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From ‘God show me the way’ to ‘I am a god’ to ‘Jesus is King’

Matt Thrift

While “Jesus Walks” was the fourth single off of Kanye West’s 2004 debut album “The College Dropout,” it was the one that really put him on the map. With its…

Does diversity training unify?

Dean of Students Office/Publications

“Have you experienced doubts about your sexuality?” “Have you been raped or experienced sexual violence?” “Have you or a family member contemplated suicide?” “Do you consider yourself Atheistic or Agnostic?”…

“Joker” surprises and scares

Dean of Students Office/Publications

With the release of comic book movies like “Avengers: Endgame” and “Shazam!,” moviegoers are eager to see how their favorite characters are interpreted on screen. However, the recent release of…

Musk takes to the stars, not the scrapyard

Dean of Students Office/Publications

Many have loved science fiction growing up and since they were young, have dreamt about exploring far off places and experiencing new worlds. We may be far away from exploring…

“The Princess Bride” Remake? Inconceivable!

Lily Fremed

Why do people—or in this case, Hollywood companies—think they need to fix things that are not broken? When it comes to the possibility of remaking the classic film “The Princess…

The vape generation

Dean of Students Office/Publications

Cigarettes and nicotine have always had a strange way of infiltrating our society and wreaking havoc. And now the anti-smoking campaign of our childhoods has been disregarded for a small…

Review: “Steven Universe: The Movie”

Gabriel Corbin

Sixteen-year-old Steven Universe thinks he’s living happily ever after, but in reality it's just the calm before the real storm—a new threat that will take everything away from him. “Steven…

Cancel culture: the inverse effect

Dean of Students Office/Publications

Cancel culture has changed the way that we communicate online. It encourages people to get angry and harmful for a good cause…mostly. Cancel culture is an on-going trend that is…

Harmless fun or a marketing ploy?

Matt Thrift

Nothing revolutionized the field of advertising quite like the television. It opened up a new world to advertisers wherein they could flash their products across the screen to people who…

Forbes’ most innovative blunder

David Botzer

Nearly 100 years after gaining the right to vote, women continue to struggle to stand out among their male counterparts. Earlier this month, Forbes posted its "America's Most Innovative Leaders"…