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“No Mercy”: What the Karate Kid Franchise Teaches Us About the Mercy Mission

“No Mercy”: What the Karate Kid Franchise Teaches Us About the Mercy Mission

Arts and Entertainment October 27, 2022 at 11:31 am Comments are Disabled

By: Thomas Langan | Staff Writer By now, most of us have seen at least the first Karate Kid film. The 1984 hit brought martial arts into popular culture in the U.S. in a way that Bruce Lee’s films had only scratched the surface of in the 1960s and 70s with pictures like Enter the Dragon. From the iconic (whileRead More

Amazon and Tolkien’s Vision: The Case Against “The Rings of Power”

Amazon and Tolkien’s Vision: The Case Against “The Rings of Power”

Op-Ed, Uncategorized October 12, 2022 at 8:00 am Comments are Disabled

By: Jane Benz | Staff Writer Is the art of film in decline? Can endings no longer be endings? Can a work of art be great without being done violence? Resurrected endlessly for profit until it is no longer great? Do we need a new Lord of the Rings saga? And by Amazon, no less? Our relationship with the mediaRead More

Didn’t See That Coming: First-Year Expectations vs. Reality

Didn’t See That Coming: First-Year Expectations vs. Reality

Op-Ed October 12, 2022 at 8:00 am Comments are Disabled

By: Jessica Albright | Staff Writer With movies like Pitch Perfect and Monsters University, the college experience oftentimes appears to be a grand and lively time for young adults. Although this may be true for some, many people find that college is quite a different experience than they expected. From dining hall food to the social life, the first monthRead More

Op-Ed: The Heap Problem and How One Philosophical Dilemma has Created Nearly All of America’s Political Division

Op-Ed: The Heap Problem and How One Philosophical Dilemma has Created Nearly All of America’s Political Division

Op-Ed September 29, 2022 at 2:41 pm Comments are Disabled

By: Thomas Langan | Staff Writer Imagine yourself standing in front of a clean table. Sitting on the table is a small bucket of dry sand. You take the bucket and pour it out onto the table. Setting aside the bucket, you examine your handiwork. Instead of a bucket, you have created a heap of sand. If we can agreeRead More

Op-Ed: Amy Coney Barrett’s Hearings Were a Waste of Time

Op-Ed: Amy Coney Barrett’s Hearings Were a Waste of Time

Op-Ed October 23, 2020 at 1:36 pm Comments are Disabled

By: Eilis O’Neil | Staff-Writer and Social Media Management Disclaimer: Political Op-Eds are independently written and do not reflect the views of the Mosaic Student Newspaper. Who needs a civics lesson as a senator? You’d be surprised to find out some on the Senate Judiciary Committee, especially after the ongoing Supreme Court nominee hearings. If you haven’t been keeping upRead More