By Ashlee West, Staff Writer In modern-day society, overconsumption is slowly eating away at us and changing the way our brains perceive shopping and material items. Dating back to the 18th century, overconsumption started based on the rise of mass production that came from industrialization. Shops were displaying items in the windows to specifically market … Continue reading The Dangers of Overconsumption
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By Brianna Salmond, Staff Writer With new age technology like iPads, laptops, and computers students are turning to technology to take notes and to study instead of using one of the oldest methods in history dating back to 5000 years ago. That raises the question, which one of the two is better for the learning environment? Although technology can be useful in … Continue reading What’s better for class Technology or Paper?
By Taylor James Cornerstone Editor A college student who’s far away from home drives from Union to Washington to get on a train ride back home. They park their car between Missouri Meerschaum and the Axe Depot in Washington. They grab their bags and walk over to the train station and go inside and then … Continue reading The Deal with Amtrak and Springfield, Missouri
By Kristen Cook Earlier this year, I found myself getting into audiobooks. As a lifelong avid reader, this was a new chapter in my own reading journey, and I was thrilled at how much audiobooks expanded my reading world. Not only did I find myself reading more quickly, but I was able to do so … Continue reading Learning Through Listening: Exploring the Legitimacy of Audiobooks in Education
By Reis In the early days of Christianity, when it was still fighting to establish itself as the mega-religion we know it as today, there was a certain offshoot branch within which was almost unanimously hated by the entire tree. Gnostics were perhaps one of the first groups to be oppressed by Christians, deemed heretics … Continue reading The Luminescent Soul
By Kendall Krause “The revolution about to be televised,” was the line Kendrick Lamar opened his Superbowl halftime performance with and it clearly set the stage for what was to come. Kendrick Lamar is a 22 grammy awards winning rap artist with a Compton, California background. Compton, California is known for gang violence and is … Continue reading The Story Behind Kendrick Lamar’s Superbowl LIX Halftime Show
By Katie Oreskovic Staff Writer The pounding of horse hooves deep into fresh, United States soil has been the rhythmic heartbeat of the country for centuries. The bouldering, unyielding animals provided the earliest of Americans with transport through the thick of the land, enabling the exploration of new territories and the relocation of nomadic dwellings. … Continue reading The Problems Between the Racing Industry and Horse Slaughter
By Jace Stroup Staff Writer This year's NBA trade deadline was quite possibly the most exciting, confusing and bizarre deadline in the history of the league. Records were set in terms of the number of players moved to different teams and the whole of social media was set ablaze with blockbuster trade after blockbuster trade … Continue reading 2025 NBA Post Trade Deadline Review
By Dillon McDuffie Staff Writer If something worthy of viral acclaim happens at the inauguration and nobody can watch it, does it even matter? If the servers have gone dark, should the speeches even start? How will the TikTok-ing clock affect the presidential inauguration? At the time of writing this it has been one week … Continue reading The TikTok-ing Clock of the Presidency
By Dr. Jon Bauer Guest Writer Is college for everyone? This is a question that circulates widely these days, and it’s deceptively simple. For many, college means leaving home and studying the liberal arts. For some, college only means a bachelor’s degree. For still others, college means years of study and insurmountable expense. Some would … Continue reading The Community’s College
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