Hair, Skin, and Nail Trends
Queen Victoria, Opinion Editor
April 4, 2018
Filed under Archives, Opinion, Showcase
There are lots of new fun and exciting products that were just recently put on the market. One of the newest products I am super excited about is the Color Extend Blondage by Redken. “A new color-depositing system that tones & strengthens blonde hair,” Redken said on their Instagram. Purple sham...
Is HQ Trivia Real?
Liam Struck, Reporter
April 3, 2018
Filed under Archives, Opinion, Showcase
We all miss the beloved app Vine, the app who gave sanction to more than 40 million users. Co-founders of Vine, Dan Hoffman and Colin Kroll, after shutting it down created a trivia game called HQ. HQ streams twice a day once at 2 pm and again at 8 pm. The concept is that each player is asked 12 questio...
ABSTAIN FROM ABSTINENCE ONLY
Lisa Cochran, Co-Editor in Chief
March 30, 2018
Filed under Archives, Opinion, Showcase
Many are familiar with the comedic scene from Tina Fey’s film Mean Girls in which the P.E. teacher dramatically says “Don’t have sex, because you will get pregnant and die! Don’t have sex in the missionary position, don’t have sex standing up, just don’t do it, ok, promise?” The sent...
Best V-Day Candy
Tynan Shahidi, Reporter
February 16, 2018
Filed under Archives, Opinion, Showcase
The most loving day of the year is coming upon us very soon, many boyfriends and girlfriends are out getting gifts such as jewelry, clothes or anything to make their girls day. The obvious answer for any girls wishes would be to get them sweet treats for Valentines Day. Ranking the top treats avai...
A Love Letter to Skim Milk
Sonja Paulson, Profiles Editor
February 13, 2018
Filed under Archives, Opinion, Showcase
Skim milk, Ever since I was born, you’ve been there for me. Every cookie that needed to be dipped, every bowl of cereal, every lunch and dinner, you were there by my side. I can always count on you to be there for me when I’m dying of thirst. So many people misjudge you. They say you lack fla...
Stay on the Side of Love
Thomas DeLay, Reporter
February 13, 2018
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“I don’t think that we are free in this country,” lawyer and civil rights activist Bryan Stevenson’s words seem to echo off of the walls of the Great Hall in the Iowa State Memorial Union. Some people in the crowd nod and grimace an affirmative others shift uncomfortably in their seats l...
A Dollar No More
Queen Victoria, Opinion Editor
December 18, 2017
Filed under Archives, Opinion, Showcase
It had been several month since the first whispers of a new movie theatre. Day after day as I was taking the salon’s trash out I would try to peer beyond the brown deli paper that covered the glass doors. Then one night, to my excitement, a poster topped the paper announcing the open house and grand...
I Hate Anime
Dane Dorius, Weeb In Denial
December 14, 2017
I hate anime. I certainly like some, but the medium on average is trash pandering to lonely otaku and pedophiles. The industry underpays everybody within it, and even the voice actors (who’re paid a kingly sum in comparison to the animators) go through terrible abuse- some report being in the rec...
Why Students Don’t Read Anymore
Selaam Dollisso and Lisa Cochran
November 16, 2017
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Senior Caroline Paxton eagerly flips to the next page of her classic novel. A single light flickers above her, intermittently dancing onto the pages. Paxton, a bibliophile, is already invested in the plot of this novel and disregards the light. Sadly, Paxton and her love of the written word are both an...
I don’t cheat anymore
Queen Victoria, Opinion Editor
October 18, 2017
I suppose it all started years ago when I was a freshman at Ames High School. The perils of my personal life were nothing compared to the consequences for cheating. I won’t go into much depth, but it was a difficult time for me. I can’t quite remember the first time I cheated on something. It wa...
Queen Victoria, Opinion Editor
April 4, 2018 • No Comments
There are lots of new fun and exciting products that were just recently put on the market. One of the newest products I am super excited about is the Color Extend Blondage by...
Liam Struck, Reporter
April 3, 2018 • No Comments
We all miss the beloved app Vine, the app who gave sanction to more than 40 million users. Co-founders of Vine, Dan Hoffman and Colin Kroll, after shutting it down created ...
Lisa Cochran, Co-Editor in Chief
March 30, 2018 • No Comments
Many are familiar with the comedic scene from Tina Fey’s film Mean Girls in which the P.E. teacher dramatically says “Don’t have sex, because you will get pregnant a...
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Selaam Dollisso, Online Managing Editor
April 2, 2018 • No Comments
I’m not going to lie. I felt a little bit like an FDA inspector going into these stores with a hidden agenda. It wasn’t all stealthy smooth, though. I either forgot my phon...
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