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The espresso machine hisses a steady exhale, cutting through the room as Monica David leans slightly over the counter, adjusting a student’s angle on the portafilter. “Turn it,” she says, her voice calm. The student follows, adjusting their position, before pausing to ask a question. Around them, the café moves with quiet purpose. A student
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A Growing Need in Rural Communities Like many rural community towns across Iowa, Storm Lake has dealt with a quiet, ongoing issue for years now: what to do with the community’s many stray and abandoned animals. Without a dedicated shelter in town, animals have often been passed around between temporary solutions, whether that’s residents trying...
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At Buena Vista University, students’ majors require many different things: different lengths of credit, certain classes they have to take and even internships. Students have a choice of doing internships on campus, in town or even across the country. For the exercise science student in the strength and conditioning track, many have chosen a unique...
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Honkai: Star Rail (HSR) celebrated its three-year anniversary on April 26, 2026. I originally started playing back when it first came out, but I stopped not too long after because I didn’t really like it. That was because I had just been playing a different game from HoYoverse, the company that makes HSR, that I...
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This is a public affairs piece about underage drinking.
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Recently I watched and read “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” and I realized how well it resonated with me, and I found the concept of being on the sidelines in high school as an observer to be relatable. Similarly, whenever I think back to this time in my life, I think about the song...
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Before the tournaments, before the team ownership, before the college classrooms, Jesus Silva’s world was measured in the hum of industrial machinery. It was a sound without soul. A 14-hour drone that entered through the ears and settled in the chest. He would wake in the afternoon, microwave last night’s meal, and drive the same...
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You walk onto campus for the first time. Everything feels new. And then it hits you: no one in your family has ever done this before. For many of us from immigrant families, college isn’t just our own achievement. It carries the weight of everyone’s expectations, everyone’s sacrifices, and a pressure that says: Don’t fail...
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The bond that two animals can achieve is unmatched. It shows that animals can, in fact, grow connections and be attached. I have experienced this firsthand regarding two of my own dogs—Thor, a yellow labrador, and Felix, a rat terrier-dachshund mix. They were best of friends for the precious years they were able to have together. Thor came first. My...
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Adjusting to a new environment is difficult, especially when coming into your first year of college. New place, new people, and new opportunities to form connections. To understand how to navigate this experience and how to appreciate what you have right now, I have some tasks for you to do that will hopefully guide this process, each...
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