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The Agricultural Revolution

A Bold Decision Jocelyn Li When the first humans roamed the earth, hunting and gathering was the standard form of survival. Studies have shown that hunter-gatherers had healthier bones and teeth than agriculturalists. The transition into farming and agriculture seemed quite unlikely, …

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Marine Protected Reserve in Antarctica

Submitted by: Helena Li After many years of negotiating, 24 countries and the European Union reached an agreement last Friday to establish the world’s largest marine protected area in Antarctica’s Ross Sea. The Ross Sea is sometimes called the “Last Ocean” because …

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Drug Wars

By Kevin Liu The War on Drugs, declared by President Richard Nixon during the early 1970s, is a war between the United States and the use of domestic drugs in our country. The purpose of this conflict was to reduce the number …

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Trigger Warnings

By Michael Yang Recently, there has been major debate over the concept of trigger warnings on college campuses. Trigger warnings are warnings that are added before potentially disturbing content.. Many of its opponents argue that trigger warnings on college campuses serve to …

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The Homework Plague

By R. Brady It’s Sunday night, and all you want to do is dive into your bed. But just as you pull the blanket over your shoulders, you remember all the homework due the next day. With an essay, some worksheets, and …

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The End of Daylight Saving

Get ready to go back an hour. Daylight saving time ends on Sunday, November 6th at 2 AM, which means that we’ll all get an hour of much-needed sleep during the weekend. Yet, despite this extra hour of sleep, many people will …

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Turrialba

Submitted by: May Leng In May of 2016, a volcano located 30 miles from Costa Rica’s capital city San José suddenly began to spew smoke and ash 9,840 feet (almost 2 miles) into the air. Dust wafted over the city, and buildings …

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