By Noah Royer Over the decades, gamers have been labeled many things. These titles consist of school shooters, terrorists, cultists, and most recently - sexists. It’s a bold and ridiculous claim, but culture critics like Anita Sarkeesian cling to it as if it were a fact. Gamers have always been at the forefront of name calling, and it’s odd that the people who speak out against generalizations are happy to paint gamers and the culture with such a broad brush. Even more bizarre is that popular sites such as Kotaku, Polygon, and IGN have seemingly betrayed gamers’ trust. They’ve published articles like “Gamers are Dead” and “The Death of an Identity”. With no allies, gamers had no way of combating these claims, and lies naturally became truth. These “truths” gained the attention of influential media outlets such as MSNBC, NBC, Gawker, and The Guardian. Naturally, gamers took up arms and created an online movement - #GamerGate.
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By Ersha Kumar According to the National Sleep Foundation, only a mere 15 percent of teenagers receive the required 8.5 hours of sleep per night. In addition, teens have extremely irregular sleeping patterns which hurts their biological clocks as well as their quality of their sleep. Between AP classes, extracurriculars, family, friends, and time to relax, it’s hard to expect students to receive eight hours of night every night. This begs the question on whether or not school should start later. The quick answer to this question is yes. Ask almost any student in high school and they’ll agree that an extra hour of sleep sounds extremely tempting. Not only does it sound peaceful, but it’s also proven to provide extra health benefits. According to Health.com, it improves memory, helps lengthen life, and spurs creativity. Growing teenagers need enough sleep in order function in their daily lives between school, sports, and work. By John Levy San Bernardino, Charleston, Sandy Hook, and Columbine: these are the names that immediately come to the minds of Americans when gun rights are in debate. Opinions rage across the board in Washington D.C. and state legislations, ranging from complete government control of guns and no public use, to complete public control. Recently, the United States has become more notioned to the fact that gun rights should be more strict due to the increasing number of mass shootings that has swept the nation. However, this would only create more chaos and lawlessness. First, guns themselves do not kill people. Yep, you read right. Guns are not the killers. The culprits here are the lawbreaking citizens. I’ll explain: Guns are safe in the hands of law-abiding, sane, and mentally stable citizens. In a recent Gallup poll, US citizens stated that the top three reasons for owning a gun was for protection against crime (67%), target shooting (66%), and hunting (58%). Now, these are relatively safe activities, given that the users of the guns know the power that they possess in their hands, and they are properly trained how to use them. |
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