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German elections mean hope
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German elections mean hope

Germany’s recent elections promise hope for the West. If such a left-leaning country can experience a remarkable shift towards conservatism, this bodes well for both America and Europe. Originally scheduled for September 2025, Germany moved its election to Feb. 23 due to mounting dissatisfaction with Germany’s leadership. A long recession caused the International Monetary Forum...

Dear Collegian: Meals are optional. Midterms are not.
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Dear Collegian: Meals are optional. Midterms are not.

Midterms are rough on everyone. They’re like a gaping, evil hole of hell right in the middle of the semester.  Almost before you know it, that President’s Ball high has worn off, leaving you with nothing but the bare shell of an existence until Olds Glow.  That, and more than two whole midterms to take...

‘Gulf of America’ executive order is un-American
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‘Gulf of America’ executive order is un-American

Welcome to the Gulf of America, at the mouth of the America river, east of the America mountains, and west of the America peninsula. If that statement sounds ridiculous, that’s because it is. Yet this is just the direction President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order “Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness” moves us. “It...

DOGE falters
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DOGE falters

The $7 billion cut by the Department of Government Efficiency thus far is only about 1/1,000th of the 2024 federal budget. DOGE hasn’t taken a chainsaw to federal spending — just a pocket knife. Both President Donald Trump and Elon Musk tout the work of DOGE as a promise they’ve kept to fiscal conservatives. But...

Weekly: College is the last of childhood. Enjoy it.
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Weekly: College is the last of childhood. Enjoy it.

College is the awkward bridge between teenage years and “real” adulthood. We write 20-page research papers but still rely on our parents to do our taxes. We’re not children, but we don’t cook our own food every night either.  It’s easy to forget that we’re living the lives our 10-year-old selves dreamed of. We spend...