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Curiosity does not threaten faith; it fuels understanding

MEGAN SIMONICH mdsimonich18@ole.augie.edu I love asking questions—I have for as long as I can remember. When I was a little kid, if an adult would respond to me with a “because I said so,” my immediate response would be, “but why do you say so?” I

The loss of GE strips safe space away from international students

LUCA AMAYO lramayo14@ole.augie.edu The Global Education house is where we celebrated Ethiopian New Year and Eid Ul Fitr. It’s where we planned, mobilized and organized the Black Lives Matter demonstration held two years ago. It’s where many international students ended up spending our days and

ANGLES: Deadlock: should Supreme Court justices be appointed in an election year?

Yes, election cycles shouldn’t affect constitutional powers KELSEY SPROUT klsprout16@ole.augie.edu When the founding fathers wrote “[The President] shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to…appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the Supreme Court” in the Constitution,

Loving your neighbor keeps faith alive

CLAIRE TUFTY cetufty18@ole.augie.edu Although religion may seem like a prominent practice among many individuals, more and more people are placing little or no importance upon religion. A Pew Research study discovered that “in 2007, Americans were more likely to say religion was very important (56 percent) or

Modern superheroes reflect millennia of tradition

JULIA JOHNSON jjohnson18@ole.augie.edu I remember the first time I held a comic in my hand: the eye-catching cover, the detailed and illuminated faces of the justice-seeking hero, the rough fighting scenes juxtaposed by the sleek comic design. The Amazing Spider-Man hooked me with its unexpected call to

A Catholic’s response to scandals in the Catholic Church

HANNAH VACA hmvaca15@ole.augie.edu What pops into your head when I say the words: “Catholic priest”? Does a mental image of an old, crotchety man in a priest’s collar appear? Or, more recently, a pedophile? Yes, there is a difference between the two words: “priest” and “pedophile,

Standardized testing hinders students’ creativity

CLAIRE TUFTY cetufty18@ole.augie.edu AP tests, the SAT, the ACT. Standardized testing has become a looming cloud of despair that hangs over the heads of students K-12 and beyond. They are tests that determine a student’s intellectual ability and academic success for the next few years—all