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OP/ED: The Ongoing Debate Of Abortion And Reproductive Rights Are Headed In The Wrong Direction

OP/ED: The Ongoing Debate Of Abortion And Reproductive Rights Are Headed In The Wrong Direction

Alejandra Naranjo February 10, 2017

Abortion has been a controversial topic for decades now, religious and personal stances have caused an ongoing debate on whether abortion should be legal or not, and under what terms.  Oddly enough,...

Trumps Muslim Ban

Trump’s Muslim Ban

Alejandra Naranjo, Staff Writer January 29, 2017

On Friday, President Trump signed an executive order stopping all refugees from entering the country and banning all visas from seven countries in which the population is primarily Muslim. Although this...

Senior Year

Senior Year

Alejandra Naranjo, Staff Writer January 24, 2017

As my first week of my last semester of college comes to an end, I'm faced with a feeling that excites me and freaks me out all at once; this is really it. Sure enough, college was a challenge. Going...

Mercy Offers HIV Screening on Campus

Mercy Offers HIV Screening on Campus

Alejandra Naranjo, Staff Writter December 5, 2016

Dec. 1 was World AIDS Day, the first ever global health day. According to the World AIDS Day organization, “it is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their...

Post-Election Thoughts

Post-Election Thoughts

Alejandra Naranjo, Staff Writter November 13, 2016

Election Day is always an important day; some will feel like winners, some like losers, and some like nothing changed at all. This election, however, was quite unusual to say the least. The world is used...

The Selfish Years

The Selfish Years

Alejandra Naranjo, Staff Writter November 7, 2016

Japanese photographer Kyoko Escamilla once said, “Your 20's are your 'selfish' years. It’s a decade to immerse yourself in every single thing possible. Be selfish with your time, and all aspects of...

Narcos Vs Reality

Narcos Vs Reality

Alejandra Naranjo, Staff Writter October 31, 2016

As a Colombian, I’ve had my fair share of drug related jokes, people legitimately ask if my family is involved with a drug cartel or if everyone I know is a cocaine user. The truth is, although I've...

20 Things I’ve Learned at 20

20 Things I’ve Learned at 20

Alejandra Naranjo, Staff Writter October 27, 2016

Being 20 means still being young and yet, having major life stages ahead of you. Throughout my 20 years, I have learned a couple of things through my experiences, that many of you may relate to. ...

Homesick

Homesick

Alejandra Naranjo, Staff Writter October 24, 2016

Being away at school sometimes gets depressing, deciding to go to college in another country, meant being away from family and a familiar place for months at a time. It’s not that a miss my hometown...

Colombia’s Failed Attempt For Peace

Colombia’s Failed Attempt For Peace

Alejandra Naranjo, Staff Writter October 22, 2016

Colombia has endured the longest armed conflict on the western hemisphere in modern history. The government has been fighting against the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces Of Colombia) for 52 years now. After...

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