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W. Va. 20-week abortion ban not in best interest of victims

Editorial February 23, 2015

Earlier this month, lawmakers in the West Virginia House passed H.B. 2368, which bans abortions after 20 weeks. What these lawmakers fail to consider are the women carrying the fetus they are trying to...

#MeganMusicMonday: Best shows I’ve attended - Part 2

#MeganMusicMonday: Best shows I’ve attended – Part 2

Megan Osborne, Life! Editor February 23, 2015

Last week I started a top 10 list for the best performances I’ve ever seen. This week, I’m listing numbers five through one, which are much harder to put in some sort of hierarchical order because...

#WeekendWalkOff: Will the real Kevin Durant please stand up?

Shannon Stowers, Assistant Sports Editor February 19, 2015

#WeekendWalkOff is a weekly column where sports and pop culture collide in a look at the one of the week’s biggest sports topics. A little more than nine months ago, sports fans across the world fell...

Why I am rejecting the term “white feminism”

Jocelyn Gibson, Managing Editor February 18, 2015

An idea persists among many modern feminists that mainstream feminism is “white feminism.” That is, it isn’t meant to help anyone other than white middle and upper class women. I firmly reject the...

In a world of advanced technology, some are seeking nostalgia instead

Editorial February 18, 2015

In a world comprised of advancing technologies, the human obsession with the past remains vigilant. This prevailing interest is not limited to the far past, such as the Civil War era or medieval England,...

College is a breeding ground for germs, take precautions to avoid sickness

Amanda Gibson, Columnist February 18, 2015

While everyone else on campus was heading home or hanging out this past weekend, I was lying in bed suffering through a cold. Cuddling a box of tissues, I tuned into the Food Network and this is how I...

Samsung policy reveals privacy issue for owners

Editorial February 18, 2015

An article for The Daily Beast recently revealed an intrusion of privacy issue Samsung television owners may face. The TVs, the report discovered, collect information through a voice command feature, and...

AVERAGE STUDENTS DESERVE SCHOLARSHIPS

Bri Shelton, Columnist February 16, 2015

Let’s face it: College is one expensive place. From tuition, textbooks and all the other costs that can accumulate, being a college student can drain a checking account faster than anything else. It’s...

#Snowpocalypse causes wide-spread necessity panic

#Snowpocalypse causes wide-spread necessity panic

Editorial February 16, 2015

The snow has fallen and #snowmageddon and #snowpocalypse have once again graced the Twitterverse with their abundant presence as the Midwest and Northeast hunker down in the midst of winter storm Octavia....

#MeganMusicMonday: Best shows I’ve attended – Part 1

Megan Osborne, Life! Editor February 16, 2015

For music junkies like me, nothing beats going to concerts.  Nothing beats the after-show feeling accompanied by ringing ears (please wear earplugs). People get so pumped to make a pilgrimage to experience...

Working mothers struggle to live up to societal double standards

Editorial February 16, 2015

Working mothers fall into one of two categories based on our societal perceptions of what is appropriate for members of each social class. We expect poor women to work and leave their children with a family...

WEEKEND WATCH

Bradley Heltzel, Contributor February 13, 2015

Men’s Basketball: Western Kentucky @ Marshall  Saturday at 5:30 p.m. T.J. Price, Point Guard, #52- Price is arguably the best player in C-USA. The senior point guard leads the conference in scoring...

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