Archive | Opinion
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Editorial: A step forward
For the first time in the history of the U.S. military, women will be allowed to serve in combat alongside their male counterparts without any gender-based discrimination. Outgoing Secretary of Defense Leon E.
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Column: A call for ethical media
The tragedy of the Sandy Hook massacre not only opened American eyes to policy and social issues affecting our nation, but it also illuminated some of the shoddy inner workings of the mechanism that shared this information with us in the first place: the media.
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Editorial: Let us unlock our phones
On Saturday, Jan. 26, it became official: It is now illegal to unlock your smartphone. Unlocking a smartphone frees it from the current carrier’s network, and enables it to communicate with other networks.
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Column: The case for term limits
Rare is the elected official who maintains his or her support for term limits after actually winning the job, a fact evidenced by the paltry number of co-sponsors on the amendment introduced by Pat J. Toomey at the beginning of this Congress.
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Column: The unspoken epidemic
Today 180 million people around the globe are infected with Hepatitis C. In the United States, 3.2 million are infected with the virus—1.6 percent of the American population.
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Column: Renewable energy is essential
In a world full of technological advancements and exponentially growing populations, it’s no wonder the planet’s nonrenewable resources are being depleted at an alarming rate.
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Column: Underappreciating our potential
At a panel session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg made a series of fiery comments on the gender stereotypes that she says prohibit women from advancing in the workplace.
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Editorial: “Are you a jerk who wants to share your sexual conquests?”
If so, you’re in luck. There’s an app for that, one that TechCrunch has rated the “Douchebag App of the Year.
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Editorial: Immigrant reforms on Washington agenda
As Obama commences his own efforts regarding the issue, a group of both Democrat and Republican senators have also made immigration reform a priority. “We can’t go on forever with 11 million people living in this country in the shadows in an illegal status.