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Column: Is Africa Al-Qaeda’s new home?
Extremist groups like Al-Qaeda are no strangers to the African continent with operations in Sudan, Nigeria, and Somalia, most notably through the militant group Al-Shabaab.
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Column: More than a tragedy – the community of Newtown
I don’t know much about Columbine, Col, or Aurora, Col., or Oak Creek, Wisc., or Tuscon, Ariz., or even the Virginia Tech community.
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Column: Facebook over-haul you didn’t hear about
Facebook is yet again undergoing an overhaul, except this time it’s not just a switch to Timeline. The proposed changes have to do with its privacy policy and terms of service, so they are much more important than any sort of superficial layout change, even if you can’t necessarily see them.
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Editorial: Constitutionality of pro-life plates
A federal judge has deemed North Carolina’s Choose Life license plates unconstitutional, according to an article in CNN Tuesday.
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Column: Payback with a purpose
During the American presidential race, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made little secret of his support for Mitt Romney. They were old friends. They shared the same deep-pocketed donors. Netanyahu was even featured in Romney campaign ads targeted at Jewish voters in Florida.
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Column: Sex ranks No. 1 when it comes to a fulfilling life
Breaking news here folks! A recent study discovered that sex/making love is the most pleasurable, meaningful, engaging and happy thing for people. But seriously, a study at U.
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Column: Hacktivism unethical, yet premise makes sense
In a society that values technology for both its potential for good and its capability for evil, the “hactivism” tactics of loosely-affiliated hacker group Anonymous has provided a glimpse into the shifting boundaries of law, ethics and the morals of activism.
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Editorial: Protect Pell
On Monday, The New York Times reported that many elite colleges and universities around the country are finding it increasingly difficult to maintain their commitments to generous financial aid packages. Wesleyan U.
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Editorial: Gun control debate does not belong in tragedy
On Saturday morning, Kansas City Chiefs’ linebacker Jovan Belcher, 25, fatally shot his girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins, 22, in front of his mother before driving to Arrowhead Stadium to take his own life.