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Chico State's independent student newspaper

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Death of the American protest

Grayson Boyer // September 13, 2017

2017 is one of the most politicized years in recent history, yet protest, one of the quintessential forms of American political participation, has shown to be utterly ineffective. Obviously, this wasn’t...

Jayme Rodriguez a third-year theater major Photo credit: Floritzel Salvador

What is American Culture?

Susan Whaley // March 21, 2017

Being American is often associated with having no culture, or is grouped into one large categorized group.There is no easy way to define a specific culture, but Chico State professor and Chair of Department...

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American’s need to fight for the press

Roberto Fonseca // March 9, 2017

President Donald Trump held a White House press briefing Feb. 16 but chose to excluded The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Politico, Buzzfeed, the BBC and the Guardian. All of these news corporations...

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#DayWithoutImmigrants made no impact

Roberto Fonseca // March 6, 2017

On Feb. 16, immigrants in the United States participated in a #DayWithoutImmigrants to demonstrate the importance of immigration and to protest the border wall that President Donald Trump plans to build.The...

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Obama trumped the media

Susan Whaley // February 14, 2017

History seems to be forgotten rather quickly when it comes to American politics. When it comes to Barack Obama, America may have the fastest onset of short term memory loss. Obama may not have publicly...

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Race relations are moving backward

Jeff Guzman and David Molina // October 14, 2016

Race relations in the U.S. are starting to move backward. Sixty-three percent of Americans believe that race relations in the United States are generally bad and that a majority of Americans think that...

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The resurgence of rednecks

Whitney Urmann and David Molina // September 16, 2016

There was a photo on my Instagram feed the other day of one of my high school classmates holding a can of chew with a Confederate-themed manicure. Roughly four photos after that, other former peers...

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Donald Chump on the rise

Ryan Tubbs // September 4, 2015
On the next episode of "Tolerating Donald Trump," the eccentric presidential candidate hires immigrants to build himself an exact replica of the White House, only made of gold and called the Gold House.

Americans divided over use of labels

Alyssa Dunning // October 11, 2014
Many people disagree on whether identity labels should be embraced or rejected.

Trading in kids for canines

Zachary Phillips // May 4, 2014
This baby-hating columnist is relishing the rising trend of choosing pets over parenthood.
Matt Murphy

Everyday choices enable excess

Matt Murphy // April 18, 2014
The word 'or' is no longer a part of our vocabulary.
Kevin Crittenden

Shedding light on death in America

Kevin Crittenden // March 31, 2014
The modern condition conceals the natural ending of life.
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