Douglas Roche
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Why social media has morphed into an approval-seeker of others
Butler student checks her Snapchat. Photo by Michael Brown. DOUGLAS ROCHE III | OPINION COLUMNIST | droche@butler.edu The internet drives society today. There is no other way around it. It is our generation’s invention of the light bulb. I would love to be able to go back to 1990 just before the World Wide Web…
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Why Brock Turner’s release after half a six-month sentence is wrong
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons DOUGLAS ROCHE III | OPINION COLUMNIST | droche@butler.edu On June 2, Stanford rapist Brock Turner was sentenced to six months in Santa Clara county jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious 22 year-old female behind a dumpster at a party on Jan. 18. On Sept. 2, Turner was released early for…
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What I’ve learned after my first two weeks at Butler
Illustration by Maria Rapisarda. DOUGLAS ROCHE III | OPINION COLUMNIST | droche@butler.edu On Aug. 20, I moved into Ross Hall and began the next chapter in my life: college. While that was only two weeks ago, it feels more like two days. It seems it was just yesterday I hugged my mom and dad goodbye…
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Firsy day of college: The first of many firsts
First day of high school vs. first day of college. Illustration by Maria Rapisarda. DOUGLAS ROCHE III | OPINION COLUMNIST | droche@butler.edu Last Wednesday was the first day of school for Butler students, but for first-year students, it was monumental—it was their first day of college. It was the first of many firsts for…