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At Hayes: The roof, not the sky, is falling
When I was awoken last Monday by a phone call at around 3 a.m., a million things started running through my head. After punching in my password to get to my voicemail,...
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The Egyptian military leadership will decide the country's future
With Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak gone and the military made the provisional governmental authority, there is trepidation and uncertainty worldwide about what will come next. Some assume that Egypt’s military will act...
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Learning to learn, planning not to plan
I’m an English major who likes to write. My decisions to minor in cinema and Italian were purely based on hobby and a “why not?” question. I’ve fantasized about winning an Oscar...
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Calling the Disaster Team for the puddle of doom
My bathroom flooded. There was a leak in the ceiling, and that leak must have thought I was itching to the “Flashdance” scene. My first instinct was to panic. My second was...
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The day after Valentine's is the real holiday
Today is a day for celebration. Break out the fireworks and pop some champagne — it’s the day after Valentine’s Day! Other holidays, such as Halloween or the Fourth of July, usually...
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The Divine Right of Kings
Three alumnae from Jersey are suing BU because they paid out-of-state tuition. Yes, we're with them. ...
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A snow day lost, a snow day found
Conventional wisdom says that locales in which snowfall is normal and frequent are well-equipped to handle the inclement conditions. Syracuse is still a functioning city under a foot or more, but all...
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These days, senioritis may actually be fatal
Whoever said senior year would be fun had no idea what they were talking about. Underclassmen, enjoy your spare time while you can. Senior year isn’t all it’s cracked up to be....
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We're earning straight A's, but real learning is optional
Last semester, I took an interesting, enjoyable and insightful history course with a great professor. I wish I had instead taken a different one — a class that I would have found...
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The next battlefield in the piracy war
As the human race catapults its way through the technological age, new controversies arise with each breakthrough we happen to stumble upon. Some notable disputes: stem cell research, whether or not robots...