Author: Niklas Klemmer
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Opinion: Sports Culture Is Impermissibly Toxic
How society upholds instances of sexual assault, homophobia, and toxic ideas of masculinity through a skewed lense of athletic prowess Friday Night Lights, Black-Out-Theme, Homecoming, Signing Ceremonies, and the canonization of athletes on placards across campus are synonymous with the idolization of male athletes despite possessing allegations of abuse, sexual misconduct, harassment, and dishonorable actions…
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The Scribe’s 2024 Reading List
Best Modern Novel: One-Hundred Years of Solitude Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, author Gabriel Garcia Marquez remains one of the most innovative Latin American Authors and the father of the “Magical Realism” movement. Marquez fictionalizes life in South America, by offering a glimpse into the Buendia Familia, and the mythical town of Macondo,…
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We Were Just Monkeys: A Poem
*The poem presented below is a preserved work from a creative writing course We were just monkeys Emanated from the pure means of survival of a species No strings attached. Primates, frolicking in a blithe comedy Scavaging untamed fields for wild berries Traversing a stream Wild and untamed Simple. But now, We are artificial A…
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Opinion: The Mormon Church Should Lose Its’ Tax-Exemption Status
The Mormon Church is deeply rooted in exclusionary, racist, homophobic, misogynistic, and colonialist practices, but why are they rewarded with both state and federal tax exemption? The Church Of Latter Day Saints has an estimated net worth exceeding $100 billion, but like many other practices, the exact net worth is shrouded in secrecy. The Mormon…
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How Worried Should You Be About The Overturning of Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council?
Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, or the “Chevron Case,” was a supreme court case held in 1984, brought forth by energy conglomerate Chevron against the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), challenging the interpretation of the “Clean Air Act.” In a unanimous 6-0 ruling, The Supreme Court stated, “A government agency must conform to any…
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