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The front cover of "The Trafficker" by Scott Douglas Gerber. Photo provided by Scott Douglas Gerber.
OPINION

The hidden world of human trafficking in Ohio

"I chose to write a novel — a legal thriller, in terms of genre — rather than an academic book about human trafficking because I strongly believe that fiction can often educate in a more compelling fashion than nonfiction. “To Kill a Mockingbird” is the classic example of how fiction can teach."


Jacob Van Riper stands with the tree he cut down at John T. Nieman Nursery, a Christmas tree farm in Hamilton. Photo provided by Jacob Van Riper.
OPINION

Fake or fir: The Christmas tree dilemma

"The choice between a fresh-cut tree and a synthetic one is a choice between two ideas of Christmas. One is living, innately imperfect and genuine. The other is precise and mass-produced, but empty of the warmth and story that made our cultural habit so meaningful in the first place."


OPINION

Thanksgiving Break should be longer

"Our semester already starts a week later compared to other universities. A simple way to make Thanksgiving Break more valuable for everyone on campus is to get rid of Fall Break, as it’s only one day and makes travel difficult, and give us the full week of Thanksgiving off."


OPINION

True realists believe in hope

"A realist in the modern era would most likely have a more optimistic bent. Currently, of course, with the postmodern reigning supreme, realism is equated with pessimism. However, neither of these are true realism."


OPINION

Miami Plan: Productive or problematic?

"With no other option, I was stuck in a history class covering the Crusades, HST 360V. By no means am I saying that the Crusades aren’t interesting or worth studying, because they most definitely are — I just don’t want to be the one studying them."

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