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Tea Pot, Meet Kettle: Occupy Wall Street a Celebration of Democracy

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The specter of the 1960s has returned to haunt us. The Occupy Wall Street protests and their various forms across the country have been going on for almost a month, and show no sign of ...

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Twiggs is the New Wall Street: Downtown gets ‘Occupied’

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Every time I see protests erupting in London or France I always wonder why Americans never start major protests anymore or have a movement that completely changes the political discourse. The truth is most Americans ...

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Political Policy Takes a Backseat to Image-Driven Campaigns

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During the last decade, Americans seem to have decided that the best leaders are the ones we would like to drink with. In 2000, American voters were asked which of the two Presidential candidates, Governor ...

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Michele Bachmann: The Submissive Presidency?

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Michele Bachmann, the Representative from Minnesota currently pursuing the GOP presidential nomination, is known for her controversial opinions. She firmly believes that the government should stop meddling in the lives of its citizens, except when ...

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Death and Taxes: The Culture of the Tea Party

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This past Monday, Sept. 12, the CNN/Tea Party debate was held in Tampa, and if you played the Republican Debate drinking game where you drink every time Ronald Reagan or Tax Cuts are mentioned you ...

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From Hope to Nope: The Party of No vs. Obama

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It is admirable that Republicans have made no secrets as to their big goal for 2012. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), the second most powerful man in Congress, said in Oct. 2010 that, “The ...

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Standardized Tests: Now With Malevolent Artificial Intelligence

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I write to you today as a recent escapee of the Graduate Record Examination, a fiendish standardized test that many graduate schools require as part of their entry criteria. Having taken the SAT, I thought this would be more of the same: crowd into a converted high school gymnasium, listen to someone read instructions on how to fill in circles verbatim from a prepared sheet, you know.

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UT Holds Candlelight Vigil in Honor of Virginia Tech

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Tonight at 9:30 p.m. UT students will be holding a candlelight vigil to honor the victims of Virginia Tech by the flag pole behind Plant Hall. Zoe Oliver, with the help of Resident Life, is sponsoring the event. Oliver, a student at the University of Tampa, is from the Washington D.

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A Spartan’s MLB Predictions

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Sportswriter Andy Sullivan previews the 2007 Major League Baseball season. The Red Sox, Cubs and Indians are improving, while the White Sox, Blue Jays and Giants are falling from glory. What chance does your team have of making the playoffs?

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