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Don’t blame either party: Respect players, coaching staff as investigation continues

April 29, 2015

There is always two sides to every story. Or, perhaps, three, four or five sides.This is something to keep in mind as the investigation continues to unfold regarding the abuse allegations against women’s...

Rioting isn’t the way to go

April 29, 2015

We’re making a big mistake, everyone.The people in Baltimore for rioting, destroying businesses of hard-working civilians, and us for thinking that it’s OK. Because it’s not.Understanding cannot...

Five days of junk food kills your metabolism

Staff Reporter April 27, 2015

If you have aspirations of losing weight, perhaps becoming the next Instagram fitness model, then listen carefully. Recent studies published in the journal “Obesity” have found that five days of eating...

Running with Reynolds: How to meal prep on a budget

Editor-in-Chief April 23, 2015

Meal prep isn’t for the faint at heart.It requires time, effort and a little extra cash at the grocery store to buy produce and other clean foods. So, if you’re trying to plan your meals out to avoid...

We cannot really understand someone until we go deeper

Staff Reporter April 22, 2015

Personality is not simple.The personality of a single person cannot be understood after one meeting — first impressions are rarely, if ever, accurate. Personality cannot be measured after a few spoken...

E-cigarettes not completely harmful, harmless

Opinion Editor April 22, 2015

In a single year, the use of e-cigarettes among teenagers has tripled from 2013 to 2014.  Recent numbers published by the CDC’s Youth Tobacco Survey show e-cigarette usage among high school students...

Good reads to get you through the end of the semester

Staff Reporter April 20, 2015

The semester is less than a month from ending, which means a great portion of students will be graduating.In most cases, the horror of graduating is finding work. Well, I recently read two books that I...

Gridiron 2015 full of entertainment

Editor-in-Chief April 20, 2015

Until Saturday, I had never been to a Wichita Gridiron performance.I had heard plenty about it, having applied for their scholarships in the past. This year, I was awarded the Les Anderson Memorial Scholarship...

Running with Reynolds: Follow the unwritten rules of workout courtesy

Editor-in-Chief April 16, 2015

So you’ve gathered the will and motivation to get to the gym. Well done. Just getting to the gym is a feat in itself.But, there are a few unwritten rules you need to know about before you get started...

Running with Reynolds: Get the right jams

Managing Editor April 9, 2015

A playlist can make or break a workout.I’ve taken exercise classes — which probably still gave me a good workout — but I felt like such a dud afterward solely because of the bad music the instructor...

Amendment to SGA constitution to allow for more diversity

Editor-in-Chief April 8, 2015

An amendment to the Student Government Association’s constitution that was approved Friday will allow for more diversity in the student senate.According to the election results showing the winners, 1,020...

Let’s STOP and think for a minute

Opinion Editor April 6, 2015

If a person owns a driver’s license, it’s assumed that person knows how to properly cross a four-way intersection.Or, so we thought.Last Thursday’s severe thunderstorm surged power at the intersection...

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