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Daylight Saving Time may appear to be harmless to your health but can cause extreme damage physically and mentally. Society no longer needs the sun to work at early hours in the morning but we do need it to stay healthy. DST negatively affects people’s sleep schedules leading to heart attacks and sometimes death.

Deadly daylight saving time

Olivia Ray, Staff Reporter
November 15, 2021
College football playoffs could be a whole new experience with an expansion. It would bring upon more intensity and give teams who deserve it a chance at the title.

NCAA playoffs need a change

Garrett Wilcoxen, Staff Reporter
November 11, 2021
While the booster vaccines are being distributed throughout the nation, Pfizer is also making sure to achieve its mission at a local level. Starting Friday, Oct. 29, Hy-Vee, Walgreens, and other local pharmaceutical companies will provide boosters for those who qualify.

A boost to reduce

Quinn Burton, Staff Reporter
November 8, 2021
Information regarding shelters are found on their website. They offer animals for adoption and donation and volunteering resources.

Adopt, don’t shop

Brenna Batchelder, Arts & Entertainment Editor, Cartoonist
November 4, 2021
If universities only care about the usefulness of their athletes, then there should be guaranteed tuition or pay allowing the athlete to finish college even after being injured and unable to play. College athletes should get paid, because universities make a lot from sports. Sports bring a majority of income, especially for small schools. College is not an easy time when it comes to money, so paying money to athletes will give college athletes more relief and will try to help them with necessities they need to perform well.

Fair pay to play

Brooke Sliva, Social Media Manager
November 4, 2021
The NBA and College football are requiring players and coaches to get vaccinated, so they are eligible to play in their seasons

Shoot your shot

Braden Stueve, Staff Reporter
October 29, 2021
The debate between Apple and Android has gone on ever since the birth of these two phone companies. They will be compared side by side to see who really takes the cake.

Apples to Android

Nolan Nemitz, Staff Reporter
October 26, 2021
A piece of fabric, a textile or a garment is genderless. The fashion industry needs to represent the gender spectrum in a more realistic and inclusive way.

The future of fashion

Brielle Wilson, Staff Reporter
October 25, 2021
Contrary to popular belief, sex and gender are two very different things. While there is a certain number of sexes, there are more genders to put a number on. Gender is what you identify as which can differ from what your sex is.

Pronouns matter

Avery Looney, Staff Reporter
October 12, 2021
First Take, one of the most watched shows on ESPN, goes to show how clickbaiting is such a common occurrence in sports media. Along with the Iggy take, Kellerman has said that Kobe Bryant is the best worst shot takers in NBA history, thus, it prompted both guests to leave the studio. Photo courtesy of First Take.

It’s not content

Logan Moseley, Striv Co-Executive Producer, Business Manager
October 12, 2021
Many American lives are put on halt because of government shutdowns. In the image above, federal employees are protesting outside the capital of the U.S. because of the furloughing.

Putting lives on hold

Alexis Bahensky, Opinions Editor
October 8, 2021
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