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Column: There is little reason for fear at a movie theater
In the wake of the shooting during the midnight premier of "The Dark Knight Rises" in Aurora, Colo., some panic has been rearing its ugly head concerning the safety of theater attendance.
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Column: Pitbull’s advertising led to his exile
Wal-Mart’s promotion started simply enough. They took one of the world’s most popular entertainers and promised an appearance to the town whose Wal-Mart received the most “likes” on Facebook.
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Column: Time to talk gun control
In the wake of the tragedy in Aurora, Colorado, in which a gunman opened fire in a crowded movie theater, we as citizens would be derelict in our duty to society if we did not attempt to learn from this atrocity and take steps to ensure it never happens again, or we may end up living in a society ...
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Column: Don’t be a dick
It’s impossible to avoid annoying people in class. They’re distracting, they’re a waste of perfectly good air and they happen to be very persistent. You can, however, avoid becoming one of these people, by doing your part to make a class a semi-pleasant experience for all.
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Column: A Scout scorned
As a former Eagle Scout, I was shocked to learn of the Boy Scouts of America’s decision to uphold discriminatory membership standards that exclude LGBTQ youth and volunteers from the organization.
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Editorial: Use of ‘study drugs’ gives unfair advantage
Pressure. “Pressure” is one word that single-handedly unites college students from all walks of university life. All students have felt it, whether from their parents and peers or within their major.
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Editorial: Young voters should not give up on political process
As the election season grows nearer and the 2012 presidential election continues to reside at the forefront of the nation’s mind, college students especially must educate themselves and exercise their right to vote, both at the local and national levels.
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Column: New wave of American energy production touts mixed economic benefits
The U.S. economy added just 80,000 jobs in June, a third-straight month of weak hiring. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 8.2 percent, but it would have been much worse without the boom in domestic oil and gas production. There are actual labor shortages in expanding oil and gas areas of the U.
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Column: Hackers hit wrong target
Yahoo confirmed a security breach Thursday that led to a leak of over 450,000 usernames and passwords. The information was obtained from Yahoo Voices, previously Associated Content, a site used for publishing articles online. A hacker group called D33D’s Co.