Nationwide students are addicted to “study drugs,” which are prescription drugs students abuse to increase focus. By Hannah Metzger

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With the cost of living for college students so high, shoplifting has become a way of life for many, benefiting the individual more than it hurts the corporations. By Hannah Metzger

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Attacks on the Hill are unreported by CU, despite the danger this silence created for students. By Hannah Metzger

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Criticisms of the body positivity movement are baseless, fueled by society’s irrational hatred of the overweight and obese. By Hannah Metzger

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Lack of student voting has allowed the CUSG to become a disconnected force not worthy of the power that they hold. By Hannah Metzger

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Professors should be required to have teaching certificates/degrees to assure adequate teaching in universities. By Hannah Metzger

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Tuition rises, while CU rakes in endowments, leading students and third-party organizations to deem CU not worth the cost. By Hannah Metzger

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By refusing to send emergency alerts of crimes occurring on the Hill, CU Boulder is senselessly endangering student lives. By Hannah Metzger

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Harvard’s penalization of Greek organizations serves as an example for CU Boulder of how to put your students’ safety first. By Hannah Metzger

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