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OPINION

Resume building is cost prohibitive

Resume building is cost prohibitive

Sabrina Snowberger,  Staff Columnist September 24, 2018
If you’re like any other college student, the thought of graduation closing in on you is frightening, and the idea of adulthood is becoming a painful reality. In the good ol’ days, a college degree could take you far.
Live in the moment, not through your phone

Live in the moment, not through your phone

Olivia Moody, Staff Columnist September 24, 2018
This month, many students went to a music festival in Atlanta called Music Midtown. I know you saw this, with the number of pictures and videos posted, proving that they went. You were able to see Post Malone just as clearly as your friend who was there.
Make the most of your daily experience as a student

Make the most of your daily experience as a student

Olivia Moody, Staff Columnist September 23, 2018
Why is it that we wake up immediately regretting the day ahead? Why do we shut out the world, shut out people around us, just to listen to the same song we’ve heard a thousand times? Because we take our days for granted.
Small talk is essential

Small talk is essential

Lota Erinne, Staff Columnist September 21, 2018
The many criticisms of small talk floating around the internet are rarely seen without suggestions of better, “deeper” conversation topics like conspiracy theories
Our View: Use technology respectfully in class

Our View: Use technology respectfully in class

CW Editorial Board September 20, 2018
We’re all guilty of occasionally getting distracted by a text or an email when we should be engaging in a discussion or taking notes during a lecture, and this alone is not a pressing issue.
OPPOSING VIEWS: Nike’s ad campaign is about justice for all

OPPOSING VIEWS: Nike’s ad campaign is about justice for all

Anna Beth Peters, Staff Columnist September 17, 2018
America: land of the free, home of the brave. In this land of democracy, freedom should ring from the mountains to the prairies.
OPPOSING VIEWS: Nike’s ad campaign is unpatriotic

OPPOSING VIEWS: Nike’s ad campaign is unpatriotic

Charles McKay, Staff Columnist September 17, 2018
The 17th anniversary of 9/11 last week serves as a solemn opportunity to reflect on the country in which we live and the sacrifices required to preserve it.
Stop trying to seem cool by being slow to respond

Stop trying to seem cool by being slow to respond

Alex Mazzaferro, Staff Columnist September 15, 2018
Scientists much smarter than yourself have been theorizing about the ideal amount of time to wait before responding to a text or a Snapchat, but they might as well waste their time finding the Higgs boson God particle.
Arguing with the umpire is never beneficial

Arguing with the umpire is never beneficial

Tristen McTasney, Staff Columnist September 14, 2018
This weekend, Serena Williams, who is undoubtedly one of the most famed and successful athletes in the world, lost in the U.S. Women’s Open Championship to Naomi Osaka. This loss, a product of Williams’ third code violation, was handed to her by the chair umpire, Carlos Ramos.
Service jobs deserve as much respect as high-paying careers

Service jobs deserve as much respect as high-paying careers

Sabrina Snowberger, Staff Columnist September 13, 2018
Contrary to what you may expect, studies have shown many employees of lower-paying jobs who work in areas like custodial work or the fast food industry experience even higher stress levels than high-up CEOs at large companies.
Introversion can be misunderstood, with harmful effects

Introversion can be misunderstood, with harmful effects

Adam Sieracki, Contributing Writer September 11, 2018
In an interview with CBS, Cain offered an explanation of her vision, comparing her perspective to the feminist movement of the 20th century.
Spirituality cannot adequately replace religion in today’s world

Spirituality cannot adequately replace religion in today’s world

Parker Grogan, Contributing Writer September 10, 2018
According to the Pew Research Center, a quarter of Americans now consider themselves spiritual but not religious. Many people are beginning to wonder if spirituality can truly replace the phenomenon of religion in the United States, and if that is the case, is the shift from focusing on doing good in order to reach Heaven to focusing on being compassionate and caring for the sake of it necessarily a bad thing?