminatory speech, writing or behaviour that attacks religion, race, gender, sexuality...

Opinion: Be it resolved human nature is not violent

Opinion: Be it resolved human nature is not violent

Jean Holman September 11, 2020

We are not born violent. Outside factors depict who we become. Like John Locke theorized, we are born with a “blank slate.” Some scientists propose that humans are innately violent. For example, David...

Caleb's Concepts: Be it resolved human nature is violent

Caleb’s Concepts: Be it resolved human nature is violent

Caleb Garbuio, Columnist September 11, 2020

Be it resolved, human nature is violent. Violence is everywhere in 2020. From police killings to partisan extremism violence is unavoidable. No matter what, violence follows humans everywhere because that’s...

Caleb's Concepts: Journalists aren't neutral

Caleb’s Concepts: Journalists aren’t neutral

Caleb Garbuio, Columnist September 3, 2020

In early 2019, I learned how to become an “objective” journalist in Intro to Journalism. Yet, I have always questioned how objectivity exists when media outlets offer different accounts despite reporting...

Opinion: Despite all let's remain hopeful

Opinion: Despite all let’s remain hopeful

Stephen C. Leverton II, Opinion Writer September 3, 2020

Let’s be honest: 2020 has been a terrible year. From COVID, wildfires, police brutality,  unexciting presidential candidates and a failing economy, 2020 is a rocky start to the 20s. This being said,...

Opinion: DNC needs to find an identity

Opinion: DNC needs to find an identity

Ricky Barker, Columnist September 3, 2020

The general election is coming up fast and people around campus and the local community are getting ready to vote, the question is, for who? Both parties had their national conventions over the last week...

Opinion: Let's stop normalizing violence

Opinion: Let’s stop normalizing violence

Jean Holman September 3, 2020

I am no longer stunned by violence in the media regarding recent events. It is normal to see hate in the news, TV shows and films. This is unacceptable because society should never accept violence and...

Opinion: Single-use plastic straws are justified during the pandemic

Opinion: Single-use plastic straws are justified during the pandemic

Ella Adams, Community Editor September 3, 2020

App State prides itself on its sustainability. In 2019, the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System awarded the university  a “gold rating” of 73.93/100 after evaluating aspects of...

Opinion: Tuition problem

Opinion: Tuition problem

Ricky Barker, Columnist August 27, 2020

To say that the virus has changed the college experience would be an understatement. In many ways, it has upended the whole thing. Everything we once took for granted has been taken away. Gone are the...

Opinion: Danger of confusing people with ideas

Opinion: Danger of confusing people with ideas

Ethan Hunt, Reporter August 27, 2020

Twitter user @sadkimberly tweeted Aug. 20: “an ISU professor put on there [SIC] syllabus ‘If you are racist or homophobic on purpose i will dismiss you from class’ and republicans are literally...

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