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Confederate statues replaced with ‘90s television stars

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 6, 2017August 25, 2019

September 6, 2017August 25, 2019

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......

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Lampoon’s guide to spotting fake news

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 6, 2017August 25, 2019

September 6, 2017August 25, 2019

JACLYN SPIEZIA Staff Lampoonist With fabrications spinning out of the White House left and right, you need to put on your trench coats, grab your magnifying glasses and start spotting fake news. Rather, you could just learn some of these tricks people at the Lampoon recommend. That’d be cool,......

Opinion

Nonviolence Isn’t Always Easy, But We Should Practice It Anyway

Contributor to The LeaderAugust 30, 2017September 2, 2019

August 30, 2017September 2, 2019

James Lillin STAFF WRITER The grotesque violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, has cast a shadow over the lives of many Americans, as a White Supremacist protester drove his car into a crowd of anti-racist protestors, murdering 32-year-old Helen Heyer and injuring at least 19 others. Many argue that the heavily-armed,......

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Millions apply for disability after staring right into the solar eclipse

Contributor to The LeaderAugust 30, 2017

August 30, 2017

JACLYN SPIEZIA Staff Lampoonist It was a bizarre day Aug. 21. Early in the morning lightning struck Old Main Drive, almost killing one student who had been stumbling back to campus, drunk. One might think Ben Frenklyn was lucky to escape the lightning, but that very same day he went......

Opinion

Conservative Corner: 2020 can’t come sooner

Contributor to The LeaderMay 3, 2017September 2, 2019

May 3, 2017September 2, 2019

CONNOR HOFFMAN Managing Editor It’s been quite a wild ride from the time that I created this column about a year and a half ago. Barack Obama was president then, and I could have never imagined Donald Trump taking his place. At the time, he was just......

Life & Arts

Kappa Sigma holds first annual Urban Dictionary Spelling Bee

Contributor to The LeaderMay 3, 2017August 16, 2019

May 3, 2017August 16, 2019

KARA CEKUTA Staff Writer Did you know that there is a name for that guy in your 8 a.m. philosophy class who won’t stop asking stupid, pointless questions? Well, according to Urban Dictionary, you could call that guy an “askhole.” On April 25, the brothers of Kappa Sigma asked......

Opinion

This Summer, Resolve to Stop Your Slacktivism

Contributor to The LeaderApril 26, 2017August 16, 2019

April 26, 2017August 16, 2019

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......

News

Final Brown Bag tackles fake news and social media

Contributor to The LeaderApril 19, 2017August 16, 2019

April 19, 2017August 16, 2019

[metaslider id=9141] JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer On April 12, the final Brown Bag lecture of the year took place in the Williams Center, featuring communications professor Mike Igoe and computer science professor Michael Scialdone, both choosing to tackle the rise in fake news and media bias. “I decided......

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Trump revealed as Russian nesting doll

Contributor to The LeaderApril 19, 2017September 9, 2019

April 19, 2017September 9, 2019

ALBERTO GONZALEZ Staff Lampoonist As of recently, it seems like news regarding the White House and President Donald Trump can not go on without also including his possible ties to Russia. This connection has been strengthened with the recent revelations that the FBI is investigating......

News

Iraqi filmmaker displays war documentary “Homeland: Iraq Year Zero” to students

Contributor to The LeaderApril 12, 2017August 16, 2019

April 12, 2017August 16, 2019

ANGELINA DOHRE Staff Writer In February 2002, just one year before the U.S. invaded Iraq, filmmaker Abbas Fahdel departed from France to return to his home in Iraq. There, he filmed everyday life as his country was preparing for war. This past week on April 4 and 5,......

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Confederate statues replaced with ‘90s television stars

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Kappa Sigma holds first annual Urban Dictionary Spelling Bee

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Final Brown Bag tackles fake news and social media

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Iraqi filmmaker displays war documentary “Homeland: Iraq Year Zero” to students