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The Trend’: A Huskie pop-culture podcast | Austin McBroom, My Little Pony Infection and more

February 5, 2024

In episode 1 of "The Trend," Sarah and Brynn discuss happenings last week including Austin McBroom, My Little Pony Infection and more. They rank these pop-culture events to decide what's "in" and what's "out." Created by Sarah Rose and Brynn Krug |...

Elon Musk, you’re in over your head

By Angelina Padilla-Tompkins, Editor-in-Chief | January 23, 2023

Much controversy has surrounded Elon Musk since his purchase of Twitter, but the consensus is that Musk needs to leave. Musk purchased the platform with the idea that he could make it a place for people to speak openly, “to help humanity,” Musk...

Musk’s Twitter takeover: Staff and students express concerns

By Kaitlyn Lee-Gordon, News Reporter | November 21, 2022

DeKALB – Tension continues to rise after Elon Musk’s recent purchase of Twitter. Elon Musk finalized his $44 billion deal with Twitter on Oct. 27 after ousting the company’s previous CEO and taking their place, according to the Associated Press. As...

Responsible social media use can benefit mental health

By Zulfiqar Ahmed, Media Editor | January 28, 2022

We need to regulate our use of social media to protect our mental health.

Disposable cameras make the perfect comeback

By Summer Fitzgerald | January 20, 2022

Disposable cameras are helping to truly capture memories without the stress of social media.

Art should be separated from the artist

By Parker Otto | January 10, 2022

J.K. Rowling may be one of the defining authors of my childhood, but I detest the comments she has made invalidating transgender people. But why should art suffer? It’s still the same art, after all, and as long as it doesn’t contain anything that condones the actions of the artist, I see no reason why this art shouldn’t be celebrated.

Public schools must extinguish book burning

By Parker Otto | January 5, 2022

You are not trying to protect your children, you are trying to take away knowledge and art and, in the process, discriminate against literature that shows the experiences of minorities. If anything, banning these books will only make young people more desperate to seek them out.

Monarch butterfly activists are being murdered in Mexico. Could it happen here?

By Noah Thornburgh | February 4, 2020

Top 5 Super Bowl commercials

By Jemea Green | February 3, 2020

Number 5 – Hulu: “Tom Brady’s Big Announcement”With Tom Brady getting older, there has been a lot of speculation as to whether or not he would retire. He also posted a picture on Twitter making it seem like he might be done with football, or maybe...

Top 10 tweets from football head coach Thomas Hammock to make your day

By Mike Knapp | January 21, 2020

College coaches all over the country use Twitter as both a recruiting tool and a way to communicate with athletes and alumni.Some are better than others, and some even delegate their tweeting to staffers or assistants. Many of the Huskie football coaches...

Midcoast not defined by genre

By Sam Malone | January 12, 2020

DeKALB — In an ornate house, down some carpeted stairs and into a basement with Beatles posters plastered on the walls, Marshall amps stacked in corners and cords haphazardly strewn about, four musicians from distinctly differing backgrounds come together...

Walk-on linebackers Rattin and Labus shine in Akron win

By James Krause | October 28, 2019

DeKALB — In his first tweet following his team handling Akron 49-0 Saturday, Head Coach Thomas Hammock captioned a video of first-year linebacker Nick Rattin's interception return touchdown.{{tncms-inline account="Thomas Hammock" html="<blockquote...

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The Trend’: A Huskie pop-culture podcast | Austin McBroom, My Little Pony Infection and more

Elon Musk, you’re in over your head

Musk’s Twitter takeover: Staff and students express concerns

Responsible social media use can benefit mental health

Disposable cameras make the perfect comeback

Art should be separated from the artist

Public schools must extinguish book burning

Monarch butterfly activists are being murdered in Mexico. Could it happen here?

Top 5 Super Bowl commercials

Top 10 tweets from football head coach Thomas Hammock to make your day

Midcoast not defined by genre

Walk-on linebackers Rattin and Labus shine in Akron win

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