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The Beauty of Trying Something New
By Noor Ibrahim My journey at SMCC has been marvelous! I have learned many things and certainly have enjoyed the stunning scenery that surrounds the campus. Because I’m a Liberal Studies major, I’m lucky enough to explore the many courses this school has to offer. Among the classes I have taken, there was one in… Read more
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Happy Holidays, or Whatever
By Troy Hudson The holidays are about nothing if not tradition. The anticipation that builds as the season draws near is a direct function of the cyclical nature of our shared cultural experience. Every year, we look forward (whether with joy or dread) to the return of the red and green, the gingerbread houses, the… Read more
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From the Desk of the Managing Editor
By Ben Riggleman You’ve probably heard something about a tax bill in recent weeks. Congressional Republicans narrowly succeeded in passing different versions of a wide-ranging tax-reform bill in the House of Representatives and the Senate this past month, and are now meeting in a conference committee to put together a unified bill. The two houses… Read more
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Religion: The Good and the Bad
By Johnny Morton At the age of 10, I remember being forced in my Sunday’s best clothes (which were too stiff and uncomfortable) and sitting with my grandmother in St. Dominic’s Roman Catholic Church. I would daydream, and couldn’t wait to get out of there. I was bored, fidgeting, and couldn’t stand the barely lit… Read more
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What If…
By Lloyd Metcalf Divide and conquer is more than a military strategy, it’s a political strategy, a business strategy, and one to which the American people have fallen victim. What if the people embraced unity? It used to be that people could have different religious and political affiliations and still be identified as American, or… Read more
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