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Egyptian workers seek social equality

By Clement Daly · Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012

One year after the outbreak of the Egyptian Revolution, millions of workers and students took to the streets throughout Egypt to protest the dictatorship of the U.S.-backed military junta, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), and demand the ouster of its head, General Mohamed Hussein Tantawi.

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Greek Life offers advantages

By Patrick Seick · Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012

I compete for the Eastern Michigan University forensics team. As a result, I meet people from all over the country who share a love for interpretation, critical analysis and communication in general.

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NSOAs help incoming students get acclimated to EMU campus

By Jesse Peck · Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012

As many know, orientation is a pretty big deal here at Eastern Michigan University. It’s an intense four-day experience that helps acclimate incoming students to their new surroundings while also giving them a chance to bond with fellow students.

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Obama being attacked

By James Tatum · Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012

If you’ve been listening to the GOP hopefuls for the presidency you might think President Obama is not only a terrible commander-in-chief (who should launch a strike on Iran immediately), but somebody who’s carried out a massacre of the business community. We’ve heard from Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-MN) about President Obama’s “job-killing” overhaul of the health care industry, and former Governor Mitt Romney (R-MA) has warned us about the assailants working at the Environmental Protection Agency. It’s commonly phrased by both the Republican Party and the U.S.

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Dashboard measures the state of the state

By Chris Hoitash · Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012

Jan. 18, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder presented his first State of the State Address. Unfortunately, he not declaring the name redundant and in need of change, he did say that us Michiganders are “…in a crisis unmatched in the 60 plus years of our state.” Michigan became a state officially in 1837, so technically we’ve been a state for 174 years.

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Double standards in privacy

By Neil Weinberg · Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012

In recent years, we’ve talked a lot more about privacy than we used to. It might be the PATRIOT Act, the Internet or Ron Paul behind the surge in discourse about it, but it’s there. The idea of a constitutionally guaranteed right to privacy is found in the Third and Fourth Amendments.

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Is Ron Paul the perfect challenger?

By James Tatum · Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012

Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) and his candidacy for the presidency have reached a point of such popularity amongst conservatives, libertarians and even some liberals that you’d think he was a candidate for canonization as well. I might have invested my enthusiasm with the senator from Illinois in the last race to the White House, but I was still enthralled by Paul and his book “The Revolution.” Honest is a word I would have used to describe the Texan, a descriptor I don’t often afford to politicians.

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Obesity ads going too far?

By Silvana Taylor · Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012

Despite high literacy rates, advanced health care and other resources at the disposal of the common American, there’s a growing problem amongst this population: obesity.

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Day of service

By Chris Hoitash · Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012

That time is upon us, where we get a Monday off from classes and the campus events reflect a time of social upheaval and change.

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King's Dream speech remains relevant today

By Patrick Seick · Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012

Martin Luther King Jr. is among the most favorably remembered figures in American history. At times he reaches an almost mythic status, a heavenly figure sent to trumpet the melodies of equality and freedom.

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Females don't have to be the only feminists

By Silvana Taylor · Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012

What comes to mind when you hear someone called a “feminist?” When some people hear the term “feminist,” they might imagine a man-hating woman who never shaves her legs and is in a perpetually bad mood.

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Campaign funds

By James Tatum · Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012

What have we learned since the last race to the White House? We’ve learned that a professor of constitutional law has no more regard for civil rights and liberties than a Texas oilman.

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Moving toward 'economic war' with Iran

By Clement Daly · Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012

The Obama administration has inaugurated 2012 with renewed belligerence toward Iran, which threatens to destabilize the region and spark a wider conflagration between the world’s major powers.

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