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Public figures use their platforms for social and political change DESTINY PINDER-BUCKLEY drpinderbuckley16@ole.augie.edu We live in a celebrity culture. We watched the Super Bowl when Beyoncé referenced Black Lives Matter. We tuned into the Oscars when Leo DiCaprio dedicated his acceptance speech to combating global warming. Drake

Celebrities have different responsibilities than regular citizens GRACE WALLIN gmwallin17@ole.augie.edu In a recent car interview called “Rolling With The Champion,” NBA star Lebron James offered his criticism of President Trump in response to a question on the current political climate and the role of professional athletes with

CHELSEA FELTON cmfelton17@ole.augie.edu The Olympics are a performance of mind-bending and talented humans who are so good at what they do its dumbfounding to those who set aside the time to watch. The 2018 Winter Olympics showed its share of unique contenders from around the world, making

STEPHANIE SANCHEZ sasanchez15@ole.augie.edu Social activism has been an imperative part of the U.S. political panorama ever since the conception of the nation. The country itself originated through a revolution of the masses. Revolting against injustice is, after all, as American as Thanksgiving. However, in a time

JACOB KNUTSON jaknutson15@ole.augie.edu The Diversity and Inclusion Office is expanding its net to catch campus discrimination in an attempt to record more nuanced forms of prejudice. The office broadened the number of discriminatory categories offered on its incident report form, including pregnancy, sexual orientation, religion, national origin,

SHAUNA PAULI sdpauli16@ole.augie.edu Since December, sophomore Manaal Ali and senior Jonas Gjesdal have been working on HAPPY., an organization hoping to provide students free access to hygiene products and “aiming to better the availability and affordability of products needed for a healthy life,” according to the organization’

KAATJE WEILAND kpweiland16@ole.augie.edu ASA chose Myah Dinger as its first Augie Access senator last week in an attempt to increase the diversity of the student senate. Dinger said she is most excited about getting to know new people, hearing their ideas and attempting to make the campus