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Stunts deserve Oscar noms too

On February 28, the 88th Academy Awards will air on national television, and once again, a group that is integral to the film industry will have their contributions ignored. While controversy has...


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Say "I love you" a little more

When was the last time you heard the words “I love you”? Not “ILY’ or “Love ya,” but the most universal expression in the world. When was the last time you said...


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We should respect each other through our language

I’ve sat down to write this article multiple times, and each time the same thing happens. I highlight the page, and delete everything. Why? Because the concept of political correctness has developed...


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Foreign policy can help decide 2016 election

The presidential race in the United States works as a sort of screening process; it helps voters figure out which candidate seems to serve their interests. In this election, Republicans and Democrats...


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NH split on Democratic preference

Amidst the recent chaos in American politics emerges one Hillary Clinton, struggling to keep smiling for the cameras as she watches her numbers get slowly munched on by Bernie Sanders. As the...


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Trump might be closer to winning it all than thought

This year may be the most intense Republican primary in recent memory, possibly outdoing the long 1976 brawl between Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan. Donald Trump, by the majority of Americans, was...


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Syrian refugee crisis is reaching its breaking point

The conflict in Syria and its resulting refugee crisis have consistently dominated the headlines of world news organizations for the last half decade. However, the relatively recent proliferation of refugees fleeing to...


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Mental illness misunderstood

I’m sure that you are familiar with the diagnosis of borderline personality disorder (BPD). It has a negative stigma attached to its name and it is often falsely perceived as a diagnosis...


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Public schools are burdened

Proper education is a right that too many students are being denied. In high-need school districts — such as Detroit, where teachers are currently filing lawsuits against the school district for “deplorable...


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More needs to be done to address fraternal misogyny

In the past year, the media has been plagued with news headlines reflecting the poor behavior of fraternities as related to women. In a world where gender inequality is still a prevalent...