Archive | Editorials
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Editorial: Stopping sanitizer
Despite police presence and the law dictating that minors cannot consume alcohol, teenagers are often guilty of breaking this law. One usually hears anecdotes of minors being supplied by adults or people taking advantage of fake identification.
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Editorial: Student-loan act should be extended
An issue that both President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney actually agree on can only mean two things for America — either the Mayans were right or it’s something that should be seriously considered.
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Editorial: Students get a raw deal with rising education costs, budget cuts
The recent unveiling of tuition increases paired with education budget cuts can be quite worrisome for students, and for young people looking to get the most out of college and plan for the future. U. Louisville has yet again raised student tuition.
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Editorial: Economic success in an unstable job market
Getting a post-secondary degree takes an incredible amount of time and dedication. But in the current economy that favors computer scientists, nurses and engineers, will your hard-earned certificate and thousands of dollars of debt be worth it?
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Editorial: Contentious convention could be a good thing
In the midst of one of the Republican Party’s longer primary races for the presidential nomination, some party leaders have called for unity. So far, it is seriously lacking.
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Editorial: Occupy Wall Street move ineffective
Occupy Wall Street has shifted its base of operations from Zuccotti Park to Union Square Park. After a failed attempt at reoccupying Zuccotti last Saturday to commemorate the movement's six-month anniversary, protesters gathered in Union Square.
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Editorial: Amazon’s dirt cheap e-book prices hurt authors
Apple Inc. and five major book publishers were recently charged by the U.S. Justice Department with colluding to raise e-book prices. Apple, however, is fighting the charges, saying, “The Department of Justice’s accusation of collusion against Apple is simply not true.
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Editorial: Zimmerman charged in Trayvon Martin shooting
And the Trayvon Martin saga continues. George Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, according to a CNN article. Zimmerman surrendered himself to Florida authorities early Wednesday evening and was promptly arrested.
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Editorial: Petrino terminated after completed review by Long
Arkansas head football coach Bobby Petrino was fired Tuesday night after athletic director Jeff Long concluded his review and released shocking information to the public about the nature of the motorcycle crash and the events surrounding the Petrino scandal.