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Over the winter holidays, I've been thinking about how much my husband and I, as Western Illinois University alumni, have benefited from the liberal…
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Dear members of the Board of Trustees,An attack on faculty is an attack on students, the regional economy, and the brand of Western Illinois University.…
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I have hesitated to make good on a promise to expose sugar as an addictive substance. It is as if I were doubting my mother's love or the core of my…
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This fall colleges and universities have seen some of the largest Hispanic student enrollment ever, and next month, people from various regions of the…
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This is an open letter to State lawmakers Norine Hammond and John Sullivan: As an alumna and faculty member of Western Illinois University's College of…
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Like many Macomb parents, I’m not pleased with high-stakes testing. Testing culture, which has changed the very nature of what public education is, has…
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My brother Chad disappeared Feb. 8th, 1998 in the Spoon River at the Bernadotte dam. He was 23 and living with my parents on West Washington Street in…
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I never had an abortion, but I should have. I am sure of this after reading Katha Pollitt's highly acclaimed book, Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights.…
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I’m a survivor of sexual assault.According to the National Institute of Justice, most sexual violence perpetrators on college campuses commit their crimes…