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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (R, back) tears up what appeared to be a copy of the president's speech during U.S. President Donald Trump's (front) State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. on Feb. 4, 2020. (Liu Jie/Xinhua via ZUMA Wire/TNS)

The Telescopes take on Trump’s State of the Union Address

Telescope Staff February 6, 2020

This past week President Trump gave his State of the Union Address. Here are some opinions from the Telescope staff writers on the speech. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nick...

Keto the Popular diet of the now and the foods allowed. (Mariesa Randow/The Telescope)

The Keto diet: Does it work or is it another dangerous diet?

Katy Lynn March 26, 2019

Over the past few years, there has been a rise in popularity with the Keto diet and concerns on whether it is safe or not. Keto is a diet that consists of eating foods with low carbohydrates. This...

Fat acceptance: an excuse for poor health

Jeremiah Tatola December 3, 2018

The obesity epidemic around the world is not only gaining weight, but traction thanks to a social justice phenomenon called “The Fat Acceptance Movement.”   Fat acceptance is a phrase used by many...

You don’t need a child to wear dad shoes

Ana Acosta December 3, 2018

Once upon a time during the Spring 2018 New York Fashion Week, the ‘ugly’ dad sneaker trend was born.   Designers such as Gucci and Balenciaga have recently popularized the dad shoe trend, and...

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America’s youth outcry for gun reform

Telescope Staff March 5, 2018

Editorial On Feb. 14, the United States saw yet another fatal school shooting, of the 17 dead, 13 of them had yet to even breach the age of adulthood. But really, who gives a shit? We have already...

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Lawmakers hell-bent destruction

Linus Smith February 21, 2018

It is a sad portrayal of our principles as a people, that we put the destruction of other nations above the wellbeing of our own. It is abhorrently outrageous that defense spending in the United States...

A huge crowd gathers around a stage at night with former president Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on it.

The Scope of Politics Today

Daze Castillo March 13, 2016
2016 presidential race
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U.S. exceptionalism isn’t automatic

Mike Peterson March 9, 2015

America is a great nation. An exceptional one even. But is she the greatest country? That’s much more difficult to discern. We spew tired mantras of exceptionalism and exclusivity like oft-repeated...

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