By Suann R. Endicott Genetically modified organisms (GMOs): some people may know about them and some may not. In fact, they can be difficult to learn about. After doing extensive research, I was left with the question: Why does the FDA approve foods like GMO’s with only the studies provided by the companies that manufacture them and without any independent reviews, even from their own scientists? Furthermore, why won’t the biotechnology companies allow independent studies of their products? Lastly, why are the big corporations against labeling products that have GMO’s? Doesn’t “gene-editing” feel like the GMO industry is playing God with our food? It does to me. Essentially, a…
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Mascarade of Cajole
by Jamaille Austin I had a self-actualization precognition of prestigious amore in the dawn early morning light As I vehemently recollected egocentric cohesive without meditative intuitive contrite I reminisced introverted theoretical monologue referencing ethical wrongs or upright As I relinquished a ravishing sociological companion daunting temerarious strife I envisaged underneath pseudo arena electricity bulbs our gallant alliance transcending Triumphing above nefarious artesian obstacles blockading the corridors of unorthodox haymaker mending This southpaw fisticuff stance zealot conversed with the governing orchestrator of omnipotent assimilating As unfortuitive tragedies tarnished aspirations of idyll modern day folklore persevering I contemplated a savagery hierarchy tier of eloquent competitive brutality majestically ascending Aligning with mesmerizing nocturnal…
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Starved
By Gwyneth Geiger My food bowl is empty. I starved.
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The Vacuum
By Gwyneth Geiger My human turned on the vacuum. I ran.
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Wedding Day
By Natasha Webster As I walked down the aisle, I knew who’d be waiting for me in the end. It was the same person that held me captive and proposed my death just 2 short months prior to the ‘big day’.
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Voices
By Sara Hinojosa My mother called for me from downstairs. When I walked down to respond, I heard the same voice whisper from behind a closed door: Don’t go down there—I heard it too.
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Island of Ghosts
By Raina Panarese The dusky air was heavy as I walked the stony beach on an island filled with ghosts. I found my tent in the fading light and there, luring behind it, was the bear with the blood shot eyes.
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3 Credits Short
By Eric Van Thiel (Class of 2020 2021) I applied for fall graduation for my MBA program last month. Today I received a notice that I was 3 credits short for graduation.
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100 Years
By Luke Layman I am a young scientist in the year 2020 who finally had a taste of the technology to travel 100 years into the future. And from what I’ve gathered, the people 100 years from now have this message only, “we were never prepared for now.”
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What Goes Down, Must Come Up
By John Perry The other day I was washing my leg hairs down the shower drain. Suddenly, something with hairy legs crawled back up!
