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Is the SAT aligning to Common Core standards?
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Is the SAT aligning to Common Core standards?

The SAT and ACT have long been regarded as college admissions staples and reliable metrics of student proficiency and so-called “college and career readiness.” But the SAT’s subjugation to what many have called “the most comprehensive facelift in the last 10 years” has generated warranted alarm from education advocates throughout the country, not least because...

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Real love takes courage and honesty

After reading “Till We Have Faces” by C.S. Lewis during spring break, I realized that honesty is an integral part of love. Being honest with those we love takes courage. We must face ourselves and understand who we are as made in God’s image. Only after this can we hope to be honest with our...

Unlocking iOS devices would threaten US security
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Unlocking iOS devices would threaten US security

The FBI’s insistence on a backdoor software solution on Apple’s iOS devices will cause potentially catastrophic problems for both the United State government and hundreds of millions of Americans. There is an ongoing battle between Apple and the FBI regarding the mass unlocking of iPhones. Whether or not you believe in civil liberties, the idea...

Donald Trump is not the right candidate for pro-lifers
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Donald Trump is not the right candidate for pro-lifers

Donald Trump has done what seemed impossible: He made the pro-life and pro-choice movements agree on something. This week, his comment that there “has to be some form of punishment” for women who have abortions has earned him the condemnation of both the pro-life and pro-choice movements. His statements on abortion may not make him...

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The Collegian needs you

Though the Collegian employs a staff full of editors, photographers, and writers to publish this newspaper every week, the paper would not exist without all of you. It is on your accomplishments, events, and controversies that the Collegian reports. Furthermore, it is from all of you that we receive the information we need to write...