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The Pharmaceutically Corrected Congress: A Practical Proposal

By The Pharmaceutically Corrected Congress: A Practical Proposal

Over three months have passed since Governor Rick Scott signed a bill requiring welfare applicants to pass drug tests. Those opposed to the plan said the tests would play on prejudice and stereotypes, and amount ...

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Representative King Mixes Muslims With Terrorists

Statements by Peter King Exhibit Racist Undertones Against American Muslims

By Representative King Mixes Muslims With Terrorists

Representative Peter King has a problem with mainstream Muslims. “It’s not just people who are involved with the terrorists” that we have to worry about, said King (R-NY) in an October 2010 interview with radio ...

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Political Figures Discover the Thin Line Between Public and Private

By Political Figures Discover the Thin Line Between Public and Private

“A picture’s worth a thousand words”. Apparently that’s not the phrase that came to mind for NY Rep. Anthony Weiner involving his “slip” tweeting a picture exposing himself to a female Seattle college student. When ...

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At Elmhurst College, Sexual Orientation is “Do Ask, Do Tell”

By At Elmhurst College, Sexual Orientation is “Do Ask, Do Tell”

It’s your senior year and you are beginning the process of applying to colleges to attend once you graduate. Throughout the stressful process, you are faced with deadlines, paperwork, essays, and… questions on your sexuality? ...

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9/11 Children’s Coloring Book Upsets Both Muslims and Americans

By 9/11 Children’s Coloring Book Upsets Both Muslims and Americans

At 8:45 am on September 11th, 2001, a hijacked airline slammed into the first of the World Trade Center towers.  18 minutes later, a second airline crashed into the second tower, and changed the course ...

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Taxes for Citizens Rise While Corporations Pay Less

By Taxes for Citizens Rise While Corporations Pay Less

There is an increasing nature to the discrepancy between CEO pay and what the average American makes. Every few months or so an article or study comes out that highlights the absurdity of corporate excess ...

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Choose Your Own Apocalypse: Welcome to 2012

By Choose Your Own Apocalypse: Welcome to 2012

With the future of the NBA still unsure, Justin Bieber winning “best male video” at the VMA’s and “Keeping up with the Kardashians” well into its 6th season, everyone’s been thinking the same thing. The ...

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Youth Robs Man of Seven Cents

By Youth Robs Man of Seven Cents

When I think of a convicted felon, I imagine a beefy, tatted up, six-foot man with a grimace that would make a baby cry and a record with a slew of robbery and assault charges. ...

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Lady Gaga, Don’t be a Drag, Just be Obscene

By Lady Gaga, Don’t be a Drag, Just be Obscene

A lot has been made of Lady Gaga’s, let’s say, androgynous appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards, where she performed “Yoü and I” looking like Jerry Lee Lewis, if Jerry Lee Lewis had a ...

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To the New Kid Calling Me “Dawg”

An Open Letter to the New Students from John Jacobs

By To the New Kid Calling Me “Dawg”

Coming to your first year of college, you’re probably thinking about all the parties you’re going to go to and none of the classes you’re going to attend, but that’s totally normal, so don’t worry. ...

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Pro Athletes in the Limelight

Why the public should forgive athletes for their mistakes

By Pro Athletes in the Limelight

What do Alex Rodriguez, Ben Roethlisberger and Kobe Bryant have in common? They have all been displayed as poor character people. And for worthy reason, right? Alex Rodriguez has tested positive for steroids, Ben Roethlisberger ...

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True Education of Other Cultures Should Begin at Home

By True Education of Other Cultures Should Begin at Home

The 22nd Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, “The society in which you live should help you to develop and to make the most of all the advantages (culture, work, social welfare) which are offered ...

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Plant Hall vs Sykes: Making Choices For Fall Classes

By Plant Hall vs Sykes: Making Choices For Fall Classes

Students try to choose classes at convenient times with solid professors when registering. However, the classroom seems to be an underrated factor. The two main class buildings on campus are the John H. Sykes College of ...

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The Impracticality of Eight Hours a Night During Finals

By The Impracticality of Eight Hours a Night During Finals

It’s almost the end of the semester, and I slept for 12 hours last night. Granted, it was a holiday weekend, but I was nonetheless impressed, and somewhat ecstatic, with the amount of sleep I got. ...

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