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Opinion: DSLR cameras are a better value than mirrorless

Opinion: DSLR cameras are a better value than mirrorless

Finnegan Kimmel, Staff Writer & Photographer September 5, 2024

For roughly the past 20 years, the gold standard of lens systems in cameras was DSLR (Digital Single-Lens Reflex). However, the photography world has recently begun switching to Mirrorless camera lenses....

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Social media has negatively normalized mental illness online.

Opinion: The negative normalization of mental illness online

Zella Bunch, Staff Writer August 29, 2024

In the past few years, there have been a lot of online trends. Some of them are bland, some are entertaining and some are harmful. What might have flown beneath the radar are the subtle ways that some...

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Computer science should be accessible for all and integrated with both the humanities and social sciences.

Opinion: Computer science education needs a major update

Grace Metz, Editor-In-Chief May 19, 2024

It’s hard to say that technology isn’t a significant influence in today's world. Dominating the entertainment industry, finance sphere and even the job market, technology has made an acute impact on...

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Engineers work on the Voyager 2 probe. The Voyager probes have now been in space for nearly 50 years.

Opinion: What the Voyagers odysseys mean

Brody Counts, Staff Writer May 17, 2024

NASA engineers had an interesting opportunity. Predictions said that in the late 70s the outer planets would be in-alignment for a perfect transfer window. This would permit a space probe to easily flyby...

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Opinion: Your playlist needs a clean out

Opinion: Your playlist needs a clean out

Zella Bunch, Staff Writer May 9, 2024

These days, it’s hard to walk into a group of people and not meet someone who has opinions on what’s considered ‘bad’ music. While that may be subjective, it’s not nearly as subjective that some...

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The total solar eclipse viewed from Delaware.

The United States and eclipsing (scientific) literacy

Brody Counts, Staff Writer May 3, 2024

On April 8, 2024, the United States experienced a total solar eclipse spanning all the way from Del Rio on the southern border in Texas to Hamlin in Maine. Some 32 million people live in the area directly...

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Taylor Swift during her Speak Now Concert at Heinz Field.

Opinion: The media’s influence on politics (Taylor’s version)

Mia Saksa, Editor Mentor April 22, 2024

The singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has influenced America with more than just her music. Other than breaking records, dominating the billboard charts, reclaiming her previous album and winning 14 grammys,...

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The first Boeing 737 Max 9 soars through the sky during it's maiden flight. Recently, Boeing and it's Max line of aircraft have come under increasing scrutiny as incidents keep occurring.

Boeing and Corporate Ignorance

Brody Counts, Staff Writer March 19, 2024

If it ain’t Boeing, I ain’t going: A line often tied with the success of the Boeing 707 that happened to be so catchy it stuck around for the next 66 years. However, Boeing isn’t the shining company...

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Two people holding  hands in the hallways of the school.

Opinion: Schools are meant for educating, not kissing

Mia Saksa, Editor Mentor March 11, 2024

A school's definition is “​​an institution for educating children.” What school isn’t is a place for partners to show physical affection while other students are trying to get their work done. A...

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Gypsy-Rose sending out her message on Facebook that revealed her mother's death.

Opinion: Gypsy-Rose, the media’s favorite former inmate

Abby Stahl, Online Content Manger February 29, 2024

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard-Anderson has been social media’s prize possession since December 2023, people just can’t get enough of her. Some have just assumed she was easily going to step into the light of...

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The new FAFSA's rollout issues caused more than headaches for both students and institutions.

Opinion: How the new FAFSA fumbled

Grace Metz, Editor-In-Chief February 23, 2024

For seniors planning on attending college, this was a tumultuous past year filled with campus visits, essay writing and stressing over GPAs. Finally, the 2024 college application cycle is winding down,...

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Third party candidates often receive less attention than other major players. Historically, only a few third party candidates have gained major attention.

Opinion: Roosevelt, Perot and Kennedy: Third Wheeling America

Brody Counts, Staff Writer February 15, 2024

Theodore Roosevelt, twice elected under the Republican Party, then running against them as a Bull Moose. Ross Perot, Texan Billionaire and founder of the Reform Party. Robert Kennedy Jr., the 2024 candidate...

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