Mirella Manilla, Staff Writer
October 4, 2019
After nine vape-related deaths were reported in the United States this year, several stores have decided to stop selling e-cigarettes, yet some still continue to sell firearms even after astronomical numbers of gun-related deaths have b...
Elizabeth Floyd, Staff Writer
October 4, 2019
FMU’s student newspaper, “The Patriot,” is home to many different students with different majors from different walks of life. I love working for the student newspaper, but it seems like most of the time when I mention tha...
DeAndrea Norman, Staff Writer
October 4, 2019
Last year I wrote an opinion article on how college should be cheaper for all students because I was not sure that it was reasonable for college to be free. While college tuition costs should be lowered, I do not think those w...
Cassidy McKnight, Staff Writer
October 4, 2019
Beginning in 1982, the Rambo series sparked great controversy by telling the story of a traumatized Vietnam War hero just nine years after the United States ceased its involvement in the war. Nevertheless, it became a popular sur...
Cassidy McKnight, Staff Writer
October 4, 2019
The injustice done to children with disabilities by undertrained and ignorant (of their disorders) staff is just that: injustice. Teachers of special education are not just thrown into the classroom and expected to figure out...
DeAndrea Norman, Staff Writer
September 20, 2019
Mental health was once a taboo subject and was hardly talked about. However, in 2019 mental health is now talked about more freely and honestly in communities, and the stigma and shame of having a mental illness is slowly fad...
Cassidy McKnight, Staff Writer
September 20, 2019
As an adaptation of a trilogy I once loved as a pre-teen, “Scary Stories to Tell in The Dark,” otherwise referred to as “Scary Stories,” is a great nostalgic film for fans of the books, and a great thriller for those who...
Elizabeth Floyd, Staff Writer
September 20, 2019
First day jitters, most students get them. It’s the first day of class, your palms are sweaty and you are repeating the room number in your head as you go to the first lecture of many to come. You sit in your chair hoping, along...
James McCarley, Copy Editor
September 20, 2019
Politics is one of those topics that almost always results in conflict. Whenever I’ve talked to anyone about politics, almost every time their first question is, “What are you?” What they really mean is, “Which party do you ...
Joshua Hardee, Assistant Editor
September 20, 2019
The word politician is synonymous with liar in some dictionaries. And I think we can all agree that’s a fair assessment to make based on the track record of many of our politicians, especially these days.
With the elections c...
Joshua Hardee, Assistant Editor
April 19, 2019
In the ‘80s, Dr. Chris Simopoulos was indicted in Norfolk, Virginia, for having performed spurious abortions on women who were not actually pregnant. This came shortly after a sting operation in which he wanted to do an abor...
Cassidy McKnight, Staff Writer
April 19, 2019
Have you ever thought about all the things you would give to see your deceased loved one just one more time? What it would be like if you could have more time with them? Well, according to “Pet Sematary,” the dead are best...