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Sacha Irick

Ebola reached the U.S. but we’ll be fine

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Art by Sacha Irick The line between harsh reality and sensationalism has been over-stepped in most coverage of the Ebola outbreaks in the West African countries of Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea and Nigeria. I am not trying to downplay the seriousness of the virus outbreak and by no means wish to mitigate the horrific devastation of life occurring in West Africa.  Ebola is a … [Read more...] about Ebola reached the U.S. but we’ll be fine

The World Cup just made history and here’s why

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Art by Sacha Irick It was a trying journey from the moment FIFA drew the initial World Cup brackets and announced that my dear home nation was in group D — the death group — along with Italy, Uruguay and the UK. People on social networks were not shy about making jokes and mocking the “Cinderella” team of the group: Costa Rica. I remember finding out about our group placement … [Read more...] about The World Cup just made history and here’s why

Staff Editorial: Class of 2018, Meet The Graphic

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Art by Sacha Irick Today the screaming stops, classes start and the Graphic hits stands with our first issue of the 2014-2015 academic year. We promise you will not be seeing crazy-excited upperclassmen running around in orange shirts. We have absolutely nothing to do with them. But we’re still excited you’re here. We, the Graphic staff, would like to take this opportunity to … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Class of 2018, Meet The Graphic