Category: Volume 2025

  • Hypnotherapy as a Treatment for Depression

    Hypnotherapy as a Treatment for Depression

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    Kaemon Dix
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    A forty-seven-year-old by the name of Tonja has been going to various therapy sessions for the past eleven years. After being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, Tonja has suffered from a myriad of health problems. Unfortunately for her, none of these therapy sessions seemed to yield the results she wanted. In search of mental and…

  • Peace is an Option: Habitat Modification as Canada Goose Population Control

    Peace is an Option: Habitat Modification as Canada Goose Population Control

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    Larkin Parsons-Keir
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    Ryan Gosling deserves to live. I’m not talking about the famous actor, though I wish him much longevity; rather, I’m speaking of Ryan, the baby Canada goose found (and named) by my brother last spring. He had been dragged under our deck by a predator and was nearly dead, suffocated by mud. He was a…

  • A Building Dilemma: Going Green or Saving Green?

    A Building Dilemma: Going Green or Saving Green?

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    Maren Burrows
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    Buildings are everywhere. We work, sleep, and recreate inside buildings. The earth is dotted with different structures that serve a myriad of purposes. Vast establishments, tiny houses, and everything in between are anything from places of worship to chemical laboratories. These buildings went through quite a lengthy process to come into existence. As an aspiring…

  • One Guy’s Lawnmower is Another Guy’s Future 

    One Guy’s Lawnmower is Another Guy’s Future 

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    Anders Bergholm
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    It sat on the corner. Out of the bag poked a slender, broken, metallic arm reaching for freedom. I had seen it a couple of weeks before, hardly a stone’s throw from the church building. I watched, waiting for it to be claimed.   A short two years before, I had started the adolescent ritual of…

  • The Choice

    The Choice

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    Julia Lingenbrink
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    Dear reader, I want to first acknowledge that there are different situations and conditions that can prevent us from being happy all the time. All of us have felt it. With that said, I firmly believe that in most situations, we have the choice to be happy—and this is a story about choosing happiness and…

  • Polyester Perks and Pitfalls

    Polyester Perks and Pitfalls

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    Molly Tolman
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    It is incredibly likely those of you reading this paper are currently wearing at least one garment comprised of a fabric called polyester. In essence, polyester differs from traditional, natural textiles because it is woven from plastic thread, making it cheaper and more durable, but also (generally) more uncomfortable and pollutive. Common Objective, a platform…

  • Moment in the Mud

    Moment in the Mud

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    Sofia Da Luz
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    Once, there was a little pond, and on that little pond was a small flotilla of tiny leaf boats. This was my doing, of course. Eight-year-old me had quite the imagination. Frog catching and worm inspection were also prime time entertainment. During the summer, my dad and I would spend hours in the garden catching…

  • Writing Matters: “Where do you see yourself in five years?”

    Writing Matters: “Where do you see yourself in five years?”

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    Emilia Friend
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    The topic of “writing” elicits images of strict English teachers staring down their spectacles at  wide-eyed students, demanding nothing less than Shakespeare from their young charges. Even experienced wordsmiths encounter angst over transforming their thoughts into artful written compositions. Consequently, many people today eschew writing in favor of vlogs and photo sharing. However, without writing, I would not…