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Students Voice Concerns About Safety

Students Voice Concerns About Safety

Ashley Estabrook, Elisa Houser, and Keltsie Francis March 16, 2018

The three editorials below reflect the thoughts of students in response to school shooting in Parkland, FL, and the ensuing national debate about gun control, first amendment rights to protest, and school...

Police in Schools Would Prevent Violence

Police in Schools Would Prevent Violence

Kayleigh Blocho June 7, 2017

Acts of violence in schools can range from a single brawl between two students, to an angry student threatening and attacking a teacher, to an adult intruder on school grounds with the intent of hurting...

Torture Should be Used in the War on Terror

Torture Should be Used in the War on Terror

Tyler Gustason June 7, 2017

Torture…. It’s been around since the dark ages: it was used to instill fear, it was a punishment, and it was a way to get information. Kings, Cults, Armies, CIA, KGB, the list goes on, torture has...

Preventative Policing: Has it Gone Too Far?

Preventative Policing: Has it Gone Too Far?

Tim Merriam June 2, 2017

For centuries, individuals and governments have suffered the effects of terrorist attacks of different severity. Some attacks are carried by unhappy individuals who feel the need to make a statement, but...

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