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Purr-fection Personified: Why Cats Crush Canines as Pets

Tyler Eversole, Editor • April 7, 2023

The topic of whether cats or dogs make better pets is quite a contentious one, and I'm sure most people have heard heated debates regarding which pet is the best. Yet, in my opinion, it’s not even a...

Spring Break ’23

Caden Gorin, Staffer • April 5, 2023

Spring Break Spring Break! The highlight of a long second semester. And for some, the highlight of the year. Spring Break also symbolically starts the countdown to the last day of school. Just a...

College Grief: The Struggle to Keep Moving When Time Stops

Alyssa Hill, Staff • March 29, 2023

College is a time when some people begin to form closer connections with their parents. As we grow out of our rebellious, angsty teenage phase and get hit with the reality of adulthood, we begin to respect...

Letter to the Editor

Nickolaus Hayes, Reader • March 8, 2023

March Madness is one of the most exciting sporting events of the year. However, it exposes fans and students to the negative influence of drinking alcohol in excess. There are significant dangers with...

An Online-Only Student’s Take on Online School

Becca Henderson, Staff Reporter • March 5, 2023

About 1,000 IUS students each semester learn strictly online. I am part of that statistic. After deciding to take a third and final try at college, I enrolled at Jefferson Community and Technical...

Swifting Through Taylor’s Discography

Alyssa Hill • March 1, 2023

It has been four months, one week, four days, and sixteen hours since Taylor Swift released her Midnights album, and I’m still disappointed in it. I had hoped that time would heal my wounds, but no....

Zombies or LGBTQ+ People: Which is Scarier?

Alyssa Hill • February 27, 2023

The Last of Us television adaptation has taken the world by storm in all its apocalyptic glory (or should I say “gore-y?”). As someone who has played and watched people play the action-adventure video...

Does the stigma people have on pageant girls still exist or are we evolving with the times?

Stevie Griffin • February 15, 2023

Growing up, my parents always told me the starfish story. It went something like this: A young boy walks up and down a beach throwing washed-up starfish back into the ocean. A man watching him asked,...

To Kill an Education

Nick Dentinger • February 8, 2023

Note: This is the second of two works examining censorship Book banning is a form of censorship that started in 1637 when the Puritan government banned “The New English Canaan of Thomas Morton.”...

Pride in Progress

Becca Henderson • February 7, 2023

Note: This is the second of two works about holding down a job as a college student. It’s time to normalize the idea of pride. We often pursue our ideas of greatness or success in hopes that others...

Why the NBA should change their All-Star game format

Caden Gorin • February 7, 2023

Let’s face it. The NBA All-Star game is not as compelling as it once was. It hasn’t been must-see TV in years. The days of Jordan, Stockton, Malone, and Payton are long over. The All-Star game hit...

The Balancing Act

Anessa Gilbert • February 5, 2023

Note: This is the first of two works about holding down a job as a college student. College has not been easy. As a working student, I have faced challenges while trying to earn my degree. From...

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