Maine’s Snake Politicians Are Killing Drug Users
by The Snakehunter & Tina in Traffic All we hear today is “opiates, opiates, opiates.” What a great time it must be to work in “recovery support services.” Republicans and Democrats alike […]
Joe Biden’s Great Big Time Law Firm
By: Chris Hedgpeth Everything is bigger in Texas. Except the pool of candidates in the third Democratic presidential debate. Instead of another two night affair involving 20 people, the debate at Texas […]
From the Desk
By: Celina Simmons Three weeks into the semester and the pressure is on. By now, you and I should be no strangers to a full schedule. After all, isn’t that what we […]
I Wish I Was Straight
By Angler Everyone has pieces of their life that they wish they could change. However, I’m here to talk about my experiences in interacting with a minority of the population I identify […]
Examining #MeToo, Men, and a Way Forward
By Barbara Smith As a woman and a feminist, the topic of sexual harassment is a personal one for me. I honestly can’t name a single job I’ve ever held where I […]
Blood and Time An homage to “No Country for Old Men”
By A.B. Wylie I was a trauma medic when I was 24 years old. My great grandfather was a medic in France when he was 19. There’s a photo of him in […]
Why We Do It On Smoking and Addiction
By Lovely Rita I was inspired to write about smoking and addiction after reading last issue’s article that questioned whether we should have smoking spots on campus. I wanted to share a […]
Are You a Sucker?
By M.K Sullivan At the beginning of my senior year in high school, my AP Language and Composition teacher (we will call him Mr. Johnson) gave a lengthy speech about the greatness […]
The Voiceless Need a Voice
By Jade Densmore Companies and factories all over the world use animals to test their products to ensure consumer safety. However, they can not ensure anything – individual chemicals react differently on […]
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