In the 2022 film “Vengeance,” one of the eclectic side characters describes our protagonist as a “playlist guy.” When the protagonist expresses confusion about this label, the character explains, “When some computer recommends you a bunch of songs based on your favorites and a bunch more based on your favorites of those. Right. So you’re […]
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“It takes a certain kind of courage to stand in front of an audience and speak, week after week,” said Nathaniel Wilson, communication professor and director of forensics. Speech has been a staple of Doane University since its founding, but the forensics team was established in 2000. Despite the name, the team members do not
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On March 1, President Donald Trump signed an executive order formally declaring English as the official language of the United States. “The text of the executive order rescinds a previous Bill Clinton-era executive order signed in 2000,” said Timothy Burge, director of international programs at Doane. That order had been issued to improve the ability
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LB89, known as the Stand With Women Act, has advanced within the unicameral. Now, the bill just needs to advance through two more rounds of debate. On the surface, standing with women seems like a straightforward concept, but this bill is really an outright attack on transgender youth. “Since 2016, you would be surprised to
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During Easter Break, my mom and I traveled south through Tornado Valley to explore some of the most iconic and lesser-known historic and natural sites in the central part of the U.S. Our journey would take us through Kansas and Oklahoma, visiting eight locations within the National Park System. Our first stop was Fort Larned,
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The Residence Hall Association (RHA) Executive Board is being established for the upcoming year. This program will replace the traditional hall councils, and applications for executive board positions will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. on April 19. Before COVID, Doane had an active Residence Hall Association. However, during the pandemic, managing hall councils became simpler.
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Many students joke about wanting to put their pets in their backpacks and take them to class; however, Stop Day offered an opportunity for this joke to become a reality. Amid the students’ cheers and shouts, the sounds of barking and whining filled the air on Stop Day. Students waiting in line that morning to
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When I was three years old, my dad passed away from pancreatic cancer, leaving behind my mother, four older brothers and me. Unfortunately, the tumor was detected too late, which is often the case with pancreatic cancer. The pancreas is located deep within the abdomen, making it difficult to spot or feel any tumors. Identifying
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On March 30, during a conversation on Air Force One, President Trump stated that he is “not joking” about the possibility of a third term. “I have had more people ask me to have a third term, which in a way is a fourth term because the other election, the 2020 election, was totally rigged,”
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In 1955, “Lolita”coined the term “nymphet” to refer to a sexually attractive girl, typically from ages 9 to 14. A more modern term would be “jailbait.” The most correct terminology for this type of girl is “victim.” “My Dark Vanessa”(2020) follows the relationship between an English teacher and his 15-year-old student. Anyone who reads the
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