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The current wave of conspiracy theories has quickly spread to mainstream audiences. Many factors influence who is most likely to believe them, including political affiliation and education level.

Coronavirus conspiracies

September 21, 2020

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, a time that shines a light on young warriors but also the extreme lack of funding for the disease.

Four-saken funding

September 18, 2020

Student voices are being limited within Nebraska. Action must be taken in order to prevent censorship within student journalism.

Censorship: the enemy of student journalists

September 18, 2020

Students are overwhelmed with work and pressured to push even harder each day. Rest, in any form, is often their last priority.

Students deserve a break

September 14, 2020

Suicide rates have been on the rise in the past years and because of this, more awareness must be brought to the issue.

Every life holds value

September 11, 2020

Huntington beach is packed with vacationers, April 25, 2020. Not a single mask in sight, nor was social distancing considered.

Traveling during a pandemic

September 11, 2020

Instagram is a popular social media platform, so it’s important that consumers know how the app performs. Reviews left on Apple’s App Store or Google’s Play Store will affect one’s choice regarding whether they get the app or not.

The reel issue with Instagram

September 10, 2020

The time has come and gone for Rob Manfred to be the MLB commissioner. For the good of the game, the teams need to get together and vote this man out of the league before he ruins the sport forever.

Manfraud

September 10, 2020

The US Census Bureau found that over 350 languages are spoken in the US. English, Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog and Vietnamese are some of the most common. Even within these languages, there are different dialects and varieties, making the US incredibly linguistically diverse.

Stop policing people’s grammar

September 4, 2020

During the pandemic, students are being restricted from attending different sports events. The administration is allowing limited people into some of the games, and other sports will have no attendees.

Sports distancing

September 4, 2020

Millard West’s student section always shows up ready to support. As shown above, the stands are always filled completely from top to bottom with students all decked out in the game’s theme. Without the energy of the student section and cheerleaders together, the games are not the same. The whole experience of football games comes from the atmosphere and the liveliness of the crowd.

Seniors on the sidelines

September 3, 2020

Numbers shown in this graphic show the differences in treatment between Black people and white people. It shows the divide between the two races in society, and why changes need to be made. More and more Black Live Matter protests continue to occur due to the injustices and police brutality in the United States.

All lives can’t matter until Black lives do

September 3, 2020

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