Archive | Opinion
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Column: The hype machine
During the holiday break, we all awoke to the terrible news coming out of Newtown, Conn. Our nation has endured a number of school shootings in the past — I can personally remember the Columbine shootings quite well — but the fact that an adult would take a gun into an elementary school and turn ...
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Column: Student loans — avoid making them your financial crisis
Student loans are near and dear to all our hearts. You like them a lot more than I do at this point, I promise. Making payments is not nearly as fun as receiving refunds. Refunds end up as new laptops or tablets, nights out with friends, and a spring break trip we never forget.
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Editorial: Armstrong’s doping confession should not tarnish other strides
Renowned ex-cyclist Lance Armstrong is expected to appear on the Oprah Winfrey Network this week to admit his use of banned performance-enhancing drugs before his memorable seven Tour de France victories.
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Editorial: Tough questions for MIT
The death of Aaron Swartz hit MIT hard. The Institute suddenly finds itself confronted with deep and important questions: What kind of role did MIT play in the prosecution of the 26-year-old prodigy?
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Column: Saturday night in Beijing
Beijing has always been good at being ‘off the charts.’ Anyone who has observed China’s remarkable economic growth or watched the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympics can attest to this fact. Recent air pollution readings coming out of Beijing keep in step with this tradition. At 8 p.
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Column: Hollywood may have overstepped several boundaries with Zero Dark Thirty
As I sat in the dark, crowded theater watching the new film Zero Dark Thirty play before me this past Friday, I felt uneasy and unsure about something. The controversial film depicts the “true” story of how the infamous Osama Bin Laden was found and killed by American forces back in May of 2011.
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Column: Facebook usage fees leaves users ‘sore’
Soon, Facebook users may find themselves having to pay to get a message out to someone not on their friends list. In what appears to be yet another ridiculous attempt to generate revenue for Facebook, the social network is testing a new add-on to their messaging system that charges users.
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Column: In fiscal cliff debate, what about the national debt?
Exceptionally absent from the debate that surrounded the so-called “fiscal cliff” in the past few months, was the issue of the national debt, which stands at an unfathomable $16.3 trillion.
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Column: Video games used as scapegoat in gun control debate
The Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre became a dark chapter in our history,when a bloodthirsty madman snuffed out the lives of many children and their teachers. It was and is an unbelievable tragedy, whose full impact we may never truly know. After the smoke cleared, people wanted answers.