Katie Ammann

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Life in the slow lane

How’s your semester going so far? Oh, that busy, huh? Well, I guess we can catch up later… If this is how you’ve been talking to yourself lately, it’s time to reprioritize your time. I say this as a fellow meet-yourself-coming-and-going-er, not someone who’s sitting here with truly free time to write this article. I’ve had semesters filled with 21 credit hours, musicals, work and relationships. Trust me, I know.

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Black History Month: it’s for all of us

All right kiddos, it’s Black History Month! I’ll write my report on Harriet Tubman; why don’t you do George Washington Carver? Or maybe Nelson Mandela or Dr. Martin Luther King, […]

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The grammar police

Weeeooo weeeooo weeeooo! We have you surrounded! Come out with your hands up and your spell-checker turned off! The grammar police have a warrant for your arrest! Okay, so perhaps […]

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Keep it real

I was watching the new episode of “South Park” the other night, and it dawned on me that those little modestly-animated, potty-mouthed fourth-graders are not so different from all of […]

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Be a secret santa

All right, kiddos, it’s al-most time for Thanks-giving. I know we all have a ton of papers and projects to finish in the next two and a half weeks, but […]

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A W.I.L.D. lack of respect

I hope you all enjoyed W.I.L.D. I hope you didn’t encounter rude staff and volunteers. I also hope you wondered why Green Action wasn’t brought in to help make the event more sustainable. And I hope that you tried to get more than one slice of pizza—and that you succeeded.

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Let’s pick someone already

The debate is tomorrow. So what? We’ll eventually inaugurate another president who may or may not make us happy, sad or indifferent. Personally, I’m an avid supporter of Barack Obama […]

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R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Alright kiddos, it’s time to talk about respect.

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