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Being average is acceptable

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Quinn Mayhew
I have always been an exceptionally average person. My grades were always mediocre at best, always obtaining either Bs or Cs so much, so my motto became “Cs get degrees.” I was never picked first...
Teegan Gillich
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Five key aspects in the next Bisons football coach

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Abdul-Jalilu Ahmed
After spending 29 seasons as head coach of the U of M Bisons football team, Brian Dobie is set to retire at the end of the 2024-25 season. Dobie is leaving behind a legacy...
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Disability is not a bad word

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Rhea Bhalla
“Handicapped,” “Special needs,” “accessibility-seeking,” or the newly popular “differently abled.” These are just a few euphemisms — terms to soften or obscure a word deemed too blunt or unpleasant — for people with disabilities. In a...
Teegan Gillich
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The spectacle of political debate

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India Schlegel
I felt entertained and agitated watching the U.S. presidential debate on Sept. 10. Seeing my preferred candidate, Kamala Harris, blow Donald Trump out of the water was gratifying. But it was not a debate I...
Teegan Gillich
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Haggling: A lost art young people must reclaim

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India Schlegel
A friend recently dragged his dad along to buy a new TV, convinced he needed his help negotiating a better price. Armed with his father’s experience, they walked into the store, only for my friend...
Teegan Gillich
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Breaking the silence: Consent and sexual violence

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Thandeka Katsika
Over the summer break, I was job searching on the UM Connect page and came across an advertisement for the position of Healthy Relationships regulator. As I did research on the job, I read...
Fumnaya Ifeadi
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Media consumption: Trapped in information planets

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Karl Pulver
Media consumption has come to dominate our perception of reality and truth. In a world that prioritizes profit over information, our own media consumption habits have defined our political understandings and daily lives. Today, we...
Teegan Gillich

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