For those that are unaware, Monsanto is the company that made genetic modification a standard practice in the farming industry at a global scale. The reason for creating genetically modified …
Opinion
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Our Resilience Falls With Civil War Statues
In times of hatred, pain, and injustice, we must seek to be resilient. During the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln built resilience in less than 300 words in the Gettysburg Address. …
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Response to MLK Day Piece: Anonymity Okay, Dehumanization Not
I just want to say several things regarding the Martin Luther King Jr. Day anonymous article incident. First, we need to be upset and rebel against the unrighteous system and …
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Editorial: Students Need the Humanities
Every Thursday, I stumble out of Philosophy of Religion and make the trek from Roselawn to a macroinvertebrate identification and research class in the science center. This is one of …
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Effects of Minimum Wage
Just last month, the Virginia General Assembly failed again to pass legislation that would increase the state minimum wage levels from $7.25 an hour to, eventually, $15 an hour. After …
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Editorial: Opinions Submitted to the Paper
Figuring out how to structure this editorial stretched me in a way that I had not anticipated. By publishing two opinion pieces under anonymous titles, we deviated from past practices. …
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Editors’ Response: On Granting Anonymity
The last week included a number of conversations about the nature of journalistic discourse on EMU’s campus. We, as editors, have been grappling with questions regarding anonymity, safe spaces, and …
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Letter to Anonymous MLK Day Author
Dear Anonymous, We’re all the way in Guatemala for our cross cultural, and we were happy to see responses and dialogue about Martin Luther King Jr. day. However, we were …
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Human Nature Versus the Enlightenment
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has been under pressure to resign because of a photo in his medical school yearbook from 1984 that had his name captioned under a racist image. …
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Emu’s on Campus Living Policies Outdated
EMU’S off-campus living policies lately have elicited a lot complaints lately. To be allowed to live away from EMU’s campus, students must have at least 60 credits, be 21 years …