Art by Peau PorotesanoStudent outcry in October 2016 against the statue of Christopher Columbus located near the bustling Amphitheater led to a campus-wide discussion that would later culminate in the statue's removal, according to Rachel Ettlinger's "Students Protest Columbus Statue on Columbus Day," published by the Graphic on Oct. 11, 2016. Since then, the statue's old … [Read more...] about Consider a Replacement for Columbus
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Spoilers Don’t Spoil the Fun
Art by Peau PorotesanoSpoilers: Most people can agree that they're terrible. They ruin the suspense, the story and just make the overall experience less enjoyable. That's why whenever people spoil something, they're generally greeted with near universal derision. Take, for example, the case of a Montana man who was arrested because he threatened to shoot a Facebook friend for … [Read more...] about Spoilers Don’t Spoil the Fun
Reject Serial Apathy
Art by Brooke Muschott If you've been on the Internet in the past year, you've noticed the hype around true-crime stories like those featured on "Serial" and "Making a Murderer." Season one of "Serial" was downloaded more than 100 million times, according to the New York Times Nov. 2, 2015 article "Pandora to Stream 'Serial' Podcast", and "Making a Murderer" has quickly … [Read more...] about Reject Serial Apathy