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The Wayne Stater

The student news site of Wayne State College

The Wayne Stater

The student news site of Wayne State College

The Wayne Stater

Financial Responsibility

Stephanie Hempel, Columnist December 7, 2016

The invisible tightrope beneath my feet keeps shaking in the wind of necessity. A series of future deadlines are strung from a window in the Humanities building (my sweetest home) and wrapped three times...

A bad leader is better than no leader

Nick Ulrich, Columnist December 7, 2016

I spend most of my free time playing video games on PC. The game I play most is called “Counter Strike: Global Offensive.” It is a 5v5 team-based first-person-shooter. The most important aspect of...

People watching, inner thoughts and happiness

Sadie Miller, Columnist December 7, 2016

I was walking down the streets of downtown Asheville, N.C., with my mom, grandma, sister and niece. People were flicking between stores like cigarette butts, and some guys were dancing in the park, when...

Letter to the Editor

Janet Grado December 6, 2016

Dear Reader, Mental health has been a new and important part of my life. Mainly because I had a mental breakdown last winter that forever changed my life.  And as a result of this mental breakdown,...

Food, football and fighting” What Thanksgiving is all about

Mason Schweizer, Opinion Editor November 30, 2016

It’s no secret that Thanksgiving has evolved into a holiday that celebrates all that is terrible to be an American—we eat more in a day than many around the world can scrounge up in a week before sitting...

Dead In The Water: Beyond the idea, into the shadow

Dead In The Water: Beyond the idea, into the shadow

Jacob Stewart, Columnist November 30, 2016

We’re approaching the end—of the semester, the year, and for some of the cons here, the end of their time in this institution—and here I am, listening to The Doors, Jim Morrison’s harsh and beautiful...

Love me, love my Wookiee: Han Solo & Chewbacca’s bromance

Natasha Fuehrer, Columnist November 30, 2016

Before a poor farm boy accompanied by an old fossil wandered into a dusty cantina, and a princess with a pastry-like hairdo barked orders at them, Han Solo and his trusty companion, Chewbacca, only had...

High on the Plains: Cant you hear me knocking

High on the Plains: Can’t you hear me knocking

Chad Christensen, Columnist November 16, 2016

The neighbor boy had come over to see my stepson, and he was gibbering on as usual. And it was fast. Very fast. It was actually a strain to keep up with what he had to say. He’s a video game connoisseur,...

Misconceptions lead to misunderstandings

Kristin Jindra, Guest Columnist November 16, 2016

Editorial note: The author of this story does not live in the city of Wayne and therefore is not breaking any city laws. So I have this amazing, perfect and beautiful dog at home. Her name is Kokki,...

Love trumps hate

Mason Schweizer, Opinion Editor November 16, 2016

Donald Trump is the new leader of the free world. It still doesn’t make sense to a majority of the population—The Donald actually lost the popular vote—but it is true nonetheless. The fallout and...

Senioritis

Blake Hughes, Columnist November 16, 2016

Playhouse Kingdom The first house I remember moving into as a kid sat atop a hill (steep and vigorous) overlooking the others below young and wild I dreamt of faraway villains coming to take what...

We all need a little more love

Mason Schweizer, Opinion Editor November 9, 2016

To the relief of many, election night has finally come and passed, and so has the hoopla that comes with it. We can begin watching TV again without having to sit through dozens of political ads, although...

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