Do We Really Have Free Will?
Maybe we really have free will or maybe we like to pretend we do. Saying we have free will makes us feel better. On one hand we can believe...
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The Best Choice I Made In High School
I firmly believe that the key factor in being a successful student is your extracurricular involvement. In high school and college alike,...
Transgender Sport Debate
A debate has started in the sporting community recently about whether or not transgender athletes should be allowed to compete with their...
MCLA’s Debate Club: Our first competitive experience
Ever since I was a freshman, I’ve been heavily involved with MCLA’s Debate Club. I took the club over as its President in my sophomore year...
Unpacking Marie Kondo–Fame, Controversy, and Backlash
Organization guru Marie Kondo has faced some racist backlash for her de-cluttering methods.
Zac Efron Revealed as Ted Bundy in New Biopic, Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Something that particularly caught my eye in the media this week, was the controversy surrounding the casting of Zac Efron in the new...
How My All-Girl's Education Empowered Me to Be the Person I Want to Be
I went to an all-girls high school where their mission was to not only educate but to help develop young women’s leadership skills and make...
Review of the Students' Union Presidential Debate
" Vote because you are voting for Laurier, vote because you know the issues and vote, because you want to be better served."
Is There A Perfect Time For Christmas Music?
Who doesn't love some good Christmas Michael Bublé, Bing Crosby and of course Mariah? However, should Christmas music be listened to year round? Should it start on November 1st or December 1st? What marks the official start to Christmas music season? I take a look at this hotly debating holiday topic.
The Great Cranberry Sauce Debate
Each year around Thanksgiving, the topic of what Thanksgiving foods we love and hate gets brought up. One food that always seems to bring...
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Not Using the Oxford Comma is Inciting Anarchy
Oxford, serial, Harvard... whatever you want to call it. As long as you use it.
Thanksgiving Strategies for When THAT Relative Gets Going
1. Remember you love them. Yeah, you might not like them right at this moment but they’re still family. (Note- This is a funny article...
Where Did the Respect Go?
" We must unleash it as soon as possible."
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Observations of a Daily Dorm Door Poll
Dayger vs. Darty? What started out as a complete joke, intended to settle our debate over what a day party is really called, has now turned into a daily case study.
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The Great Arepa Debate
We are finally here to settle the debate of whether or not the delicious arepa is originally a Colombian dish or a Venezuelan dish.
Why Raise The Minimum Wage
People work to live, right? So why aren’t they getting paid enough to live? Minimum wage in states differ, but there is a federal minimum...
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Don’t Separate Sports and Politics
Taking a look at history proves the pair can’t be split up.
7 Ways to Be Politically Active This Fall Besides Just Voting
Don’t boo; vote, canvas and educate.
Straw Wars
If you have any access to news nowadays, you’ll see countless articles on a hot topic: straws. What seems to be a simple item has caused...
O'Rourke V. Cruz: A Debate of Texas Values
My (biased) recap of the issues debated in the first of 3 debates between Senator Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke.
