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The Day That I Died

02/09/2026 /  Violet Cadenhead

Hello? Hello? Is anybody there?... The day that I died, I went for a ride,

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More Than Deputies: Career Paths for Criminal Justice Majors

02/02/2026 /  Cera "Percy” Pearson

So, you’re going into criminal justice. And then what? Western provides students the opportunity to stay close to their community, but to let their degrees carry them further into the future. One such future can be seen with the Sweetwater Detention...

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Under the Moroccan Sun

01/22/2026 /  Jessica Petri

The Moroccan sun met me with its unforgiving warmth, as I walked the dusty streets of Aït Benhaddou with my friend Imane by my side. Imane was Moroccan, with her family living not far from this village. We came to Morocco to explore the Sahara Desert,...

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Echoes of Sorrow

01/14/2026 /  Arturo Delgadillo Lara

“Pedrito, please don’t stray too far from the house”, Mamita called after me as I opened the door to the front lawn.

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A Loss Forged from Andante

01/12/2026 /  Hunter Chadwick

Mornings, as well, your mentor wept truthfully, then played the spinet in his dark-grey parlour, and, with weary eyes that bled

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My Friend, Depression

12/29/2025 /  Nathaniel Hall

Faith can move mountains. Don’t quote me on this-I didn’t say this shit. I’ve prayed my whole life.