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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. ...


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Deplorable eating disorder article crosses the line

Such an offensive article exemplifies the American media’s attack on women. ...


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Your ideas, information and privacy are at stake

Every text or email you’ve sent and every phone call you’ve made very well may keep you from getting a job in the future. ...


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Ideas about sex will always elicit opposition

Society isn’t here to coddle us. It’s not going to consistently empower the sex you have, the people you’re into or any of the other views on sex you may have. ...


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Who you calling townie? Students are too rough on locals

Open your mind to the crazy possibility that townies are people too. ...