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Opinion: A contingency champion is still a champion

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April 18, 2020

But the question lingers. Is the Corona Champion legitimate? Will the Tampa Bay Lightning still be a Stanley Cup Champion if they hoist the Cup in a 5,000-seat college arena, skating past empty seats while the Red Hot Chili Peppers are played extra loud to drown out the crickets? Would Kevin Garnett’s legendary declaration of “Anything is possible!” rung out to the heavens the same way without a cheering crowd behind him? If Bill Russell was at home for his own safety instead of standing in the confetti shower with Garnett? Maybe not. But the soul of the game is the playing of the game.

Gutenberg: ONWARD

By James Smith

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Culture

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April 17, 2020

James Smith reviews Disney-Pixar's Onward, quotes J.R.R. Tolkien, and references Obi-Wan Kenobi and Jesus in the same sentence in this week's edition of Gutenberg.

The legacy we leave

By Deborah Haak-Frost

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Culture

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April 17, 2020

Those who follow us, who did not live through these unprecedented times, will ask us what we did and how we acted. They’ll be feeling the ripple effects, seen and unseen, and they’ll want to know how we responded to this serious threat. How did we help? Who did we help?

#MomLife: Struggle Bus

By Steph Hightree

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Culture

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April 16, 2020

It’s OK to ride the struggle bus at times. But maybe it’s time I jump off that bus, pull up my PJ pants, because let’s be real, that’s all I’ve worn in the last month, and start walking down a new path of motherhood. The path that leads me to being the best mom I can be today instead of the perfect mom.

Eye of the Tiger

By Charles Thomas

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Culture

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April 16, 2020

"In the time of coronavirus, there's something refreshing about seeing people live their lives so shamelessly, even if it's just on a television screen. Unlike in real life, no one in the Tiger King universe washes their hands each time they touch something. Heck, no one in the Tiger King universe bothers to wash their hands even after being attacked by a lion. I watched all seven episodes of the series, and I don't think there was even a single reference to hand sanitizer."

Life after sports

By Torrey Brown

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Culture

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April 14, 2020

Even for the greats it all comes to an end at some point. To be a college or high school athlete, you have to deal with this realization a lot sooner than you would like. Hanging up the cleats for the last time is a feeling that will last with you forever.

Living on Purpose: ‘Recounting all of the reasons I still have to dance’

By Aundrea Sayrie

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Culture

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April 13, 2020

Around the world there was little time to brace for the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has rocked so much to the core, including me. As a daughter, friend, wife, mother... human, I am concerned about not only those that I love, but also those that I don't know all over the world. In the midst of planning, cleaning and assisting, one unexpected emotion that kept circling back was grief. It took me by surprise, but its presence was undeniable. Grief.

Gutenberg: Easter Not Canceled

By James Smith

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Culture

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April 11, 2020

"What I am seeing when I look around the church and society is Easter in the truest form it’s been practiced in a long time."

#MomLife: Maybe later

By Rujuta Tamakuwala

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Culture

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April 10, 2020

Do you ever wonder where later has gone? I often think it goes to the back of the closet and gets lost with those Christmas gifts you forgot you bought. As an adult, later seems like something small and trivial. As a child, later seems like something you’ve wished for but it never happens. And that makes me mad.

Black representation in politics and why it’s important

By LeRay Posey

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Culture

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April 9, 2020

Why is it so hard for organizations such as the Black student union or the Latino student union to collaborate with the Western Democrats or the Western Republicans? Why is it so hard to have that color representation in something as big as politics, especially in college?

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