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Newspapers are not going to read themselves

We can go our whole student lives without noticing the beauty of a newspaper. We can go our whole natural lives without noticing the beauty of indecision. ...


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Facebook makes you depressed and annoying

Do I really need to hear about your concussion or some stupid song lyric about your boy problems? ...


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Take a holiday from your cellphone

Our society has become so obsessed with technology that some people can’t function for a day without using their phones for texting, games and most of all, social media. ...


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Memorizing for finals? There must be a better way

Perhaps we have fallen behind in education because we got too comfortable. After all, America was at the top of the world for the last 100 years. We aren’t used to having ...


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The case for a sweatshop free holiday

Do we ever stop and think about where these gifts are manufactured and how we manage to purchase them at such low prices? No, we don’t. And that’s how the system of ...


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Critics of hunting should beware of hypocrisy

Either actually abandon cruelty, or continue on with your diet as is, but think before you give hunters a piece of your mind. ...


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New health care site fails to launch

Nearly 52 million Americans either have already lost, or will lose their health care. But at least President Obama said he was sorry. ...


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Gap shows good stance on diversity

Good going Gap! You’re encouraging a society in which interracial couples don’t receive stares from passers-by; one in which people who wear traditional attire receive respect from those who support secularism; and ...


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Reform the prison sentencing system

Once released from long prison terms, individuals often provide little benefit to society. ...


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Stop the privatization of Broome County Transit

Imagine how students would feel if all busing to campus stopped after 6 p.m. ...