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Opinions/Volume 97 Issue 6

Ollie’s Opinions: I Don’t Like Holding Stuff

December 6, 2024December 5, 2024

For my whole life, I have been a staunch backpack supporter. The backpack is the superior form of bag, with its spacious interior and weight-distributing pair of shoulder straps placing it far…

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Volume 97 Issue 3

Ollie’s Opinions: SCREEKK

October 18, 2024October 18, 2024

As anyone who has ever met me knows, I am a math major. Due to this, I spend a great deal of class time in the Hall of Sciences and Brothers College.…

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Volume 97 Issue 1

Ollie’s Opinions: American Cheese Is Gross and I Wish It Would Go Away

September 20, 2024September 20, 2024

If you have ever spoken to me, you know that the list of things that I despise is a long one. The subsection devoted to foods I hate is at least half…

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Volume 96 Issue 5

Ollie’s Opinions: Ride Your Bike Anywhere But My Face

November 10, 2023August 7, 2024

If I had a nickel for every time during my tenure at Drew University that I was almost run over by a madman on a bicycle, I would have enough money for…

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Volume 96 Issue 3

Massachusetts – The Final Frontier

October 13, 2023August 7, 2024

There are 50 states in this country, and I do not care about 49 of them. If you know me, you know I’m from Massachusetts, and I’m very proud of that. I…

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Volume 96 Issue 1

Wait, Isn’t Drew a Non-Smoking Campus?

September 29, 2023August 7, 2024

Courteous is an English adjective meaning respectful or polite in manner. It comes from the Old French corteis, which itself was based on the Latin cohors. A synonym for courteous is considerate.…

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Volume 95 Issue 18

It’s Just Too Many Vowels: The Sheer Impossibility Of The English Language

April 14, 2023August 7, 2024

I may be a math major, but that does not mean that I cannot appreciate language. I love learning about the underlying mechanics of different languages—the phonetic inventories, the phonotactics, the orthographies…

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Volume 95 Issue 14

Ollie’s Opinions: Airplane? More Like Air-pain

March 17, 2023August 7, 2024

I love getting high. I know what you must be thinking, but get your mind out of the gutter. Since I was a kid, my favorite place to be has always been…

Volume 95 Issue 13

Ollie’s Opinions: Why Cottage Cheese Should Not Exist

February 24, 2023August 7, 2024

Every morning I wake up and face the cold reality that I live in the same world as cottage cheese. I would like to open this article with the results of a…

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Volume 95 Issue 11

Ollie’s Opinions: Am I Supposed to Eat My Cereal With A Fork?

February 10, 2023August 7, 2024

We all know about the Commons no longer providing to-go boxes, but has anyone else noticed that it’s impossible to find spoons? On Tuesday morning I was trying to eat my oatmeal…

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