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Twenty-First Climate Change Conference Commences in Paris
Recently, key world leaders met to discuss the single most important issue threatening our existence, climate change. This summit is being called in Le Bourget, a small town just outside of Paris. I applaud the French govern- ment…
Mathiasen’s “Excessive NFL Celebration”: An Op-Ed Response
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Sports are made great by the moments. The pinpoint strike from outside the box in soccer, a goal in hockey overtime, a running back running 60 yards and making the entire opposing team miss in football. Those…
So Long, Farewell,Tampons
Reader, do me a favor. Before continuing, name in your head some basic necessities. Food is the first thing that comes to mind, right? Water. Shelter. Clothes are optional. Healthcare. Still searching? Wait! What about feminine…
#ConcernedStudents1950
Campuses around the nation are starting to protest and speak out against racism on college campuses. While some believe that these protests are unnecessary and distracting, there are those who believe that these protests are the…
Destructive Nature of Sexism in Advertising
We are bombarded with images shown to us by the advertising industry, an aver- age of over 3,000 ads per day. It's all too easy to say that we are unaffected and that we don't pay attention to advertisements, but only eight percent…
Dangers of Drone Use
Armed drones are pilot- less aircrafts equipped with air-to-ground missiles. They can hover over their target for hours before striking suddenly. Pilots steer them and fire mis- siles using remote control, sit- ting in front of…
Obama Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline
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After several years of uncertainty, President Obama struck down the Keystone XL cross-border project. After investigations regarding the necessity for this pipeline, given the uncertainty of growth in Canadian oil…
Dear Dub: What About Women in the Outdoors?
Men and women are biologically different creatures. We look different naked-that much I’ve known since Jack Howzit (name very slightly changed) stripped down on the soccer field in rec soccer because he was tired, and angry, and those two…