Category: Forum
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North Korea summit yields few results
New President. Same Story. New Year. No progress. While Michael Cohen was in front of the House committee testifying against Trump, the president found himself going to the usual anticlimactic North Korean summit meeting. President Trump’s conversation with Kim Jong Un looked to finally put an end to the Korean War. Ending the war would…
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The wonder of art: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
People have always debated the concept of “art” and whether it is an object that you can hold and look at or an idea that harnesses every ounce of creativity a person holds? If you type “art” into Google, the search engine will say the definition of art is “the expression or application of human…
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Residence hall bathrooms sabotaged by poor hygiene habits
I do not envy those who clean the bathrooms. Particularly the men’s first-floor bathroom in Solberg Hall. I feel a sense of disbelief when I enter the bathroom. Quickly, that feeling turns to disappointment. There is always a new adventure in our humble bathroom. Perhaps you will find a stack of 15 cups from the…
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The orchestrated reality of the dark tourism industry
Why do people visit the Catacombs of Paris? Or Vladimir Lenin’s preserved body in a glass case like a bald and mustached Sleeping Beauty in Moscow? Or the DMZ, a hostile war zone between North and South Korea? Mainly, because you can. This industry is dubbed “dark tourism” — tourism directed to places that are…
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Native professionals needed to lower healthcare disparities
KARLA ABBOTT Assistant Professor of Nursing, Augustana University As an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, I was a consumer of the federal government health care system, or Indian Health Service (IHS), that provides care to American Indians living on or off the reservation. Although never adequately funded,…
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‘Silent City’ history found south of Sioux Falls at Good Earth State Park
In 1650 A.D., the largest city in the United States existed only four miles south of Sioux Falls. Today, we call it Good Earth State Park. Nestled between cornfield upon cornfield and obscured by the absurdly large mansions popping up on the prairie like invasive species, Good Earth doesn’t draw much attention. Although beautiful and…