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Can SGA candidates really deliver?

The Student Government Association elections are next week. Since Monday, when campaigning officially commenced, students have been bombarded with Facebook page “like” requests, campus mail…

They blinded me with science

Hey Cobbers! Let me ask you a simple question: what building do you spend the most time in? Now, like most Cobbers, you have your…

Rocket man

I’ve been wondering lately where the best spot for the 51st state would be. If I were Newt Gingrich, I’d say it was the moon.…

My accent, my herritage

Having an accent can result in unintended consequences in a person’s life. Is there anything wrong with having an accent? Is it fair for people…

Dealing with change

This past week I was working on a group project for one of my classes that entailed making a group video. No, it didn’t require…

E-books: A threat to democracy?

When Amazon originally released the Kindle in 2007, its appearance (and price) was much different than today’s model. It was clunky. The first Kindle looked…

The importance of the public intellectual

Not too many people knew about global warming before Former Vice President Al Gore premiered “An Inconvenient Truth.” Climate change research was something that was…

Our commander in chief

While many Americans watched last week’s State of the Union address, its possible President Obama’s mind was somewhere else. Specifically, halfway across the globe in…

Hair today, gone tomorrow

I am a scissorholic. I am a curling iron user, a flat iron lover, a hairspray buyer and a pomade/mousse/wax aficionado. I have had every…

Snow: A new experience

Have you ever wondered what it feels like to see the snow for the first time in your life? It is beyond doubt that the…

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