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Inflammatory Hyperbole

April 4, 2011 by

I write to protest the advertisements for Monday’s workers’ rally. While I am sympathetic to their cause, equating a U.S. state governor to Adolf Hitler is a ridiculous hyperbole.
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Major, Unpleasant Consequences Ensue From Minor, Unaddressed Citations

March 31, 2011 by

Welcome back from Spring Break! I’m sure you had a great week of living the wild life and have some fond memories to look back on. That’s what Spring Break is all about.
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Sex Columnist Kisses a Girl and Likes It: The Beauty of Exploration

March 30, 2011 by

Doctor, here are my symptoms: I am confused, I’m questioning my identity and ability to reason and my genitals are swelling up like an ocean wave at the sight of a hot chick.
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Multilateralism Jusitifies Intervention

March 29, 2011 by

In 1969 an unelected dictator rose to power through a military coup to lead an Arab country in North Africa.
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Prudence Dictates Caution, Restraint

March 29, 2011 by

The military intervention in Libya has led to a number of issues which greatly worry the conservative contingent.
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Drug Dealing Produces Pure Entrepreneurs

March 28, 2011 by

Let’s talk business. I have met too many people who “study” business but have no real skill in it.
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Secretary of Labor Defends Healthcare Reform Provisions

March 28, 2011 by

President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act a year ago this week. The law enacts significant health insurance reforms that will take effect over the next several years.
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Nonbelievers Find Fulfillment and Beauty In a World Without Purpose

March 4, 2011 by , and

This week’s question: “Doesn’t atheism lead to a belief that nothing has any meaning?”
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Impoverished, Veteran Debauch Warns Against Excessive Sobriety

March 4, 2011 by

A drug commercial for your consideration: The screen is black. A heart monitor rhythmically beeps in the background. The screen slowly blinks twice. It reveals two, faintly blurry masked doctors stand...
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Conservative Columnist Undermines Palestinian Pursuit of Justice

March 4, 2011 by

Ben Parish worries me. I will start with one thing from his March 1 article that I absolutely agreed with: its title.
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Tunisian Coup Institutes First of Secular Islamists

March 3, 2011 by

It is hard to believe only last month, on Jan. 14, the regime of Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was ousted by a people’s uprising...
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Seconds of Crime, Hours of Time

March 3, 2011 by

If there is one phrase that should be banned from the English language, it’s “I’ll be just a second.” Seriously, what redeeming value does that phrase possess?
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Citizens Resist Oppression, Make Positive Change

March 3, 2011 by

I am a father, husband, son, brother, friend and professor. I am American. But I am also a Palestinian, a Lebanese and a Muslim.
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Nexus Fee Invests In Student Voice

March 3, 2011 by

This spring, all of the Nexus’ student-approved lock-in money is up for reaffirmation — no increase, just the same wonderful three bucks and change that keeps us going today.
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Traveling Gaucho Witnesses Reality of Middle East Conflicts

March 2, 2011 by

After studying abroad for six months in the heart of “the holy land,” Jerusalem, I would like to share some insight into the real situation on the ground in Israel.
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