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College students can be activists
The 2016 election’s results were hard for many people to accept, including myself. Nov. 9 was one of the most depressing days in my life. I felt as if I was living a nightmare, and to be completely honest, I still feel this way. I am fearful for those who Donald Trump has threatened throughout…
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Illuminating a “po-faced zealot” perspective
In the most recent edition of this newspaper, published on Nov. 18, a viewpoint was offered with the goal of “Illuminating a ‘deplorable’ perspective.” This piece of writing gathered quite a bit of attention and seemed to satisfy the writer’s “life affirming” goal of attacking “politically correct liberalism.” If you happen to be one of…
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An Open Letter to Wooster Conservatives
I sincerely hope that the opinion piece titled “Illuminating a ‘deplorable’ perspective” (Nov. 18, 2016) does not represent the sentiment of conservative students at The College of Wooster. Speaking for myself, I distinguish Wooster’s conservative students from the xenophobes, misogynists, racists, anti-Semites and homophobes who also voted for President-elect Trump and who do not in…
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Celebrating sci-fi cinema
If you’re like me, you watched Star Wars as a child and got way too obsessed with it. I even made my parents go with me to the midnight premiere of Revenge of the Sith (sorry Mom, sorry Dad) because I was so stoked to see a new Star Wars movie. Over the years, I’ve…
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Transitioning with Trump
Donald Trump’s election as President of the United States has clearly upset many people on campus. It is understandable to be upset by the loss of your preferred candidate; however, it is neither understandable nor acceptable to attempt to delegitimize the person who won the election. Since Trump’s election, there have been too many attempts…
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Election as educational opportunity
If you were within 10 feet of me on Election Night, you probably heard me tell a lot of people to go fuck themselves: Gary Johnson, third-party voters, the white-cis-heterosexual population, the electoral college, etc. I blamed a lot of people for why a candidate who embodies rape culture and ran on the values of…
