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Public unrest on police brutality on the rise

Public unrest on police brutality on the rise

Aaron Oechsner, Visual Media Editor January 28, 2016

Police brutality is a growing concern among many citizens in the United States. Online videos published and shared by citizens interacting with police have been flooding social media. Such videos have...

Danielle Livingston’s brother, Mac, is much like many children who dream of becoming police officers when they grow-up.

Voice for the Sheepdog

Danielle Livingston, Managing Editor January 28, 2016

A sheepdog guides and protects the sheep day and night from wolves. More often than not, no wolves come to prey on the innocent sheep. On those nights that the predators do come, the dog becomes the defender...

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...

Good Cop Bad Cop

Tyra Peters, Staff Reporter January 28, 2016

One of the most noble and courageous professions has become a mockery. I am not talking about a pilot or a bull fighter; I am referring to being a police officer in America. Being an officer has become...

Editorial: Outrage needed for all, not just some

Editorial: Outrage needed for all, not just some

Editorial Staff January 28, 2016

Surely, it is upsetting and even disturbing to see all these cases of police brutality in the news. And it is a further indictment against law enforcement that these overtly forceful incidents have happened...

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