Category: Op/Ed
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REVIEW: BREMER BREWING COMPANY
Bremer Brewing Company is the only place in Waverly where you can get food and craft beer.
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LEARNING FROM WHAT OTHERS HAVE TO SAY
By Olivia Foster, Editor-in-Chief Hello, and thank you for picking up the sixth and final issue of the Trumpet for Fall Term. With finals approaching and Christmas Break on the horizon, I have been reflecting on this semester. The past few months have been difficult, exhilarating, frustrating, and full of growth. I have watched the…
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LIVING WITH THE AFTERMATH OF TRAUMA
OLIVIA FOSTER, EDITOR-IN-CHEIF Note to readers: This column may be a trigger for survivors of sexual assault. I am a survivor of sexual assault. There’s no getting around that fact. Yet, for months after it happened, I was blissfully unaware of what the perpetrator had done to me. I ignored the flashbacks and pushed away…
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TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF
OLIVIA FOSTER, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Hello, and thank you for picking up this issue of the Trumpet. Over the past few weeks, I have noticed high stress levels across campus. Everywhere I go, from classes to meetings, to hanging out with friends, it seems like burnout is inescapable. Similarly to many other people on campus, I have…
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COLUMN: YOU DON’T WANT TO GET VACCINATED, SERIOUSLY?
The only reason I can think of not getting vaccinated is maybe immunocompromised people will suffer side effects from it. That is a valid concern.
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COLUMN: A COLLEGE MARRIAGE STORY
These are the highs and lows of being married as a college student.
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COLUMN: THE INEQUALITY BETWEEN MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SPORTS (AGAIN)
Oregon women’s basketball player, Sedona Prince, spoke out on TikTok against the NCAA during the NCAA Division 1 Women’s Basketball Tournament. As we all have been made aware for years female college athletes are unfairly treated compared to male athletes.
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COLUMN: SPRING CLEANING TO DECLUTTER YOUR WORKSPACE, REFRESH YOUR MIND
A new season came March 20. Despite the snow in mid-March, the weather is getting warmer and the sun is staying longer.
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COLUMN: PERFORMATIVE ACTIVISM HAS GOT TO GO
Performative activism is when users are putting on a show, such as telling their fans to help the world in various ways, because they feel obligated to due to the platform they have, according to the ideas from Petiri Ira on medium.com.
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COLUMN: IT’S THE LITTLE THINGS
Lauren Wisdom, Trumpet sports editor, shares the small things that make her happy.
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