Category: Forum
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Angles: Do details really matter in creative writing?
Somewhat accidentally, the theme for the Angles topics of this semester has been debates between writers about writing, media and the digital age. From the ethics of ChatGPT to paying for news subscriptions to the value of print media in a digital landscape, Mirror writers have labored over topics on the minds of many in…
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Farewell from the Mirror editors
The Mirror hasn’t seen a team of co-editors-in-chief for a while — the last set graduated in 2010. It’s a hard job to share with so many responsibilities and possibilities for mistakes. We would like to think we made it work because of our good-cop-bad-cop leadership style. Sydney made writing happen. She kept people on-task…
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Alumni demonstrate invigorating environmental careers
There are numerous fields within environmental studies that can lead to a career one is passionate about. An environmental studies major gives students the potential to pursue careers in a broad range of disciplines. Rob Green, an Augustana University alumnus with bachelor’s degrees in English, journalism and philosophy and a master’s degree in environmental studies,…
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ChatGPT: a useful tool for students
The ethical implications of Artificial Intelligence programs like ChatGPT have been causing some chaos for university professors and faculty. Here’s the big question: Should ChatGPT be allowed in educational settings, and if so, what crosses the line? I’ve heard a broad range of arguments, from advocating for the occasional use of AI programs to rants…
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You should tell your friends you love them
If being out as bisexual has taught me anything in the past few years, it’s that friendship is hideously undervalued in our culture. As a queer person, I spend a lot of time with other queer people. We tend to congregate. What stands out to me about queer friendship is that there tends to be…
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Angles: Is digital media better than print?
The fact that the move to digital has monumentally altered the way that media is created, spread and consumed has been discussed at length, several times in this very publication. E-book options have become standard across the literary industry, finding their way into library catalogs, personal devices and class course material lists. Of course, most…
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Students need better bowls for dining hall
The Ordal Dining Hall serves as a welcoming meeting place for campus, but the shape of the cereal bowls has become a subject of contention and debate. All bowls are used to hold and portion food. Choosing a defective shape and design has implications on the students, workers and environment. All of the cereal bowls…
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‘Mother of sustainability’ highlights need for global effort
The world must work together to battle environmental issues. This year’s Boe Forum on Public Affairs speaker, former prime minister of Norway Gro Harlem Brundtland, has shown us the benefits of listening to others and sharing ideas. Throughout her speech at Augustana, she emphasized the importance of diversity and working together in combating environmental issues.…
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House plants are worth the work
Whoever said plants are too much work for the reward of having them has obviously never considered a plant’s true potential. Tending plants in your home has been linked to increased happiness, reduced stress and anxiety and an increase in life satisfaction. It’s true that owning a plant comes with a level of responsibility, but…
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Senators and representatives should support Native American human rights act
When my parents made the difficult decision to leave behind everyone they knew and everything they loved to move to the United States, they did so fearfully but with courage and the fierce desire to provide a better life for their children. When I made the decision to seek higher education at Augustana, I did…