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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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WWIII isn’t going to happen, but you should still care

Elise Sanders, Columnist February 2, 2020

After Qasem Soleimani, a powerful and influential Iranian general, was killed in Baghdad by an airstrike ordered by President Trump, millions took their anxieties to social media. Many feared a third World...

Illustration by Claire Revere

The Purposes of Protesting

Nikolaus Kennelly, Columnist February 23, 2017

When you are standing in the middle of a crowd of protesters it’s hard not to get the impression that something is being done. Thousands of people chanting in unison “education not deportation”...

US military exists to defend our freedom

Bryant Fong April 21, 2011
Recently, I had a great opportunity to interview with local active duty Staff Sargent William Jones. He has been on nine tours around the world with the Navy, Army, and National Guard and has probably seen a lot more than you. Through talking with him, I learned of a different point of view on the US military operations around the world. The US military exists to protect the freedom that us citizens use to criticize it.
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