Teachers should be able to carry
March 16, 2018
Filed under OPINION
The amount of school shootings that have happened so far this year is horrendous. Places where children go to learn and grow as people should be free from fear of injury and death, and my heart goes out to all of the students, teachers, families, and communities affected by them. Let me start by saying...
Teachers should not carry a firearm
March 16, 2018
Filed under OPINION
After the devastating school shooting in Parkland, Fla., President Trump defended the idea to arm teachers in schools via Twitter. Since then, there has been a country-wide debate about the issue. One that goes much further than the usual gun control debate. First of all, guns in schools are the...
Letter to the editor: In response to the article titled, “A Different Kind of Romance: St. Valentine’s Day Experiences in the LGBT+ Community.”,
March 16, 2018
Filed under OPINION
First of all, I wanted to acknowledge that the LGBT+ community is a community that embraces love and acceptance. These are two values that we all should strive to embody on a day to day basis. However, the type of acceptance that the community accepts is detrimental. I have several problems with the...
Getting rid of Chief Wahoo is a good thing
Bex Hunter, News Editor
February 16, 2018
Filed under OPINION
I know that for a lot of people, Chief Wahoo is a nostalgic thing. It is their childhood. So when the Cleveland Indians announced that they would be removing the logo from the uniforms come 2019, it caused a bit of an uproar. And honestly, I do not get it. Chief Wahoo is a racist logo made...
Cleveland Indians should keep the Chief
Bree Gannon, Sports Editor
February 16, 2018
Filed under OPINION
I went to my very first Indians game when I was around six years old. The stadium was still called ‘Jacob’s Field’, the hot dogs were $1 and the fireworks were beautiful. That day, my mom bought me my first Indians shirt. It was red with the word Indians written in blue cursive lettering with Chief...
Whole people finding whole love
February 2, 2018
Filed under OPINION
Author, Cheryl Strayed, has left me feeling inspired since watching the film adaptation of her memoir, Wild. This movie illustrates Strayed’s emotional and physical journey along the 1,000 mile Pacific Crest Trail. Dealing with the loss of her mother and recent divorce, she struggles to be remin...
An open letter to a tide pod
February 2, 2018
Filed under OPINION
You are not to blame. In our advancedly sanitized world, I can only assume something must have gotten lost in translation when people started confusing your fresh, fruity scent as appetizing. It is not hard for people who are less than logical to understand that you are not some sort of candy-flavored...
The Meaning of Valentine’s Day
February 2, 2018
Filed under OPINION
Ask 20 people their opinion about Valentine’s Day and you are likely to get 20 different answers. Some may say that they love it and look forward to spending time with a significant other. Another might say that Valentine’s Day is just stupid. Some may not hate the holiday, but hate how it...
New year, but probably not a new me
January 19, 2018
Filed under OPINION
A countdown, ball drop and champagne all signify the transition from one year to the next. But what happens when you do not partake in all the cheers? Let me first start off by saying that I have always been a New Years fanatic. I believed in starting fresh and creating resolutions to motivate the...
JDM Department recognized
January 19, 2018
Filed under OPINION
For the second year in a row, AUTV-20 and 88.9 WRDL were selected for multiple Finalist Awards by the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System. AUTV-20 was recognized in five different categories and WRDL was honored in three different categories. “These awards are a tribute to the hard work, dedication...
2017s Biggest Moments
January 19, 2018
Filed under OPINION
There were many defining moments in 2017 in our backyard of Ashland University and on a larger international scale. Here are some of the things that our editing staff considered the most impactful. Manchester attack "I would say the most impactful thing that happened this year would be the Mancheste...
Be thankful, but not for Thanksgiving
Bex Hunter, News Editor
November 10, 2017
Filed under OPINION
Thanksgiving is just around the corner and a lot of us will be heading home to spend time with our families, eat our body weight in food and celebrate the yearly traditions involved with the holidays. But what exactly is it that we are celebrating? According to American history, we are celebrating...