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April 18, 2026
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Boral: Biting the Bullet

By Austin Boral | January 23, 2013

As a tearful President Barack Obama addressed the nation just hours after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., a single statement resonated among policymakers and pundits across the nation: "We're going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent tragedies like this, regardless of the politics." From a college campus in Virginia, to a shopping mall in Tucson, Ariz., to a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., public mass shootings have become a cultural phenomenon in the United States.

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Haynes: No Surprise Here

By Campbell Haynes | January 22, 2013

Attacks on the paltry fiscal cliff deal have overwhelmingly assigned blame to a weak-willed Congress that has ignored the apparently easy solutions to our nation's debt problem.

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Albrecht: Breaking the Loop

By Emily Albrecht | January 21, 2013

A Google calendar pop-up is behind this document, flashing, nagging. There's a club meeting going on right now and the pop-up is saying that I should really be there, right now.

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Hoar: Armstrong's Fall From Grace

By Bailey Hoar | January 21, 2013

In my father's car, slung around the gearshift, is an old broken LiveStrong bracelet. I think he just left the bracelet in the car when it broke, but its presence is appropriate, as my father is an avid cyclist and a Tour de France connoisseur.

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Sachdeva: Martyrdom or Kingdom

By Nikki Sachdeva | January 17, 2013

Descending the steps of Baker-Berry Library, I am always struck by the minefield below. Student representatives of activist campus organizations such as China Care Club, GlobeMed, North Korea Project and MEDLIFE occupy table after table in Novack Cafe, hounding passersby for money in exchange for overly priced baked goods.

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Coffey: Glory to the Swedes

By Kamiar Coffey | January 16, 2013

Why is the American economic model of capitalism so different from the Scandinavian Nordic system, which is characterized by a mixed market economy and extensive welfare?

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Brooks: The Hype Machine

By David Brooks | January 16, 2013

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 it on little boys and girls was both shocking and heartbreaking.

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Chalif: A Poorly Framed Hobbit

By Eric Chalif | January 15, 2013

Sound was introduced to cinema in the 1920s, issuing in the era of "talkies." Color arrived a decade later, memorialized when Dorothy stepped into Oz and exclaimed, "Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore." And now, film director Peter Jackson is hoping to make high frame rates the next revolution in filmmaking.

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Yang: Unchained Racism?

By Lorelei Yang | January 15, 2013

In recent weeks, "Django Unchained" (2013) has provoked a wide range of reactions. While the film won Golden Globes for screenplay and supporting actor and has garnered several Oscar nominations, it has also provoked harsh criticism from many who believe that director Quentin Tarantino, renowned for his envelope-pushing filmmaking, crossed the line from controversial to simply racist.

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Sellers: Reality Bites

By Emily Sellers | January 14, 2013

In the crisp, new 21st century, many teens are welcomed into the world of young adult fiction by a sensually beckoning albeit cold and sometimes sparkly hand.

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McKay: Letting Lanza Win

By Katie McKay | January 14, 2013

In light of the recent Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn., people across the nation are still struggling with how best to cope with the devastating tragedy.

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Rothfeld: Apocalypse Now?

By Becca Rothfeld | January 13, 2013

This December, our world survived the end of the Mayan calendar. Amidst online prophesies of impending Armageddon, we weathered the end of times and resurfaced unharmed, if not unfazed. Remarkably enough, 2012 is not the first time that we have managed to avoid certain existential destruction.

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