Write a rhetorically and genre-appropriate Opinion piece for readers of The Western Howl, Western Oregon’s student run newspaper. 

The Western Howl invites Opinion submissions typically between 300 and 600 words. Your Opinion piece should be:

»Relevant and compelling to the audiences of Western Oregon University;

»Genre-appropriate in its use of language, tone, style, design, rhetorical appeals, and sources and should be aligned with the expectations of target audiences;

»Succinct, typically falling between 300 and 600 words

Genre Appropriate   

The piece is genre appropriate in its use of language, tone, style, design, rhetorical appeals, and sources. The piece works as an effective “social response.”

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome  Relevant and Compelling to the audiences of Western Oregon University   

The content and or message is made to be relevant and compelling to its intended audience.

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome  Concise   

Typically falling between 300-600 words.