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Practicing your religion is a right until it imposes on another’s rights

By Kathryn Minniti | October 5, 2010

When it comes to church and state, what should be honored first? Should state laws take a step down when it comes to our First Amendment, or should we honor the laws and beliefs that every single one of our citizens should follow? Andrea and Paul Polydor...

Kids don't care if they're being commercially influenced

Kids don’t care if they’re being commercially influenced

By Taurean Small | October 5, 2010

What happened to the days of waking up on Saturday mornings to our favorite formula of cartoons and commercials? I can remember hopping out of bed in my footed-pajamas, watching Power Rangers and trying to figure out how to eat my cereal without taking...

Lincoln and Douglas need elevators

Lincoln and Douglas need elevators

By Kathryn Minniti | September 21, 2010

"Walking up five flights of stairs everyday always makes me so tired," said Steven Libert, a freshman undecided major and a resident of B5 in Lincoln Hall. This is true, but he never seemed to realize that some people don't even have the ability to walk...

5 sites to take a click to

By Jerene-Elise Nall | September 20, 2010

Most of us spend quite a bit of time on the Internet-- and by "the Internet," I mean Facebook. I know, it's so much more important to refresh your page over and over to make sure your ex hasn't posted any more snide status updates than it is to write...

Deregulation allows service providers to charge more for less

Deregulation allows service providers to charge more for less

By Taurean Small | September 14, 2010

If you have you noticed an increase in your expenses lately, in addition to the feeling you would get after being cheated out of a card game, it might not be because of your frequent trips to your favorite fast food chain. Reality is, lately, more companies...