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The Criterion

New Year, New Me

Crite Staff January 28, 2017

by Lauren Heaton A resolution, according to Google, is “a firm decision to do or not to do something." That sounds like a Shakespearean quote to me, to do or not to do. Merriam-Webster defines a resolution...

Circle K’s Christmas Cards for Kids

Crite Staff December 5, 2016

by Lauren Heaton Student’s chatter and laughter filled the UC second floor on Thursday, Dec. 1.  Roughly 30 students showed up to write and decorate Christmas cards for children in hospitals around...

On the plus side: Fashion for all

Crite Staff November 13, 2016

by Lauren Heaton Either you’re not enough, or you’re too much. That is the message girls all the way to women hear and believe, especially when it comes to their beautiful, uniquely shaped bodies...

Shopping for a cause

Crite Staff November 13, 2016

by Lauren Heaton Last Christmas, my friends and I were planning to do the normal gift exchange, but one girl went out of her way to give gifts that gave back. Knowing that I am someone who dreams big,...

Pipelines and Protests

Crite Staff October 31, 2016

by Lauren Heaton There has been a lot of buzz surrounding actress Shailene Woodley’s recent arrest in North Dakota at a peaceful demonstration blockading the construction site for the Dakota Access...

Assisted Suicide

Crite Staff October 23, 2016

by Lauren Heaton In 1997, the state of Oregon enacted the Death with Dignity Act. That same year the American Medical Association, American Nurses Association, American Psychiatric Association and countless...

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