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Divided we fall: Summit should be for everyone

Dylan Pembroke April 26, 2016

We all have hard opinions on things. We are divided on many aspects of our lives. Some of those divisions are harmless. Whether you’re team Edward or team Jacob doesn’t have any significant bearing...

Support, don’t condemn those with depression

Topher McGehee April 20, 2016

People have been called cowards, wimps, and so many other insults just because they wanted to end their life. But people don't want to die for attention. It is just to stop the pain. I know from experience.No...

Jacklyn York, mass communication junior, and her son Braiden York play a game of light saber battle in the front lawn. Photo by Rachel Johnson

The best and worst day of my life

Jacklyn York April 20, 2016

After one of a million familiar fights with my live-in boyfriend and one very hard year, I lifted the pill bottle and swallowed up what was left and then chased it with a mouthful of liquor.Then I went...

General public doing a disservice to service dogs

conner wolf April 18, 2016

I am sure that everyone has been in a store or restaurant before and noticed a person with a dog and wondered why it was there. That person with the dog may have been my girlfriend with her hearing alert...

Cooper Miller

Writing a record in college provides a learning experience not soon to forget

Cooper Miller April 18, 2016

College isn’t easy. It hasn’t been for me, anyways. But there is one thing that has kept me sane through it all. Music, or playing drums in particular, has always been a release for me, but never have...

A woman’s purpose is not defined by a man

The Wichitan April 13, 2016

We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller. We say to girls, "You can have ambition, but not too much. You should aim to be successful, but not too successful, otherwise you will threaten...

Mikayla Dunlap, junior radiology

Social Media: Be mindful of what you post

The Wichitan April 7, 2016

Social media is a big thing to our generation. We have to document everything we’re doing, where we’re going, and what we’re eating.As the marketing chair for the University Programming Board, I...

With additional input from: Cindy Price, college coordinator, Cristina McCrary, career consultant, Stephanie Sullivan, assistant director, and Dirk Welch, director

Digital presence can make, break job searches

The Wichitan April 6, 2016

For students graduating this May, finding a job is on the forefront of their minds. The Career Management Center prepares students for those careers.Employees helps students by critiquing resumes, conducting...

Kara McIntyre, mass communication junior

Build a positive social media presence

Kara McIntyre April 6, 2016

When I first started using Twitter six years ago, I never imagined that it would influence the world as much as it has. I never imagined that for any social media network, really. I figured it would...

Wee-Chi-Tah trail

Wee-Chi-Tah trail offers much needed outdoor experience

Dylan Pembroke March 16, 2016

If you’re like me, this time of year cabin fever can begin to set in. After over two months of cold weather the sun is finally starting to shine and temperatures are on the rise. As the days get longer...

Conner Wolf, mass communication junior

Closed-minded voters vilify variety

conner wolf March 14, 2016

With the presidential election less than eight months away, it is hard to have a conversation with someone without it eventually shifting towards politics. This is a topic I enjoy hearing about, but often...

Lane Riggs

Like gardening, love requires work to grow

Samuel Sutton March 9, 2016

Lane Riggs, English and psychology freshmen, and Sam Sutton, mass communication junior, have been in a relationship for almost four months. They both say nourishment and care are the most important requirements...

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