Love deserves its own day to shine
Erika Guerrero, [email protected]
February 10, 2019
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Is Valentine’s day truly as overrated as people make it out to be? No. Feb. 14. is a day that is supposed to represent every aspect of love by showering that special someone with chocolates and flowers. Those who are not in a relationship, tend to believe that this holiday is a waste of time. Vale...
Valentine’s day is overrated, stupid
Chelsea Terrell, [email protected]
February 10, 2019
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Valentine’s day is the day of the year where lovers and partners recognize their other half with cheesy cards, gifts and the typical dinner date. Meanwhile, single people sit at home depressed that they are single and how unloved they feel. Valentine’s day is very overrated and unnecessary. First, love is about...
Time for media to adapt
Miles Jordan, [email protected]
February 10, 2019
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Death and change are the two inevitable parts of life. Buzz Feed is experiencing both in the dawn of 2019 as over 2,000 employees have been laid off. The latest Buzz Feed news raises an age-old question of the long term viability of television, radio and especially in Buzz Feed’s case newspaper. T...
New York brings back abortion talks(Against)
Ashlyn Dupree, [email protected]
February 3, 2019
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Recently, New York passed a bill called the Reproductive Health Act (RHA). The bill is expanding abortion. This act allows pregnant women to get an abortion up to the birth of a child for the mother’s health or if the fetus isn’t viable, according to Pulpit and Pen. Also, it is no longer required ...
New York brings back abortion talks (For)
Prajal Prasai, [email protected]
February 3, 2019
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There is this kid who looks very sweet, is almost 10 years old and lives in an orphanage. She has bright blue eyes and dark brown hair. She has never seen her parents. She doesn’t have someone she can trust and is always bullied. This kid might be one of the 171,750 kids who are in foster car...
Boycotts should be common practice
Chelsea Terrell, [email protected]
February 3, 2019
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A boycott is a withdraw from commercial or social relations with somebody or something as a protest. Although boycotts are still used today, people have begun to pull away from them due to a lack of support or willingness to stand for what they believe in. People have the right and should boycott if...
Trans people must be allowed in military
Madelyn Stewart, [email protected]
February 3, 2019
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Last Tuesday, the progressive growth of the U.S. came to a screeching halt. In July 2018, via tweet, President Donald Trump proposed new legislation banning transgender in the military. On Tuesday, Jan. 22, the Supreme Court ruled 5:4 on a case that overruled orders from lower courts that had served as...
Utilize university resources more
Suprabha Pudasainy, [email protected]
January 27, 2019
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Let’s utilize university resources, like Bayou Park, more. One of the best spots to hang out at ULM is Bayou Park which is located between the two bridges and provides a beautiful view of the water, especially during the sunset. Despite the park’s prospect of being a perfect place to spend some l...
Time for break from social media
Chelsea Terrell, [email protected]
January 27, 2019
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Social media, such as Instagram, Facebook, Twitter etc. has become an outlet for people to present their “life” to the public. However, many people make their lives look as if it is perfect, but in reality no one’s life is as perfect as they make it out to be on social media. People of all ages s...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Christian Amy, [email protected]
January 27, 2019
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[Letter was submitted before end of shutdown] Every second the government shutdown over President Trump’s border wall continues, the political tension in our country intensifies. In this climate, it can be hard to distinguish political banter from the facts. The shutdown has inspired countless falsehoo...
No excuses for pedophilia
Dallon Lewis, [email protected]
January 27, 2019
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Pedophilia is a sick disease, no questions about it. It is described as a psychiatric disorder in which an adult or older adolescent experiences a primary or exclusive sexual attraction to prepubescent children. Although girls typically begin the process of puberty at age 10 or 11 and boys at age 11...
HAWKEYE P.O.V. – Vision 2031: Great plan, bad execution
January 27, 2019
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The university is in search of new ways to bring in money. Recently, a new campaign called “Vision 2031” was proposed. “Vision 2031,” is a property millage tax that the Ouachita Parish Police Jury was to vote on Tuesday, but it was pulled from the ballot. The tax proposal, introduced by ULM, h...
