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Romney’s Instance of Animal Abuse Makes for Unfit President

By Romney’s Instance of Animal Abuse Makes for Unfit President

The way someone treats an animal reflects a key part of who they are as a person. An incident that took place in 1983 shows a cold side of Mitt Romney that can’t be forgiven ...

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KONY Director Scandal Could Negate Initial Support for Cause

By KONY Director Scandal Could Negate Initial Support for Cause

Jason Russell, one of the co-founders of ‘Invisible Children’ and director of the infamous ‘KONY 2012’ 30-minute documentary and campaign, was detained in Pacific Beach, San Diego on March 15. According to the Huffington Post, ...

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Tweets, Songs and My Lunch Invite to Lupe Fiasco

By Tweets, Songs and My Lunch Invite to Lupe Fiasco

All that 18-year-old Mike Stone wanted was to take a porn star to prom. Cnet.com reported on March 24, 2012 that the Tartan High School student from Minnesota got it into his head to go ...

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Letter to the Editor: Data Breach

By Letter to the Editor: Data Breach

Re: UT Breach I am writing this letter concerning the University of Tampa’s security breach on 3/13/2012. I believe the way it was handled, in regard to alerting the students, was not of high importance ...

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Teenage Mutant Alien Turtles; Bay’s Newest Reboot Upsets Fans

By Teenage Mutant Alien Turtles; Bay’s Newest Reboot Upsets Fans

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Even if you have not seen the television show, seen any of the movies, played any of the video games, played with the action figures or read any of the comic ...

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Smart Debating: Smart-phones Mix With Education

By Smart Debating: Smart-phones Mix With Education

Do smart-phones make for dumb students? A March 21 US News & World Report article suggested that the use of smart-phones in the classroom “concerns some professors.” Despite citing NYU business professor Aria Finger’s support ...

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Privacy and Preferences: Is Student Online Activity Used Maliciously?

By Privacy and Preferences: Is Student Online Activity Used Maliciously?

If you are one of the millions of people who use social media sites such as Facebook or Twitter, then you probably have several posts or pictures that you would want to keep private and ...

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Juveniles Sentenced to Life in Prison: How Young is Too Young?

By Juveniles Sentenced to Life in Prison: How Young is Too Young?

When an adult is convicted of murder, some of the harshest sentences they can receive are life in prison with the possibility of parole, life in prison without the possibility of parole, or death. What ...

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High School Student’s Gay Pride Shirt Deemed ‘Disruptive’

By High School Student’s Gay Pride Shirt Deemed ‘Disruptive’

It’s hard to know where to draw the line regarding school dress codes. When it comes to phrases or images that depict certain ideas, there’s a grey zone in deciding what’s inappropriate enough to censor. ...

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America’s Got Gas: Why Bloated Gas Prices Won’t Soon Go Down

By America’s Got Gas: Why Bloated Gas Prices Won’t Soon Go Down

Americans have been waiting a long time for the gas fairy to visit, but she seems to have disappeared. Now many of us are looking to President Obama, thinking that perhaps he is the gas ...

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“#ToMyUnbornChild If your gay, I’ll kill you”

By “#ToMyUnbornChild If your gay, I’ll kill you”

“#ToMyUnbornChild if you turn out gay, I will burn you alive.” –Daborey Burrell (@Shityboy2Stainz). #ToMyUnbornChild was a trending topic on Twitter on March 12 of 2012. The idea was that users could tweet to their ...

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Tuition Rates of Florida’s Public Universities May Rise

By Tuition Rates of Florida’s Public Universities May Rise

Students at Florida State University and University of Florida may soon see some drastic tuition increases. A recent bill passed by the Florida legislature would allow the two public universities to raise their tuition beyond ...

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Prophets of Hate? Christian Band’s Anti-Gay Message

By Prophets of Hate? Christian Band’s Anti-Gay Message

On Thursday, March 8, 2011, students at Dunkerton High School in Dunkerton, Ia., gathered for an assembly about bullying and making good choices. Instead, the guest speakers, a traveling Christian rock band called Junkyard Prophet, ...

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Conservative Perspective: ObamaCare to Some, Health Scare to Others

By Conservative Perspective: ObamaCare to Some, Health Scare to Others

Obamacare was enacted into law in 2010 by the Harry Reid (D-NV) and Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)-controlled Congress under the moniker of, “We have to pass the bill to see what’s in it.” How can the ...

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