• Resistance as the Path to Understanding : An interview with Teresa Swinbourne

    Illaria Dana, Education Major Being a student is largely about relationships. There are internal relationships we have with the information we receive. There are external relationships with professors and with peers. Navigating these relationships requires mindfulness – the awareness of where one is in a specific moment and how the moment relates to the world in a larger context. One… Read more

  • Gun Violence is Not Going Away; We Need to Take Control

    By Ashley Berry Once again we are faced with a devastating school shooting. A gunman went on a rampage at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon on date. During the attack, nine people tragically lost their lives while others were grievously wounded. The gunman, whose name will not be mentioned, set off on his rampage through the college… Read more

  • The Dark Side of College

    By Garrick Hoffman Depending on whom you are and where you plan to apply to, investing in college is barely considered a rational, calculated decision today. Today four-year universities come with an astronomical and unrealistic price tag, and people will enter majors with virtually zero pragmatic purpose, subsequently graduating into debt slavery. Historically, usury – the practice of money… Read more

  • Inside the Planned Parenthood Rally

    By Ashley Berry Around noon last Tuesday, September 29th, Monument Square in downtown Portland quickly flooded with enthusiastic supporters of Planned Parenthood. The attendees stood together, chanted and shared stories on how Planned Parenthood had changed their lives. The rally drew a pink-clad crowd of about 350 people that were, for the most part, there to support the health… Read more

  • The Child Protective Dilemma

    By Hali Sarah Parsons, Horticulture Major The severity built into the State of Maine’s Child Protective Unit does not serve justice to its hardworking citizens. We should implement suggestions to raise value using the true equality statute abided by the United States of America. Children are being returned to “sober” addicts with no permanency factor proven… Read more

  • The F-Word : Ignore the stigma

    Megan Prevost, Biotechnology Major The phrase, “I’m not a feminist” doesn’t make any sense. What this says is that someone does not believe in the feminist movement, or what feminists are trying to accomplish. Some movements include allowing women to be paid the same as men, stopping the abuse and sexualization of women, and stopping the… Read more