The Koreas are acting like children

What in the world is North Korea up to now? So much propaganda has been distributed that actual nuclear war is being threatened. On Jan. 6, North Korea claimed to…

Oregon: the best place to be a woman

Women deserve control over their bodies and reproductive choices without laws imposing on them. For as long as I have been able to comprehend politics, I have heard the debate…

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Raising the minimum wage won’t help anyone

“Let’s raise the minimum wage! These workers can’t support their families and need a higher wage!” The people chant. They’re right: People can’t support their families. It’s a tragedy that…

No, not all Syrians are terrorists

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (perhaps better known as ISIS) is a terrorist group based in the Middle East that has been causing mass terror and committing heinous…

Raising tuition won’t help

Dear school board: Please don’t raise our tuition. I’m only a freshman and I know, in four years, I’ll be up to my ass in debt—at least $50,000. Sadly, that’s…

Arming teachers? Let’s not

The recent tragedies at Umpqua Community College and Tennessee State University in October have spurred along the long-running debate on how to adjust current gun laws. To prove that this…