A woman was riding her horse in the Irish countryside when she was suddenly thrown off her steed. Her body was tossed into a river, where she drowned. Weeping above was her fiancé, Joseph Scriven. After leaving his wealthy family in Ireland, Port Hope History mentions that Scriven made his way across the ocean to Canada, in the mid 1840s. […]
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By now, most have heard the song “Country Roads” by John Denver. It is an international icon. All it takes is a person to mumble the first few lines, starting with, “Country roads, take me home / to the place I belong” and a choir pops out of the woodwork to complete the refrain. For those who live in Virginia […]
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Walking, driving, biking, skateboarding, taking the bus and cruising on an electric scooter are all great ways to get around campus. However, it is also common to know someone who has gone to the hospital or been injured from attempting to skateboard, scooter or bike around the bumpy brick sidewalks. The paths are subpar for anything besides walking. Driving is […]
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Liberty’s campus is rather large. Compared to some other campuses around the country, it might not seem that way, but for the average student, the long stretches and seemingly only uphill climbs can be tough. Some like the challenge of walking, others prefer to take the bus, but the best way to get around campus is to ride a bike. […]
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Graphic by Olivia Hess Around this time last year, I was in an emotional rut. The sun rarely made any appearances. I was allowing my position as a resident assistant to pummel me to a pulp, and I had my first experience with temporary depression. I had gathered myself into a cocoon of overthinking, limited light and a plethora of […]
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Frank Sinatra was widely known as a man whose ego was outweighed only by his talent. In the 1950s, his charisma and musical ability exceeded that of his predecessor, Bing Crosby, bringing an edgier persona to the public’s eyes and ears. In 1938, the singer was convicted of seduction, according to the Crime Museum, which would later turn into an […]
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If you were watching the Super Bowl two Sundays ago, you likely saw the most recent pieces of the “He Gets Us” organization’s ad campaign. Full disclosure: I was in and out of my parents’ living room during this yearly climactic battle for glory and renown, and I didn’t see the ads air in real time. I was, however, told […]
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Graphic by Olivia Hess The United States consumes the most over-the-counter (OTC) drugs in the world. According to a study by Express Medical Supply, 58% of Americans take pills regularly each week. Acetaminophen, ibuprofen, fexofenadine, loratadine — the list goes on, and the worst part is that many of them are not needed. Granted, there are legitimate health problems that […]
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The lines between a medical breakthrough and playing God are becoming increasingly blurred. Xenotransplantation is one of those lines. Xenotransplantation is the process of transplanting tissues or cells from one species to another. According to a recent WSET news story, a company here in Virginia is leading the way by developing technology that is trying to make it possible to […]
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Every day, people on the waiting list for organs die. There are more people in need of transplantations than there are donors, and xenotransplantation helps to fill that gap. Xenotransplantation is defined as transplantations, implantations or infusions from nonhuman animal sources into human recipients, according to the FDA. However, is xenotransplantation an ethical way to fill the gap in […]
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A rhetoric I often hear from mainstream conservatives is that in order to implement conservative policies, we must “win the culture war.” But their idea of fighting a culture war looks like “Facts” by Ben Shapiro. At this time, little is being done to actually define a conservative culture — and that needs to change. Culture is a way of […]
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As I scrolled down the page, “Cyborgs” was the only word that came to mind when I explored CEO Elon Musk’s website for “Neuralink,” a brain implant meant to bridge the gap between intention and ability (i.e., for patients who have paralysis, are deaf, blind, etc.). I reflected on films like “iRobot,” “Ender’s Game,” and “Creator,” all movies in which […]
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Graphic by Olivia Hess and Hannah Gilmer Students are lazy. Students procrastinate. Students don’t want to think deeply. Students don’t want to learn…. Okay, enough of that. If you are like me, you have heard these phrases dozens of times. Are they true? Sort of. Some students’ grades are tanking, and from personal observation, most of it has to do […]
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The United States is the land of McDonald’s, Wendy’s and the Big Mac. It is the land where it is more acceptable to feed one’s children sugar for every meal than it is to say obesity is unhealthy. Clearly, something is wrong with the way we eat, and clearly, little is currently being done to change it. What can be […]
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There are two types of people in this world: coffee-drinkers and tea-enjoyers. While members of both groups may staunchly defend their beverage of choice, both tea and coffee have their pros and cons. Coffee can be whipped up to fit a variety of tastes. There’s hot and iced, sugary and rich — and extra ingredients: Cinnamon, chocolate and nutmeg can […]
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