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Latino Baseball Legend Passes

Amanda Lewsader, Staff Writer March 11, 2015

Minnie Minoso, the first black Latino player in the Major League Baseball (MLB), passed away on March 1, 2015 at the age of 89. His tragic death was announced that he was found dead in his parked car....

Local Afghani resident explains how the avalanches affected his home and family. The avalanches continue to take a huge toll on the Afghani homes and population.

Avalanches in Afghanistan take 250 people

Ben Bramblett, Staff Writer March 11, 2015

Avalanches in Afghanistan have taken a good portion of the Afghani population throughout the harsh winter season. Death toll in Kabul, Afghanistan has recently risen to 198 people. Road safety equipment...

I did not go to Andrew’s memorial service. It was too much to bear, and he was too far away. I purchased a small monument in memory of his loving soul.

Andrew: A Memoir

Kristin Iler, Staff writer January 30, 2015

Most people feel as though their closest friends will always be there for them, but that is not always true. Maybe they just leave or maybe others push them to the boiling point. In fact, they push them...

“He was right, this was the life. This was the sacrifice of a US Marine.”

A Soldier’s Promise

Jessica prouty, Staff Writer December 11, 2014

“I will love you until the end of time.” The words brought forth merciless tears Accompanied by all the emotion she so effectively hid Conjured by her greatest impending fears   “I...

“Following straight lines shortens distances, and also life,” says Antonio Porchia, an Argentian poet. If we all lived straight lines, we would have no lives. If we all lived as circles, we would never die.

This Squiggly Mess We Call Life

Rhiannon Martin, Staff Writer October 31, 2014

A circle is a never ending figure with no corners, no branching off, no turns, no backtracking, and no end. Just the same old thing over and over. A line is a never ending, straight arrow pointing in one...

Protesters and police began to square off as violence increased in the streets

Friday Links: Ukraine Violence

Sam Dobrotka, Staff Writer February 24, 2014

Back in November, protesters took to the streets to protest Ukrainian President Yanukovych’s decision to create closer ties to Russia rather than the European Union, as well as to protest an increasingly...

She didn’t want to die next to him. She didn’t want to die at all.

Till Death Do Us Part

Rayanne Griffith, Staff Writer February 7, 2014

Watching the blossoming trees pass, her mind trailed off to the old days. The day where her husband romantically proposed to her. The days where even just being around him made butterflies tumble around...

Simmering, waiting, watching for its next victim.

Branded

Bim Peacock, Staff writer February 7, 2014

“Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning…” The sky rose with bloody light as the flames of the future ignited the land.  The trees shook and creaked, shuddering as they foresaw death on...

An ordinary day may become one’s last.

A Near Demise

Bim Peacock, Staff Writer December 12, 2013

Death is a cold and mysterious figure.  One minute he is inches from seizing a soul, and the next he vanishes back to his shadowy home, leaving his victim winded and clinging to life.  Millions of people...

“And in that moment, my world went dark.”

Forever and Always

Jackie Busche, Staff Writer December 12, 2013

I sat staring out of the fogged glass window of our shared house waiting for him to come home. I had been there for hours; I was desperately trying to think of various reasons for why he could have been...

President Obama offers his condolences and prayers to the Philippines on Thursday

Typhoon Haiyan

Sam Dobrotka, Staff Writer November 15, 2013

On Friday November 8, Typhoon Haiyan struck the central Philippines. By the following Friday, the death toll had risen to 3,621 with another 1,140 people missing. The typhoon damaged much of the infrastructure...

He is the thorns and I am a rose. Love is dead, so it goes.

Twelve Petals

Beattie Hoyle, Staff Writer November 15, 2013

Twelve petals on a rose Each one representing my undying love for the boy Love is dead, so it goes My broken heart, away it goes He will never know for he is too coy Twelve petals on a rose Sniff....

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