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Happiness: the existential issue

In the fifth season of the television show “Mad Men,” Donald Draper — an adman whose business is shaping and manipulating the imaginings of men and women — exclaims, “what is happiness?...


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Barbies have finally grown more representative

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past month, you’ve probably seen the revolution that has taken place in the image, advertising and marketing of everyone’s favorite (or least favorite)...


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Students forced into unhealthy habits

College pushes us as students to put our work above all else. Students are chugging coffee as they are surrounded by their laptops and books. When this happens — when classes are...


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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...