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Pass the Juul: Vaping rampant among students

Pass the Juul: Vaping rampant among students

Zara Hall and Maddy Kessler October 15, 2019

With teen cigarette smoking in the US at an all-time low, the typical 80s movie scene where three girls are crowded in the end stall by the window smoking a cigarette is unheard of. Instead, on a visit...

November albums of the month

November albums of the month

Erin Harper, Alex Metzger, Maddy Kessler, and December 16, 2018

“Stokeley” by Ski Mask The Slump God By Erin Harper Rating: 9/10 After waiting for seemingly 3,000 years and constantly checking every day to see if it came out, Ski Mask The Slump God finally...

Students work to Spread the Word to End the Word

Students work to “Spread the Word to End the Word”

Maddy Kessler March 20, 2017

Words can leave deep wounds. “Retard,” slang for mental retardation, the dated medical term once used to diagnose intellectual disabilities (ID) by physicians, has come to hold a negative connotation...

SATIRE: Bobcat on the loose

SATIRE: Bobcat on the loose

Maddy Kessler February 8, 2017

National Zoo officials scrambled to find the 25 pound bobcat, Ollie, who escaped Monday, January 30, eventually finding her at the Zoo three days later. But, where was she those three days she was not...

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