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Will Cutting the Fiscal Fat Leave Us Defenseless?
In the face of unprecedented spending and a national debt approaching $15 trillion dollars, the federal government is in desperate need...
Graduate School: To Enroll or Not to Enroll
As undergraduates entering our last semesters we may already feel the frigid and austere wind of the real world sneaking through the...
Man On The Street
"I couldn't get into certain classes…they should have handled that more quickly being that they are a university not a junior...
Are Guns Safe in the Hands of all Citizens?
A year ago I discovered that I'm a great shot a natural with a 9mm. I emptied a clip into my first target – never missing the...
HAVE YOU HAD YOUR FLU SHOT?
Flu season is upon us, and it's time to get vaccinated! That is what the pharmaceutical companies would like us to believe. Yet, it...
Bottoms Down: Four Loko Banned
In the past month there has been a significant amount of publicity about the Four Loko brand of alcoholic malt beverages. Four Loko...
The True Meaning of the Holidays
As the holidays approach, people have to worry more and more about money because of presents they are expected to give. The holidays are...
Slacktivism: For Idiots and Those Unable to Cope with Their Lack of Drive to Help
For those people who have a profile picture of a cartoon character in response to either some form of solidarity against child abuse or...
Bipartisanship Failure in America
At the beginning of this month, something great happened. The annoying political advertisements, that seemed to run every two...
Educate Yourself About Politics: Don't Cast a Blind Vote
The power to cast a vote in to elect an official is exceptionally powerful. When the United States was founded in 1776, the founding...
McDonald's Gets a Price Hike
"Mom! I'm hungry!" This refrain greets me every day when I pick up my children from school. While I try to pack...
Rahmbo to the Rescue! Wait, What?
Two years ago, a media darling took the world by storm and won the United States Presidential campaign. When Rahm Emanuel left his...