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Finding freedom in prison

Finding freedom in prison

Whitney O'Brien January 18, 2021

*Columns are the opinions of their respective authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Wichitan as an organization.* I have always been a stubborn person, rigid in what I believe to be...

Complacency: The most dangerous disease

January 18, 2021

Symptoms of COVID-19 are fever or chills, cough, difficulty breathing, loss of taste or smell, sore throat and above all else, complacency. Over 388,000 citizens have died in the U.S. and the daily average...

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OPINION: The day democracy almost died

Joseph Nelson, Reporter January 13, 2021

*Columns are the opinions of their respective authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Wichitan as an organization.* In early January, two millennia ago, the Senate of the Roman Republic...

Stephanie’s Christmas Traditions

Stephanie Robledo, News Editor December 28, 2020

*Columns are the opinions of their respective authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Wichitan as an organization.* Santa Claus is not real. This reveal didn’t come as a shock for...

Attitude of gratitude

December 28, 2020

There is much to complain about the coronavirus pandemic, be it frustration from wearing masks or the feeling of being in prison due to lockdowns. The year 2020, in general, has been a flop with long-loved...

Dash & Lily: Filled with Hope We All Need

Omar Combie, Design Editor December 13, 2020

This Christmas season is like no other. Thanks to the pandemic, and all the other plagues of 2020, things seem to be missing some holly and lacking a lot of jolly. If you’re someone in need of some...

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OPINION: The struggles of remote learning

Colin Stevenson, Reporter December 5, 2020

*Columns are the opinions of their respective authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Wichitan as an organization.* After spending the latter half of my spring semester at home, I thought...

No Christmas

OPINION: Holidays during the pandemic: should we cancel?

Dallas Wabbington, Reporter November 24, 2020

*Columns are the opinions of their respective authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Wichitan as an organization.* As we get closer to the end of the year, the total number of COVID-19...

Our view: We need to leave 2020 in the past

November 24, 2020

2020 was not a great year. We were forced to endure the tragic deaths of beloved figures such as Chadwick Boseman and Kobe Bryant, the human rights atrocities seen at home in the States and abroad in countries...

OPINION: We’re witnessing a modern day Holocaust-and not doing much about it

Amos Perkins, managing editor November 17, 2020

*Columns are the opinions of their respective authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Wichitan as an organization.* In 1949, approximately 90% of the population in the Xinjiang region...

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An expected winner, an unexpected outcome (a 2020 presidential election analysis)

Joseph Nelson, Reporter November 11, 2020

Joe Biden, the president-elect, went into the 2020 election sporting larger leads in swing states than Hillary Clinton in 2016. According to Nate Silver, an election analyst, a Trump victory would...

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OPINION: When will we teach the real, brutal history behind Thanksgiving?

Dallas Wabbington, Reporter November 11, 2020

*Columns are the opinions of their respective authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Wichitan as an organization.* Growing up in America, we are taught about Thanksgiving as a holiday...

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