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Author / Moira Moynihan

Moira Moynihan is a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, majoring in English Literature and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Having been involved with WUPR for the past three years, she is thrilled to take on the role of co Editor-in-Chief this year.
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  • Paging Dr. Barbie

    BY MOIRA MOYNIHAN One of my most distinct memories from elementary school is president’s day. Each year, Folwell Elementary celebrated by having each of the 5th grade students dress up and give one-minute speeches on the President or First Lady that he or she was assigned to represent. I was Jacquie O. She, however, was…

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  • The Plight of the Bees

    BY MOIRA MOYNIHAN During my semester abroad in France, our program sent us on a short sejour to a small town along the Spanish border named Céret. A century earlier, the likes of Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and Salvador Dalí had been drawn there by the allure of southern France and the vast countryside sprawling…

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  • From Seneca Falls to JJ’s Diner: Parks and Recreation, a Feminist Manifesto

    BY MOIRA MOYNIHAN Parks and Recreation is the greatest show on television. I say this for many reasons. It’s not hard to see that Li’l Sebastian is an heroic mascot for our nation, that Ron Swanson is a god among men, and that I wish I could have celebrated my 21st at the Snake Hole…

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  • Minnesota: the Greatest State in the Union

    BY MOIRA MOYNIHAN Most days of the year, I’ll concede that I can be a little dramatic when it comes to a “throw down for your hometown.” Being born and raised in the land of 10,000 lakes, I have never shied away from my Minnesota patriotism. Usually I am willing to admit that there are…

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  • Politicians With Their Pants Down

    BY MOIRA MOYNIHAN I am not a New Yorker.  However, having been here for the summer, watching the city prepare for its upcoming election, I’ve got a bone to pick with some of the horses in these races. Currently, there are no fewer than three men running for office who have sex scandals behind their…

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  • Yes, You Can Still Care About Politics Now

    It’s now been twenty-four hours since the networks called – some begrudgingly – the presidential election. As the fervor begins to die down, the partisan t-shirts will retire to the back of our drawers. Some may peel off losing bumper-stickers, but nevertheless, America has batch of politicians — some old, some new — ready to…

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  • Remembering Paul Wellstone

    Ten years ago, a Senator, his wife, his daughter, three campaign staffers and two pilots died in a small plane crash in Northern Minnesota.  I was ten years old, and my mom came to school to lead our Girl Scout Troop meeting, and she was crying. I didn’t understand at the time why it was…

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