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DS View: Football

Alex Bertsch, Opinion editor February 10, 2015

After the New England Patriots won Super Bowl XLIX over the Seattle Seahawks, the discussion centered around the last second call by the Seahawks to throw the ball on the goal line rather than to hand...

The danger of sensationalist headlines

Mike Rauser, Staff writer February 10, 2015

You’ve probably heard that statistic floating around saying that one third of college men are okay with rape (as long it’s not called rape). However, you might not be aware that this statistic is nowhere...

The importance of practicing safe sexual relations

Kjerstine Trooien, Staff writer February 10, 2015

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and you know what that means: chocolate, teddy bears holding hearts that say “I wuv u” and lots of sex. Since we’re all adults here, I figure it’s...

“Comprised of at Least Jelly?”

Alex Bertsch, Opinion editor February 10, 2015

The following is an excerpt from the book “The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind,” by James Boyle. This excerpt illustrates the issues that often come about in the discussion of copyright...

DS View: Rights

Will Beaton and Larry Philbin February 5, 2015

I figured you’d be able to see far from the Tower of Hope, but who knew it was in Manitoba? Last weekend, we went to the brand new Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg, and it was seriously...

The Land of the Lost: Copyright law is leading to lost culture

Alex Bertsch, Opinion editor February 5, 2015

Over the weekend, I played through the video game “Grim Fandango Remastered,” which, as the title would suggest, is a remastered version of the 1998 Lucasarts adventure game. The game itself is...

Protecting yourself and others from the flu

Kjerstine Trooien, Staff writer February 5, 2015

You know the advice already — cover you mouth when you cough or sneeze, wash your hands, get your flu shot, get enough sleep, cough into your arm rather than your hands, so on and so forth. How many...

Reading proves difficult, but can be rewarding

Mike Rauser, Staff writer February 5, 2015

I love books. When I was younger I used to read all the time. Now that I’m in college, I don’t read nearly as much as I used to, but I still enjoy it. At first some might object to this experience....

Letter to the Editor: Student Senate

January 30, 2015

I watched the Student Senate meeting for a first time in a while and was incredibly disappointed by the lack of engagement by our Student Senators. This Sunday, our senators passed three resolutions...

DS View: Reflections

Will Beaton, Editor in Chief January 30, 2015

Have you ever sat in the entryway to the backdoor of the Memorial Union? Around the corner, along the wheelchair ramp, behind the fake plants, there’s a nice little nook with a view of the alley between...

The appeal of children’s movies

Kjerstine Trooien, Staff writer January 30, 2015

Remember “Toy Story 3?” I do -— it came out around the time I started college. I can still remember the first time I watched Woody, Buzz and the rest of the gang clasp hands as they prepared for...

Quitting isn’t a label for failure, rather learning

Colin Mummery, Staff writer January 30, 2015

We have all been told that quitting is a deplorable act that should always be avoided. Our society has this notion that quitters are losers, and a quitter can never win. I see this as a horrendous fallacy. I...

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