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Life is Short, Party First

Columnist Ben Nguyen explains why you should get your party on earlier in the day.
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There’s no Way Those Things Are Real

  The Spread Eagle Tavern & Inn is a bed-and-breakfast in Ohio, highly regarded for its cozy atmosphere and delicious food. Every day, the Spread Eagle’s inbox fills with emails from inquisitiv...
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The Legacy of Martin Luther King

Martin Luther King’s life had been in danger since he was in his 20s, but after April of 1967, he did something that caused the threat level on his life to increase. Public opinion turned sharply a...
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Four Things You Probably Didn’t know About Sleep

The doctor recommends a good night's sleep
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Not-Quite-Missing my Family

Elena Salcido explores the feeling of slightly-less-than-longing that she has now that her brother moved out.
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A Like Isn’t a Solution and a Facebook Status Isn’t Activism

Ben Nguyen discusses the limitations of social media activism in sparking revolutionary change
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Voluntourism: Great for Instagram, Not so Great for Africa

Nik Frey explains why Voluntourism may be doing more damage than it is good.
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Thank a Mentor: A Letter

In the spirit of National Mentoring Month, a letter from a teen to a mentor in SB County
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Effective Terrorism

Alyssa Evans analyzes the amorphous quality of terrorism, and responses to the Charlie Hebdo attacks.
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Keep it Classic

Sophia Crisafulli explains her love of the classics
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Je Suis Ahmed and France’s Islamaphobia problem

Mohsin Mirza discusses the negative aspects of many popular responses to the Charlie Hebdo attack.
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Major Judgements

Sabrina Hodjati analyses the flimsy justifications behind viewing academic majors with varying degrees of respect.
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Books Still Exist?

Turn over new leaf this year, and turn some pages.
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Je Suis Charlie and the Need for Free Speech

Jason Garshfield explains why it is crucial that we express our speech freely and support all those who do.
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Censorship

Christopher Chen explains why, in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo shootings, our right to free speech is more important than ever.
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