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Paige Wirta

Paige Wirta

Surviving screen time and maintaining mental health in a virtual world

The coronavirus pandemic has unleashed a number of stressors on people worldwide, but combining a college education can possibly magnify those stressors. With increased online

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Paige Wirta November 19, 2020 2 Comments

Opinion: Election night turned into days of misinformation

As many experts had foreseen, Election Day of 2020 turned into multiple Election Days. The longer the wait, the less likely it seemed that we

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Paige Wirta November 15, 2020 2 Comments

Opinion: Content warnings help students deal with triggering content

At the beginning of the Netflix original show “The Politician,” a black screen with text takes up the first few seconds. “The Politician is a

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Paige Wirta November 12, 2020 1 Comment

Opinion: More states are teaching LGBT inclusive curriculum, but intolerance is still alive

As parts of the world become more accepting of the LGBT community, some places are also beginning to integrate LGBT history and sex education into

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Paige Wirta November 9, 2020 1 Comment

Opinion: Voting is an extremely important right that you should exercise

The United States has a very complicated and ridiculous voting and election process. As a 15-year-old in 2016, I was absolutely dumbfounded when Donald Trump

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Paige Wirta October 30, 2020 No Comments

Opinion: the electoral debates felt like reality TV

During the past few weeks, the American population witnessed two rather chaotic debates; on Sept. 29, President Donald Trump and democratic nominee Joe Biden faced

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Paige Wirta October 22, 2020 1 Comment

Doomscrolling: the negative effects of getting glued to the screen

Everyone has a different morning routine; for me, it is a relatively simple procedure that I typically follow through with every morning. I wake up,

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Paige Wirta October 15, 2020 1 Comment

Opinion: Popular author J.K. Rowling continues to spread hateful transphobic rhetoric

Most of us know of J.K. Rowling; if not by name, then most likely by her incredibly popular young adult series “Harry Potter.” First published

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Paige Wirta October 5, 2020 1 Comment

Opinion: Bars reopening near campus present a new threat to the student body

On Sep. 4, the Central District Health (CDH) board approved lifting quarantine on all bars and nightclubs when CDH designated Ada County as category 2

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Paige Wirta September 28, 2020 2 Comments

Opinion: The Rec Center’s new dress code is progressive, but won’t satisfy everyone

Recently, the Boise State Rec Center changed its dress code, relaxing previous policies. Now, the Rec only requires that visitors must wear a “top and

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Paige Wirta September 27, 2020 1 Comment
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