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As artificial intelligence makes its way into the music industry, the value and purpose of music will change forever.
Column: Artificial intelligence will revolutionize music
Alice Lan, Staff Writer — March 17, 2023

Since the beginning of time, music has been a form of expression distinctive to humanity. Recent innovations in artificial intelligence (AI), however, are calling into question the true value and impact of original music.  Launched in 2014, Brain.fm uses AI to generate music with scientifically...

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Around 4,000 high school students walked out of school and marched to the Minnesota capitol to demand that legislators make changes to gun control laws.
Opinion: Gun control laws are centered on the wrong problem
Jackson Sneeringer, Staff Writer — March 9, 2023

The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act and the Assault Weapons Ban have three things in common. One, they are some of the first significant gun control laws enacted in America in the last three decades. Two, they focus almost exclusively on restricting the sale and possession of firearms. Three, they will...

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The environmental and health repercussions of the train derailment are far worse than the EPA is making them out to be.
Opinion: Contamination and corruption goes off the rails in East Palestine
Avery Wong and Clementine Cunningham March 6, 2023

Unlike what they state on their website, East Palestine, Ohio, is not the place you want to be.  In light of the East Palestine train derailment, which caused released hazardous chemicals to be released into the area on Feb. 3, the citizens of Ohio have expressed uncertainty. Although the United...

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A 2016 review estimates by 2050, as many as ten million people could die each year because of antimicrobial resistance.
Opinion: Antibiotic resistance is a major crisis
Sophia Schreiber, Staff Writer — March 5, 2023

Imagine a world where a simple infection such as strep throat, which affects more than 600 million people annually, is deadly. This was the case until the late 1920s when the invention of penicillin sparked the widespread use of antibiotics. This discovery is often thought of as one of the greatest advances...

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Justin Fields, Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes, Jalen Hurts, and Lamar Jackson all represent a new generation of NFL quarterbacks.
Opinion: The new era of NFL quarterbacks should excite fans
Alexander Menchtchikov, Staff Writer — February 22, 2023

The Super Bowl LVII matchup of the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles was the first of its kind, as the quarterbacks in it showed what the future of the NFL might hold. Patrick Mahomes of the Chiefs and Jalen Hurts of the Eagles made history, being the first Black quarterbacks to start...

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Quantumania follows Ant-Man and the Wasp as they each explore the Quantum Realm and see what secrets is has to offer.
Review: 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' is a mediocre buzzkill
Sophia 'Gummy' Sunbury, Staff Writer — March 12, 2023

(This article contains spoilers)  With every batch of gold, pyrite is bound to be in the pile. This is true for the recent addition to the Marvel cinematic universe, "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,"...

Bilingual singer-songwriter Kali Uchis performs live in 2017.
Review: Kali Uchis' new single 'Moonlight' is a heavenly dreamscape
Daniela Reyes, Staff Writer — March 7, 2023

R&B and Neo Soul artist Kali Uchis returns with new music this year in her new album titled Red Moon in Venus. This album, released on March 3, contains 15 songs, including the two singles "I Wish...

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