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Opinions
I’m the hero of this story
I hate to break it to you, but your life isn’t a movie. You’re not a damsel in distress and you don’t get a prince (or a princess—I’m not here […]
Comments on color
Racial bias is a real issue and the most recent viral event at Starbucks shows that as well as anything. For those who aren’t familiar, two black men were arrested […]
Chat with the Chief: That’s it
I wasn’t supposed to come to Ferris State University. Three years ago I did the thing that every parent fears and every 16-year-old is warned about: I followed my high school boyfriend. I followed him […]
Do not try to date me right now
This is my honest opinion about people who want to date me right now: please stop disrespecting my wishes and understand there is nothing you can do to change my […]
Here comes the sap
After four years of homework, exams, late nights and way too many carbs, it’s almost time for me to blow this popsicle stand. I’m not much for sappy stuff but […]
CARTOON: Alas! Poor Yorick!
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Hit the brakes
Every Tuesday and Thursday, I walk to the IRC to go to class and I never fail to witness some truly ridiculous shit. The big parking lots where people park […]
Everything you don’t see
Approximately half of women and men in the United States experience mental aggression from an intimate partner in their lifetime, according to the National Domestic Violence Hotline. For women, ages […]