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Column: Paul Ryan’s reality check for America
The shining city upon a hill has been looking a little dingy lately. The U.S. has undergone tremendous turmoil during an economic recession that was inflicted by consumerism and corporate greed, increased partisan bickering and a government with a spending problem.
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Editorial: Student newspapers must remain in hands of students
When defining The Daily for readers, we often describe ourselves as independent, student-run and student-led. In fact, our very masthead reads, “The University of Oklahoma’s independent student voice since 1916.
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Column: Removing the stigma
It has been a bloody couple of weeks: a barrage of bullets at a midnight movie screening, a hate-fueled massacre at a Sikh temple, a shootout on the outskirts of a Texas university and now, most recently, a close call when a security guard thwarted a gunman’s attempt to open fire at a ...
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Editorial: Pell Grant payback should not fall on students
Here today, gone tomorrow. These are the words Florida State College in Jacksonville, students are using when referring to their financial aid. In what would be any poor college student’s nightmare, more than 1,300 students of FSCJ will have to payback their Pell Grants to the government.
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Column: The national media gets it all wrong on Paul Ryan
This past weekend, Republican Presidential Nominee Mitt Romney announced Paul Ryan, a member of the House of Representatives from Wisconsin, to be his vice presidential nominee. Without missing a beat, the media jumped all over the move.
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Column: Amazon will Seize 3D Printing
3D printing is going to revolutionize online shopping. Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos realizes that and probably envisions Amazon orchestrating the revolution.
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Column: Romney’s choice of Ryan seals deal for Obama’s victory
It's a beautiful day in his neighborhood, a beautiful day for the president. Would you be mine? Could you be mine? Won't you be my president? Hi American citizens, I'm Barack Obama and I'm glad we're together again.
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Column: Romney’s choice of Paul Ryan establishes himself as the anti-student candidate
Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney’s decision to tap Rep. Paul Ryan (R — Wis.) as his running mate cements Romney’s status as an anti-student candidate. And if you vote for them, you are absolutely voting against your interests.
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Column: Messaging on Ryan plan plays important role in 2012
Having heard the night before that Mitt Romney was going to announce his running mate Saturday morning in Norfolk, Virginia, I woke up very early to catch the latest punditry and find out who had been chosen.