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OPINION: SpongeBob and the world’s most boring Super Bowl

Scott Rainey February 4, 2019

In case you missed it, this year’s Super Bowl was one wildly boring event. After the first half, I was hoping that the Super Bowl Halftime Show would spark some life into what was a dull experience thus...

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REFLECTION: Politics: Everything is bad, right?

Scott Rainey January 28, 2019

Last year, I realized that my entire personality started to become all about politics and everything that was wrong with it. This began during the 2016 election and continued throughout the majority of...

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OPINION: Here’s how to pick the next president

Scott Rainey January 21, 2019

Several Democrats have already announced their candidacy for the 2020 election, and many more will likely join the primary race soon. It goes without saying that ideology is an important thing to consider...

OPINION: One-third of your entire life is spent unconscious, and it’s absolutely necessary

Scott Rainey January 11, 2019

The new year is upon us. With it comes plenty of new year’s resolutions that, for the most part are well-intentioned and extremely hard to keep. Trying to commit to something for a year seems impossible...

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To demonize or canonize: The postmortem treatment of politicians and presidents

Scott Rainey December 3, 2018

George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States, died on Friday.Statesmen, politicians, presidents, close friends and family shared their memories of him following his death. Many heralded him...

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OPINION: Free college is a possibility, counter arguments aren’t good enough

Scott Rainey November 26, 2018

Nothing confuses, intrigues, and makes Republicans say “someone should give that Democrat a book on economics” quite like the phrase “free college.”It became somewhat mainstream with supporters...

ANALYSIS: The importance of humor

Scott Rainey November 13, 2018

I don’t have to tell you that laughing is wonderful, but I’m going to anyway: Laughing is wonderful. Weaving humor into our everyday lives invigorates us, relieves stress, stimulates our minds and...

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OPINION: What is the best sport?

Scott Rainey November 6, 2018

All of us in the world of journalism understand the facts. It’s about the facts. Objectivity. Bias? None for me. No, thank you. Sure, this might be the opinion section, and everything I do for student...

GHOST STORY: The tug of the Ohio State Reformatory

Scott Rainey October 30, 2018

Happy Halloween! Aside from marketers finally catching on to everyone using the word “spooky” regarding everything remotely related to Halloween, it’s time to talk about a crazy experience I had...

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OPINION: Masculine Misconceptions: Positive masculine role models

Scott Rainey October 23, 2018

Last week, I wrote about the misconceptions surrounding toxic masculinity, insecurity and Kanye West. Now, I want to focus on the other aspects of masculinity: the positive, mature masculine ideal and...

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OPINION: Masculine Misconceptions: Toxicity and Insecurity

Scott Rainey October 16, 2018

If you spend any amount of time on the internet, you’ll find there is someone, somewhere, pointing out examples of toxic masculinity. Toxic masculinity became somewhat of a buzzword because it was never...

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OPINION: Fighting through the cynicism of politics

Scott Rainey October 9, 2018

Brett Kavanaugh, our newest Supreme Court justice, is a huge beer fanatic. He likes beer now, and he liked beer back in 1983. Many people cite his love of beer, multiple sexual assault allegations, his...

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