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The Preface

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The Preface

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The Preface

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Salisbury’s Take: Parting is such sweet sorrow

November 29, 2018

By: STEPHEN M. SALISBURY Columnist Well, my friends, the time has come to say good bye. This will be my last column. As I shared last time, I’ve begun a new job here on campus as part of the leadership...

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Salisbury’s Take: And now, the end is near.

November 25, 2018

By: STEPHEN M. SALISBURY Columnist I don’t know about you, but I’m tired. With only about two and a half weeks left of classes this semester, I can certainly see the light at the end of the tunnel....

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Salisbury’s Take: The battle has only just begun

November 11, 2018

By: STEPHEN M. SALISBURY Columnist Well, those pesky midterm elections are over. Thankfully, we’ll get a break from all of those negative campaign ads for a while. We can all go back to our normal...

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Salisbury’s Take: Don’t be scared off by Democracy!

National Guard October 31, 2018

By: STEPHEN M. SALISBURY Columnist Happy Halloween, everyone! This is an especially spooky year because of the midterm election that happens this coming Tuesday. Midterms are always interesting to those...

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Salisbury’s Take: Striving for perfection is not healthy

October 27, 2018

By: STEPHEN M. SALISBURY Columnist One of the reasons I wasn’t able to be successful in my college career until much later in life was because I always felt like if I could not be perfect, it wasn’t...

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Salisbury’s Take: Who needs a break this week?

Charlie Day October 9, 2018

By: STEPHEN M. SALISBURY Columnist My last few columns have been about super serious topics, so when I sat down to write this week, I thought I might like to lighten things up a bit. I don’t know about...

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Salisbury’s Take: Listen up men, this one’s for you!

Justice Anthony September 26, 2018

By: STEPHEN M. SALISBURY Columnist  Let me start this column by stating unequivocally that I believe Christine Blasey Ford. Many of you reading this might be saying, “What in the world are you talking...

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Salisbury’s Take: An insider’s view of the political process

September 16, 2018

By: STEPHEN M. SALISBURY Columnist I’m running for office this election cycle. I’ll not tell you where or for what position because this is not a campaign ad. However, I do approve of this message!...

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Salisbury’s Take: Asking the question, “What does true patriotism look like?”

September 6, 2018

By STEPHEN M. SALISBURY Columnist     Our country lost a great American hero in the past couple of weeks. Senator John McCain (R) of Arizona died four days short of his 82 birthday on August 25. He...

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Salisbury’s Take: Preface Columnist Welcomes Back the Family with History Lesson

August 15, 2018

By STEPHEN M. SALISBURY Featured Columnist     Welcome back, readers!It is always exciting to start a new academic year. By the end of this semester, I will have completed my sixth full year as a full...

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Salisbury’s Take: Let the revolution begin

STEPHEN SALISBURY March 30, 2018

By: STEPHEN SALISBURY Guest Columnist This past weekend, we saw a bunch of true heroes in action. Young people, whose lives were at the mercy of a gun-toting former classmate just weeks before, stood...

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Salisbury’s Take: Changing the Narrative Surrounding Gun Control

STEPHEN SALISBURY March 9, 2018

By: STEPHEN SALISBURY Guest Columnist   In the wake of yet another mass school shooting several weeks ago, I struggled to come up with something original to contribute to the gun control debate....

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