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The Preface

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Not Quite News: Brendan still can’t read a calendar

BRENDAN MCDANIEL March 5, 2020

By: BRENDAN MCDANIEL Staff Columnist @brendan_preface The white, middle-class university student from Indiana forgot that February was Black History Month, and nearly missed the opportunity to come...

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The Student Soapbox: What are you mad about?

BRENDAN McDANIEL March 3, 2020

By: BRENDAN McDANIEL Guest Angry Ranter @brendan_preface Hi, I’m pissed. Everything sucks, and as a young twenty-something with opinions that people for the very first time seem to be listening to,...

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Not Quite News: No really, Sonic was good

BRENDAN McDANIEL March 3, 2020

By: BRENDAN McDANIEL Staff Columnist @brendan_preface It’s the twenties again, Donald Trump is somehow still the president, and the biggest movie of the past week was Sonic The Hedgehog. Truly, we...

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Not Quite News: Five games to play this Valentine’s Day

BRENDAN McDANIEL February 17, 2020

By: BRENDAN McDANIEL Staff Unqualified Advice-Giver @brendan_preface This past Friday was Valentine’s Day, everybody’s favorite romantic holiday. Personally, I recommend celebrating it like the...

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Not Quite News: The Oscars are ridiculous

BRENDAN McDANIEL February 9, 2020

By: BRENDAN McDANIEL Staff Movie Weirdo @brendan_preface This Sunday, movie lovers across the United States are going to be subjected to the Oscars, the single most needlessly extra event in American...

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Are we all psychopaths?

BRENDAN MCDANIEL November 13, 2019

By: BRENDAN MCDANIEL Staff Columnist @brendan_preface Last Thursday, professor Heidi Maibom of the University of Cincinnati presented this question to the students of IU South Bend. In a just under...

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Not Quite News

BRENDAN MCDANIEL November 13, 2019

By: BRENDAN MCDANIEL Staff Columnist @brendan_preface On Oct. 6, professional Hearthstone player Chung Ng Wai of Hong Kong was suspended from tournament play by Activision-Blizzard, who developed the...

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Not Quite News: Culture cancelled

Brendan McDaniel October 8, 2019

By: Brendan McDaniel Staff Columnist @brendan_preface At the beginning of the month, a YouTuber by the username of ContraPoints (legal name Natalie Wynn) found herself in a bit of hot water on Twitter....

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Not Quite News: Guys, calm down about the Spider-Man thing, you’re not helping

BRENDAN McDANIEL September 4, 2019

By: BRENDAN McDANIEL Staff Columnist @brendan_preface Hello, fellow college students returning from a not-at-all insane summer full of completely reasonable news and events! After taking some time...

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Not Quite News: How fake news changed my life for the better

BRENDAN McDANIEL September 4, 2019

By: BRENDAN McDANIEL Staff Columnist @brendan_preface New academic year, new column title, same amateur columnist doing whatever he can to throw a wrench in conventional journalism and reporting. Welcome...

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“Shazam” might just be the saving grace DC movies need

BRENDAN MCDANIEL April 20, 2019

By: BRENDAN MCDANIEL Staff Columnist @brendan_preface So, I’m guessing a lot of you went out to see “Shazam!” recently. Shazam! will have made nearly $200 million in a week since it debuted, doubling...

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“Brendan can’t read a Calendar:” Transgender Visibility Day 2019

BRENDAN MCDANIEL April 12, 2019

By: BRENDAN MCDANIEL Staff Columnist @brendan_preface International Transgender Visibility Day was March 31, and it would have been the perfect opportunity to have a column highlighting LGBTQ+ representation...

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