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Editorial – Hype: seldom it is hard not to believe

  by Alex Rosa-Figueroa The year was 2010, and I, a fresh faced and woefully idealistic college freshman, was driving back to North Shepler. This dormitory, the one that I called my home, was a domicile of peace. It was, for the time being, the one place where I could relax and vegetate, wiping off [...]

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Editorial: Culture of fear thrives throughout society

    by Amanda Goemmer All of us, whether we are aware of it or not, are currently immersed in a culture of fear. We turn on the television, go online, turn on the radio or open a newspaper and we are bombarded with huge amounts of fearful material constructed specifically to hold our attention. [...]

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Editorial: Tattoos: the stories past the initial pain

    by Aaron Gill If there is one thing I know, it’s the adrenaline rush I get from getting in a black chair and my heart racing as a tattoo machine starts up. When I think back onto all the tattoos I have gotten over the past three years, I realize that there were [...]

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Editorial: The costs and pains of Hollywood’s 3D trend

    by Tyler Boydston 3D used to be a really fun, cheap gimmick that Hollywood put together for horror movies in the 80’s, when the franchises were slowly starting to take a nosedive in profits. 3D not only helped garner more money in ticket sales, but it was also just a fun experience. With [...]

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Editorial: Campaign shines light on media literacy

      by Kelsey Carter At this point, I am certain that much of the Cameron University population has become familiar with the Kony 2012 video and campaign, and perhaps my response is untimely and outdated, but based on the enormous amount of both critique and support I’m willing to count on continued relevancy. [...]

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Editorial: Today’s top news shows decline in awareness

      by Tyler Boydston I heard some rather big news this past week: Snooki from “The Jersey Shore” is pregnant. Then, as I took the news in, I realized something: I really do not care. It is not that I do not care about Snooki; I am sure that she’s very proud to [...]

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Editorial: School shootings show need for real resolutions

    by James Meeks After the school shooting at Chardon High School, many of the comments in several of the news articles I read covering the shooting followed the same train of thought: “What have we as a society done wrong,” “Prayers to the victim,” “This is what we get for not paying attention,” [...]

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Editorial: Parenthood Act fosters distorted views

by Sarah Brewer Reproductive rights have become the latest obsession of the 2012 presidential campaign, and conservative-led efforts to outlaw abortion and limit access to contraception have intensified, especially in Oklahoma. The social issue became a point of contention during the campaign after the Obama administration added a provision to the Patient Protection and Affordable [...]

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