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Time to indicate GMO health risks on food labels

Time to indicate GMO health risks on food labels

Stephanie Nielson, Photographer November 17, 2014

Genetically modified organisms, commonly known as GMOs, are organisms that have been genetically enhanced or modified by scientists for various purposes. They are commonly found in the foods consumers...

Skyrocketing cost of cancer treatment is prohibitive

Joel Lange, Social Media Reporter October 30, 2014

The cost of cancer treatments are on the rise. Patients need the costs to be lowered in order for them to stand any chance of survival. The most common cancers can cost around $23 thousand for initial...

Stillwater seeks approval for raising bees

Jordan Fulin, Team Lead Editor October 16, 2014

The residents of Stillwater want to become a pollinator friendly community. There was a city council meeting regarding this concern on Sept. 16. The Honey Bee Club of Stillwater wanted a bill to pass that...

Graphic by Sami Haumersen

Colleges make the switch from education to vacation

Lucy Langmack, Editor-in-Chief October 16, 2014

In discussion of renovations to make university campus' more visually and socially appealing to incoming students, colleges have shifted their attention on academic purposes and increased construction...

Graphic by Kaitlyn Doyle

Obama stuck in war dilemma

Mathias Hoefferle, Distribution Reporter October 16, 2014

Earlier this year, Barack Obama, United States President, addressed the crisis in Syria publicly, stating that he had no intentions of sending U.S. military ground troops into to Syria to fight ISIS (Islamic...

IPPC claims support of global warming

Alec Youngblood June 2, 2014

Global warming and climate change have been highly debated topics over the past several decades and now the United Nations has released its public opinion. Only meeting once or twice per decade, the Intergovernmental...

Wrongful discrimination of dog breed in California

Kelly Roehrig June 1, 2014

Dogs are not just an accessory for their owners, but an extension of their family. For the most part they are loved and only love in return, yet cities across the United States are instilling Breed Specific...

Pollard should be released to aid foreign relations

Sam Jacipuk May 9, 2014

Since 1987, Jonathan Pollard has been locked up in U.S. prison. Pollard is an American citizen who was convicted of spying for Israel in 1987, receiving a life sentence. Pollard is the only U.S. citizen...

Tail-end of the whaling season

Christine Corcoran May 6, 2014

For decades Japan has been killing whales and selling their meat to eat. In 1986, that changed. The International Whaling Commission (IWC) moratorium was issued which made it illegal to hunt whales. Despite...

Koreans bizarrely exchange artillery rounds

Cassandra Carter May 5, 2014

  On March 31, North Korea and South Korea exchanged rounds of artillery into each other’s waters causing several of the South Korean islands to evacuate and take shelter. No one was hurt in...

Need for net neutrality

Tim Press April 18, 2014

For years, the internet has been thought of as an expansive, free and open utopia of information and entertainment. It has interconnected parts of the globe in ways previously unimaginable. Traveling across...

Extra heating assistance step in the right direction

Chase Lau April 17, 2014

As of February, Minnesotans have suffered through over 17 consecutive subzero days. In those kinds of temperatures, human flesh can burn within minutes, and the Mayo clinic actually advises children and...

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