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Politics Club Corner: The Shutdown

    It’s been a rough couple of weeks if you are a government optimist like me. As someone who studies government, and sometimes studies comparative government (other countries’ governments), I am a firm believer in the beauty of what the Framers created so long ago. However the further ...


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Is Marijuana as Harmful as People Believe?

   A lot of people think that marijuana doesn’t affect your health, but it turns out it actually does. Has anyone ever told you that marijuana doesn’t kill you? Well, it may not kill you, but it definitely can have effects on you that can lead to serious harm.    Marijuana can ...


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Relax and Recharge during Fall Break

   Everyone’s looking forward to Fall Break, right? Who isn’t? For some, it’s the first time back home since the start of the semester.    Whether you are loaded down with credits this semester or taking a lighter workload, a nice four-day weekend in a familiar place with family ...




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Dorm Room Solutions: Innovation through Duct Tape

    Dorm life is arguably one of the most important aspects of a student’s college experience. From learning to share a small space with a stranger to discovering the difference between hot and cold water in the washing machine (about two pant sizes), it’s often the first time the student ...


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Miley Cyrus: Crazed or just a Phase?

   Am I only the one who thinks back to the sweet and innocent Disney pop star Hannah Montana with nostalgia? Now when we think of Miley Cyrus we think “good girl gone bad.” When did she learn to twerk? What is her obsession with being naked? Maybe the breakup with ex-fiancé Liam Hemsworth ...


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Past the Ink

Restless hearts And aching minds Barely glued  Yet as I lie Safely beside you Gazing Up to the splatter paint That someone  Carelessly Dabbled above I am reminded No I forget Only for a moment But that’s quite enough All my fears They seem to dissolve Inaudibly The feeling of Being whole The ...



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PROPS&DROPS

Props to: + Big sweaters  + Sperry Footwear  ;+ Sour gummy worms + Free merchandise + Rock the Block Wrecking Ball + iOS 7 + Student Union Front Office  Drops to: - White pants -All nighters - Bandeaus as shirts - Fake tans - Lanyards around your neck -Losing your ID -Failing ...


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Poetry Corner: Your Side of The Bed

I don’t wanna see them eyes, I don’t wanna hear your songs,I don’t wanna know your name But I still sleep on your side of the bed, My love is a poison, Its starting to swallow me whole I will smoke the pain away, And sleep on your side of the bed, You still tell me that ...




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Pros and Cons of Online Dating

   I never could fully understand how someone could fall head over heels with someone without ever meeting them, let alone never hearing their voice. Do you believe you could ever fall in love with someone you have never seen face to face? How could ...



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Politics Club Corner: Dog for Governor?

   Are you already starting to get sick of seeing Ken Cuccinelli and Terry McAuliffe attack each other through mud-slinging campaign ads? Are you having a hard time deciding which of them is the lesser of two evils? Does it really stress you out to think that one of these two men is going ...



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What we Hang On For

We hold on so hard to what we have, We put emphasis on dreams and success, We picture our lives with a gold trim, We wish for things and hope for things, Not everything happens. Our whole lives we are to work towards something,They are tangible dreams we hang onto, As if we ...