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Overcoming the Dark Side of Heavy Intoxication

November 12, 2010 by Chris Benham

Man’s best friend isn’t the dog. It’s alcohol. Booze is the steady companion that we can always rely on to be there when we need it
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Coalition Politics Undermine Negotiations

November 12, 2010 by Mike Schwartz

Last Thursday I attended a talk on campus titled “Palestine/Israel: Is Just Peace Possible?” The speaker, Ali Abunimah, is a Palestinian-American journalist and the co-founder of Electronic Intifa...
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Why Your Dirty Little Secret Should Be Celebrated

November 10, 2010 by S.F.

One of my favorite shows is “Entourage,” despite its depressingly poignant way of reminding me that all of the fancy luxuries in my life are lacking.
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Experience in the Online World Can Lead to Real World Opportunities

November 10, 2010 by Holly Paul

It used to be that only professional writers penned articles. Only big studios created TV shows and movies. Only established critics shared their opinions with a broad audience.
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Linguistics Expose the Inherent Sexism in “Girl” Talk

November 10, 2010 by Jerry Kim

“Girl” is the most undignified language gaffe in verbal currency of English-speaking societies. In casual conversations, “girl” typically refers to women and children, while “guy” is simil...
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Republican Resurgence May Provoke Gridlock on Capitol Hill

November 9, 2010 by Derek Palmer

In light of the Republican gains in Congress, many Democrats are left questioning both the future of politics on Capitol Hill and the future of their own party.
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Long List of “To-Do’s” Keeps Republicans and Democrats Honest

November 9, 2010 by Benjamin Parish

The nation was swept by a wave of conservative victories in red and dark blue states alike, giving the GOP a majority in the House of Representatives.
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Silent Stoner Majority Sinks Indebted Ship of State

November 7, 2010 by Kevin W. McCarty

The Universe gave us a test, California, and we couldn’t even spell our own name, much less correctly answer the first question. Last week I was being lyrically abusive in the spirit of political op...
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American Power Projects Political Compassion Abroad

November 7, 2010 by Michael Amlani

America is without a doubt the most benevolent nation and superpower the human race has ever known.
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Burmese Political Prisoners Resist Military Dictatorship

November 7, 2010 by Alan Clements

Twenty years after Aung San Suu Kyi’s internationally recognized 1990 election victory as the peoples’ choice to lead Burma into a new era of democracy and prosperity after four decades of totalit...
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Student Athiests Unite In the Face of Fierce Religious Opposition

November 5, 2010 by Cameron Moody, Connor Oakes and David Urzua

This week’s question: What is the point in making an atheist/secularist group?
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Weak Stoner Turnout Killed Historic Marijuana Proposition

November 5, 2010 by Mina Zivkovic

It’s November of 2010, and that means, yes, we voted this week. We cast our ballots with decisions on governors, senators, house seats and the most talked about voter initiative: Prop 19.
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Responsible I.V. Reveler Demands Respectful Authorities

November 5, 2010 by Opinion Editor

I feel like I need to say something. I completely support the idea of police in Isla Vista, but something needs to change.
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Frustration Builds as America Falls Short of Promised Ideals

November 5, 2010 by RJ Henry

I just want to start off by saying, “I am an American. So, fuck me!” I live in a country where the news I watch on television is all about ratings and not the stories involved with them.
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American War Machine Offers Parallel to Jihad Extremists

November 4, 2010 by Bryan Gurwitz

In America we have come to feel safe in our liberties. We like to think of ourselves as a beacon of human rights, justice, democracy and freedom.
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