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MOSES: Nigeria’s mental health crisis urgent, reform necessary

Graphic by Alexandra Garner
October 6, 2020
Nigeria, a country with many discriminations against those with mental health conditions, must reform current laws to better treat people in need.

KOCH: U.S. should follow global feminist movements’ examples

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October 6, 2020
Feminists from the U.S need to collaborate with other countries' movements to improve our own.

EDITORIAL: MU must make decision regarding rest of semester

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October 6, 2020
Marquette University must make a decision of how the university will move forward this semester while prioritizing the community’s safety and well-being. 

PICKART: Myanmar, all countries must protect the planet

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October 6, 2020
Myanmar's government is responsible for their blatant destruction of the lives of their citizens and the environment they rely on.

RUFFOLO: Developing nations must prioritize education amid COVID-19

Graphic by Alexandra Garner
October 6, 2020
While COVID-19 restrictions are necessary, it is important to recognize that the world’s most disadvantaged will struggle the greatest as a result, especially countries that have a history  and political instability. Even in the middle of a pandemic, we must not lose sight of developing humanitarian crises.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Marquette must do better to protect our health

October 6, 2020
You have jeopardized me, my friends, their friends and so on. You have jeopardized your beloved professors and staff members, and the community in which you claim to serve.

EDITORIAL: Marquette students should vote

Graphic by Aminah Beg
September 29, 2020
Marquette students must exercise their right to register and vote in the 2020 presidential election. 

RUFFOLO: American culture must stop sexualizing children, teenagers

TikTok is a media platform where users can share videos. Photo via Flickr
September 29, 2020
American culture and media must stop depicting children and young adolescents, particularly young girls, in a sexualized manner.

MOSES: Pro-life supporters don’t prioritize life

March for Life in Washington D.C. 2015. Photo via Flickr
September 29, 2020
Those who support the pro-life movement must show concern and action for more lives than just unborn children.

PICKART: Trump fails to embody Republican values

Trump gives speech at a rally in Phoenix, Arizona. Photo via Flickr
September 29, 2020
Current President Donald Trump fails to embody true Republican values through his disregard for fallen soldiers.

KOCH: Wisconsin behind in drug legislation

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September 29, 2020
Wisconsinites need to have more aggressive activism for legalizing naturally occurring drugs such as cannabis and psilocybin mushrooms through voting.

KOCH: LGBTQ media must go beyond depressing tropes, stereotypes

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September 22, 2020
LGBTQ characters must be allowed to exist in narratives that normalize their identities.
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