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Confessions Of A Biblical Studies Major

Since starting at Eastern, I have truly learned the sacrament of confession. And I must confess a number of things about my beloved major department, biblical studies. Eastern’s biblical studies courses are not designed to be like a Bible study at your youth group back home. As valuable as those […]

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What Grinds My Gears: Nothing

Hello. How’s your day going? Is it going well? Mine’s going pretty smoothly. Why, just the other day I…oh…right. I shouldn’t talk about how good my days are. Here, I only talk about how bad my days are, but today I can’t. It’s a funny sort of thing, isn’t it? […]

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Why We Need to “Free Kesha”

Kesha Sebert, known mononymously as Kesha, decided to speak out in February 2016 about the inappropriate actions of her producer, Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald. Kesha claimed that Dr. Luke sexually and mentally abused her over a 10-year period, and because of this she requested an injunction from her label, Kemosabe […]

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Spiritual Nurturance

Aren’t you tired of seeing others happy and wondering, “What about me, Lord?” Some Christians are so concerned about others that they neglect strengthening their own relationship with Christ. Oftentimes we are aware of our flaws or bad habits, but we decide to cover them up by overcompensating in other […]

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“I Didn’t Know You Were In THC!”

I don’t come across as an intellectual. I spend a long time deciding which earrings to wear every day. I ask a lot of questions that, in my valley girl-esque voice and, like, wording come across as ditzy. My favorite movie is a Bollywood musical version of “Pride and Prejudice.” […]

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Bernie Sanders for President?: Economic Disaster

Every four years, we’re treated to the spectacle of a contest for the presidency of the United States. One of the reasons this year’s experience is so different is the fact that one of the Democratic candidates is a self-styled socialist. This article describes why Bernie Sanders’ economic ideas would […]

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Bernie Sanders for President?: Economic Justice

Like him or not, Bernie Sanders is not a communist. Instead, Sanders has long identified with democratic socialism, a political and economic position similar to that in Scandinavian countries like Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. Interestingly enough, such a position is not entirely historically foreign to the United States. Sanders himself […]

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Equality For All

On Feminism And The Fight For Racial Equality If you consider yourself an advocate for equality, you don’t get to pick and choose whom you want that equality for; that defeats the point. You can’t say you long for equality in this world, then only fight for people who look, […]

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I Am A Feminist

Why I Am Voting For Hillary Clinton I am a feminist. That’s right, I just started out this article by identifying myself with a very controversial statement. However, allow me to make it even more controversial. I am a feminist, and I will be voting for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 […]

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What Grinds My Gears: Sheer Exhaustion

The following excerpts are from the secret undergound files of Doctor Gerry Stearson, from “the Institution That Sometimes Notices Outrageous Troubling Realities Everyone Always Looks Past.” Case File: Patient 74b [Maier, Jared] 1/12/16 – Patient 74b walked into my office today for the first time. First thing 74b did was […]