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Women’s soccer hoping for big things this year: With 11 freshmen, how will they achieve these aspirations?

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ANDREW RICHARDSON Special to the leader   Calling this roster young is an understatement. Out of the 11 incoming freshmen, seven are expected to start for the Blue Devils this year. Sophomore public relations major Olivia Coccitto voiced her thoughts about whether any of these freshmen can come in and......
Scallion

Confederate statues replaced with ‘90s television stars

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  EMMA PATTERSON Assistant Lampoon Editor   Many southern states announced last week that all confederate statues and monuments will be replaced with ‘90s television stars over the next few days. This announcement was met with little-to-no controversy as a representative from the White House explained the reason behind the......
Life & Arts

Sparking the much needed conversation: The Netflix original movie “To The Bone” sheds light on eating disorders

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AMBER MATTICE Managing Editor   Whenever a movie or tv show is made about something as sensitive as mental health disorders and struggles, there is a lot of apprehension surrounding it. There is concern for lack of sensitivity, empathy, truthfulness and potential glorification of things that are far less glamorous......
News

Video Game Development Club programs their way onto campus

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JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer   Video games are quickly evolving from their humble console origins into something much more powerful and ubiquitous. From mobile gaming to competitive e-sports, game culture is quickly worming its way into the national zeitgeist as a sign of the times. Most people are happy playing......
Opinion

This Summer, Resolve to Stop Your Slacktivism

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JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer   There are countless ways that I’ve hurt the movements I love most. There are times when I don’t have the energy to be respectful to people on my social media who have views that I find disagreeable, and have let conversations devolve into “8-Mile”-esque insult......

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