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EpiPen is too expensive: Patients don’t have many options

Written by Julia Rodriquez, Opinions Editor Mylan Inc.’s well-known product, the EpiPen, has increased in price 600 percent in the last several years– raising the price of an individual EpiPen from about $50 to over $300. According to Market Watch, a drug price-comparison will show that the cheapest option for EpiPens now is a two pack for over $600. Unfortunately, ...

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VSU shouldn’t forget current students

It might be time for VSYOU to take a backseat to VSUS. The 2015-2016 school year saw the beginnings of the VSYOU advertisement campaign, and this year enrollment is set to reap the benefits. The campaign has produced a 5 percent increase in freshman enrollment from last year, with majors like communications, math, and accounting seeing the biggest growth since ...

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America takes too many pills: Health is poorly impacted by avoidable bad habit

Written by Bryce Ethridge, Staff Writer In the words of Gin Rummy from “Boondocks” “…there are known knowns, and that there are known unknowns…” One of these known knowns are that Americans literally take pills for everything, but are these pills helping or hurting us? Do doctors really want to help you get better or do they want you to ...

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Soldier causes DUSTWUN: Court predictions for sentence too harsh

Written by Julia Rodriquez, Opinions Editor According to CNN, Army Private First Class Robert Bowdrie “Bowe” Bergdahl, could be facing life in prison on charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. On June 30, 2009, Bergdahl went missing from his combat outpost in Paktika Province, Afghanistan.  Finally in May 2014, he was released from the Taliban after being held ...

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Editorial: News media must work to gain trust of audience

Sometimes reporters don’t have all of the information before running a story. The race to be first on broadcasting big news can be a cutthroat competition, and anything done in a rush is bound to contain errors. Sometimes the errors are an accident, but other times they are made out of careless haste. The most recent social uproar against media ...

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Babysitters deserve better wages and more respect

Written by Evelyn Dunn, Staff Writer Babysitters deserve proper pay Stay at home moms are demanding more respect; for people to understand that it is a full time job to take care of a child. According to Goudreau at Forbes.com, their job can be broken down into ten different responsibilities, all consisting of things that require just as much attention ...

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Periods not a luxury and tampons are essential

Written by Hunter Terrell, Staff Writer On July 21st, New York became the 11th state to terminate the luxury tax placed on the most common feminine product, tampons. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo commented to multiple news sources “This is a regressive tax on essential products that women have had to pay for far too long and lifting it is ...

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Starting fall too early: Stores push customers away

Written by Olivia Studdard, Staff Writer Every year pumpkin spice, bonfires, and football games sneak up on the unsuspecting public, their quiet arrival marked by the decorations that seemingly appear overnight in the windows and aisles of department stores everywhere. For most people this is a welcome change. A craze is experienced over the decorations, the smells, and the change ...

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Popular app extending lines and wait: Some students complain that service at Moe’s way too slow

Written by Hunter Terrell, Staff Writer One of VSU’s favorite dining options, Moe’s Southwest Grill, has relocated from the retail center of Palms dining to the Student Union, adjacent to Chick-fil-A, where Nathan’s used to be. Moe’s still offers Homewreckers with a side of guacamole as well as maintaining a welcoming atmosphere that is created by the employees, but students ...

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Burkini ban promotes hate

Written by Cynthia Papailler, Staff Writer A picture of a Muslim woman being forced to remove her veil surrounded by policemen on a French beach is going viral, and women around the world of all different backgrounds are rallying behind her. Does any government that boasts “Liberty, equality, and fraternity” as their national motto have the right to tell any ...

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