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Why Dont They Just Eat Cake?

Why Don’t They Just Eat Cake?

COVID-19 has Vindicated the Academic Elite
Avery Heinen, Staff Writer October 8, 2020

For centuries, higher education was an option only for the select few and the university was an elitist institution. However, in modern times, the disparity in the enrollment of diverse students has been...

Trumps tax returns look bad on paper, but they might not be as bad as they seem

Trump’s tax returns look bad on paper, but they might not be as bad as they seem

Jaden Welborn, Author October 7, 2020

In the months approaching the 2020 Presidential election, we have seen both sides using aggressive tactics to expose and discredit their opposition. In the last couple weeks, President Trump’s tax returns...

2020 First Presidential Debate: A Full Breakdown

2020 First Presidential Debate: A Full Breakdown

Tiana Meador, Editor in Chief October 1, 2020

On Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 8:00 p.m. CST the first, and most consequential, presidential debate aired – with the pandemic, current race tension, and the media surrounding President Donald Trump, the debate...

Greek Life Amongst a Global Pandemic

Greek Life Amongst a Global Pandemic

Drew Pellin, Contributor September 25, 2020

College campuses across the country are suffering from coronavirus outbreaks. Most colleges have switched their courses to a hybrid format that requires the majority of the classwork to be administered...

Why are we paying something for nothing?

Why are we paying something for nothing?

Students are being charged hundreds in fees for services they aren't receiving
Avery Heinen, Staff Writer September 24, 2020

One of the biggest drawbacks to the digital age is just how easy it is to get scammed. You’re often buying something off of just a photo, a description, and maybe a few reviews. Usually, it works out...

Payday Loans Aren’t a Problem, Student Loans Are

Payday Loans Aren’t a Problem, Student Loans Are

Adam Erickson, Contributor September 23, 2020
The keys to good consumer financial policy are inclusion, access, innovation, and strong regulation—not restrictions—for the 42% of non-prime-credit-rated Americans.
Sleepy Joe, the Democratic Hero?

Sleepy Joe, the Democratic Hero?

Nakul Suresh, Contributor May 1, 2020

The mainstream media was shocked to see little known South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Senator Bernie Sanders dominate the beginning of the Democratic Primary. For the past few decades, every nominee...

The moving target, COVID-19

The moving target, COVID-19

Adam Albright April 23, 2020

I write this article today, about a month into quarantine to hopefully mitigate some of the pessimism surrounding COVID-19 and to hopefully provide another source of information for college students to...

How quarantine will change higher education

How quarantine will change higher education

John Quinlan April 6, 2020

With many states extending stay-at-home orders until June to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, schools across the country have switched to alternative online learning for the rest of the semester.  Like...

Changing to a value-based healthcare system

Changing to a value-based healthcare system

Adam Albright March 5, 2020
How can we create a model that improves outcomes and reduces overall costs? It’s called Value-Based Healthcare.
President Donald Trump delivering remarks on 2020 campaign competitors. Photo by Tiana Meador

CPAC 2020: Donald Trump’s propaganda meets conservative extremists

Tiana Meador, Editor-in-Chief March 4, 2020

On Saturday Feb. 29 President Donald Trump gave his annual CPAC speech, which spanned about two hours and took full advantage of roasting the press box. The box, which welcomed writers from The New...

There has never been a clearer choice: #KAG

There has never been a clearer choice: #KAG

Stakes high, opposition unhinged
Adam Albright February 20, 2020
Rather than being open and accepting of conservatives, many of the left-wing people on campus and around the nation bring an energy of hostility and disconnect.
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