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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...
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Investments in roads needed
I couldn’t open my door Sunday morning. I made the mistake of staying in New York City, when I knew the storm was coming, and avoided going back to school. Nearly two-and-a-half...
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Debunking arguments against the Free Nipple campaign
If you are a movie fanatic, you might recall the 1934 classic “It Happened One Night,” starring Clark Gable. Apart from its thoughtful humor and delightful romance, the movie is also significant...
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There is no 'normal' accent
Accents. They can be sexy, obnoxious or just plain intriguing. A foreign accent may warrant questions like “Where are you from?”, “Is that your real voice?” or “Is there peanut butter in...