Archive | Editorials
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Editorial: Apple manufacturing practices ‘unethical’, company must become transparent
There’s no question about it: We love Apple. Take a stroll on the Quad, and you’ll see student after student charging between classes with ear buds in and an iPod at hand. The media is frequently buzzing about the next iPhone release.
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Editorial: As everyone errs, Penn State editor should be forgiven
As with horse racing, sprinting and swimming, jumping the gun is never good. Unfortunately, that's exactly what Pennsylvania State U. student paper Onward State's managing editor Devon Edwards did by prematurely reporting the death of legendary ex-football coach Joe Paterno Saturday night.
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Editorial: Super PACs drown democracy
The upcoming senatorial contest between Law School Professor Elizabeth Warren and incumbent Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown is slated to be one of the most high-profile elections of 2012. The contested seat was held by the late Senator Ted Kennedy for almost five decades.
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Editorial: Fight to prevent the passing of SOPA and PIPA
If you spent time online Wednesday, you probably noticed some of your usual sites were blacked out. Many featured information about two bills, Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act, which would legalize Internet censorship under the guise of fighting online piracy.
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Editorial: Rethink fluoride in drinking water
Adding fluoride to tap water has been a contentious public health practice in the United States since it began in the 1940s.
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Editorial: For NH, the nation, and our generation, the pick is Huntsman
The world's eyes are on New Hampshire right now. Candidates running for the Republican nomination for president are in all corners of the state. After Tuesday's first-in-the-nation primary, one candidate will leave this state with considerable momentum.
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Editorial: Obama succumbs to higher ed lobby
For-profit colleges often lure students, especially minorities, with promises of quick degrees and high paying jobs. However, in reality these students are often left with loads of debt, unprepared to enter the workplace.
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Editorial: Virginia Tech’s preparedness helped save lives
Thursday's shootings came as a frightening reminder of the rampage that left 33 dead at Virginia Tech in April 2007. It served as a test for the university's emergency preparedness and showed how information and technology can save lives.
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Editorial: Proposal to make Chicago the 51st state is absurd
A proposal that would divorce Chicago from the rest of Illinois is making waves. Republican State Rep. Bill Mitchell introduced a bill that, if passed, would turn Illinois into two states. This is not a new complaint that is surfacing. Every election brings issues of political alignment to light.