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The Lakeland Mirror

Lakeland University's Student-Run Newsite

The Lakeland Mirror

Lakeland University's Student-Run Newsite

The Lakeland Mirror

Minority Report: Watered Down

Minority Report: Watered Down

Benjamin Wilks, Sports Editor April 7, 2016

I accept that men and women are equals. I understand and respect the hard work and dedication that the strong women in our history have put forth to fight for equality. I compare it to a straight shot...

Minority Report: Ain’t I ashamed

Minority Report: Ain’t I ashamed

Benjamin Wilks, Staff Reporter February 17, 2016

I never try to call out my own people for the fact that most in America will beat me to it 10 times out of 10, but I can’t seem to hold in my frustrations on this matter. A convocation titled “Ain’t...

The Minority Report: Unprepared

The Minority Report: Unprepared

Benjamin Wilks, Sports Editor January 28, 2016

Police brutality isn’t anything new. Police officers have been abusing their authority since day one. It gets pretty easy to do immoral things when the most immoral authority is the government. Also...

Minority Report: A race for innocence

Minority Report: A race for innocence

Benjamin Wilks, Sports Editor January 20, 2016

I never thought race a factor when trying to assess the age of a person, so when I found out that black boys beginning at the age of ten are viewed as being responsible for actions for which their white...

Minority Report: It’s okay, they’re white.

Minority Report: It’s okay, they’re white.

Benjamin Wilks, Sports Editor January 13, 2016

As I live in a country that expects my downfall based on genetic materials over which I have no control and a system meant to restrict my success at any cost, I continue to see a pattern of hypocrisy....

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