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Crash and Eddie, two orange and white tabby cats that live with Opinion Columnist Ethan Ernst's family, sit together near a doorway. Ernst credits Crash and Eddie with teaching him empathy toward other living creatures. (Ethan Ernst | Northern Star)

Learning to care about cats

By Ethan Ernst, Opinion Columnist | October 17, 2024

My parents owned two cats before I was born. Their names were Baby and Jeong. They lived long enough for me to remember them, but not long enough to love them. Love for my cats would be learned later in life. I remember little of Baby, but Jeong, our...

Social media shown to diminish empathy

By Hayley Devitt | September 6, 2012

Empathy is the ability to identify with another person’s emotions and point of view, but according to an article on Scientific American’s website, college students seem to be really lacking it these days. Citing social networking websites like Facebook...