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YouTube: The Pioneer

PIONEER: YouTube continues to set new standards for online entertainment. By Cole Nelson, Diversions Editor Ever since its beginning in February of 2005, YouTube has helped develop contemporary popular culture…

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Editor #7 Fact of life: school is meant to be intense, and it will only continue accelerating from here. Just put your anxious nerves to rest knowing that your academic…

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Editor #3 I know exactly how you feel. It can be exhausting keeping up with the loads of work teachers place on you. Sometimes it’s all you can do to…

You’re #1

Question: Dear Poly Spotlight Advice, The pressure of school is really getting intense. I’m having a very difficult time adjusting from freshman year to sophomore year. Life was so much…

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Editor #14 My goodness, if you cannot even teach a parrot to say “hello,” how do expect to teach children subjects such as trigonometry and physics? I’ll tell you how…

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Editor #3 I disagree that this shows that you should not become a teacher. When parrots speak, it is not actually speech—it is merely mimicry. Not all species of birds…

Silence of the Parrots

Question: Dear Poly Spotlight Advice, I feel as if there are signs telling me that I should not pursue any career in teaching. For example, even my mom can teach…

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Editor #15 The ardent liberal inside of me is frantically scrambling to say, “Don’t go to the right side! Stay on the left. We have 100 percent organic vegan cookies…

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Editor #3 Freedom of speech is a natural right that exists beyond the scope of humanity and government. Every person in the United States is entitled to his or her…

Coming Out of the (Political) Closet

Question: Dear Poly Spotlight Advice, My parents and most people around me are Democrats. In my past, I’ve been know to be a little liberal myself, but lately I’ve been…