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Riley Ferre

Sealed and Sent With Love

Back in the day, one of the main forms of long-distance communication was by letter. Connecting with loved ones required the time needed to write and the effort of ensuring the piece of paper arrived at its final destination. Today, technology has made it so one person can correspond

Thanksgiving Beak is a Teaser

Another Thanksgiving has come and gone, and we are now all back on campus working hard to get through the last three weeks of the semester. Fall break was great — it definitely provided some much needed time off — but kind of felt like a teaser. Last year, due to the

A Message from an Alien

Imagine an alien arrives on planet earth with no knowledge of what to expect. They are supposed to observe the social, economic and environmental systems to gain information that can be applied to developments back on their home planet. The imbalance present on Earth and within its societies would be

Creepin' It Real

“Spooky season” is officially upon us. Neighborhoods are full of creepy, crawly decor and bags of bulk candy are some of the first items in sight when entering a grocery store. Questions regarding costumes can be used as conversation starters and ominous Jack-o’-lanterns illuminate the night. Halloween is

Just QUIT it

“Winners never quit, quitters never win.” This phrase is popular within our society and is continuously portrayed in movies, television shows and other forms of media. Some of us probably heard it from our high school basketball coaches and parents. It seems obvious, right? Clearly the path to success does

Walking With A Purpose

When you picture a bustling city, what images pop into your mind? I suspect the majority of these thoughts include cars. Yellow taxis lining sidewalks, elevated highways full of automobiles zooming by, freeways congested with glaring tail lights and pedestrians standing at crosswalks waiting for a safe time to cross

A New Ethnicity

What ethnicity do you identify with? What cultural traditions and values influence your specific ethnicity? According to Oxford Languages, the definition of “ethnicity” is “the fact or state of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition.” The same source defines “ethnic group” as “a