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UWIRE OPINION: Google made right choice with restricted video

As violence continues to spread throughout the Arab and Muslim world over an inflammatory YouTube video, Google Inc., the site’s parent company, has been scrambling to try and determine its role in advancing the violence or subduing it. The video in question is titled “The…

Immunizations will benefit more than just one person

Good health, to most, is essential to a comfortable life. Since maintaining our health is at times an arduous task, we turn to the professionals within the field, namely doctors, to guide us by taking care of our bodies. Yet, some (misinformed) parents are refusing…

Editorial 9.14.12: BUPD, University need to keep students aware

On Monday night Bradley’s campus was alive. Students of all ages were celebrating the end of recruitment at Late Night BU as well as in other social settings and off-campus houses. That same evening a student was held at gun point and robbed. Unaware of…

Chicago teachers’ strike shows need for education reform

It’s no secret that the United States has been falling short in education compared to the rest of the world. Not only are American students failing compared to other countries on tests in math and science, but now American students are dropping out of high…

UWIRE: Obama’s post-DNC boost increases approval rating

The Rasmussen Report’s daily presidential tracking system shows President Barack Obama five points ahead of presidential candidate Mitt Romney in the nation. The gap between the two candidates, which had narrowed when Romney selected Wisconsinite Paul Ryan as his running mate, has not been this…

Editorial 9.7.12: University should work to make Main Street safer

For many of us, we have been warmed not to walk down Main Street since our very first day on campus. That mile trek down Main Street to the bottom of the hill isn’t safe at any time of the day. In relation to downtown…

UWIRE: Summer West Nile cases higher than previous years

Mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus have infected more people in the United States this summer than ever before experts say, despite a scorching season that caused severe droughts throughout the country. According to the Michigan Department of Community Health, there were 105 reported cases…

Meterologists’ unpredictibility pays off

First, I’d like to start off by saying I’m not a weatherman and I don’t play one on TV, though I certainly have the face for it. I’ve never taken a class on meteorology and know very little about weather patterns or atmospheric pressure ratings.…

Editorial 8.31.12

Chick-fil-A’s Bradley debut arrives on the heels of CEO Dan Cathy’s highly-publicized comments regarding gay marriage. According to news outlets, he stated that, “I think we are inviting God’s judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at Him and say, ‘We know better…

A few tips on how to “YOLO” properly

It was a bright, clear day, the temperature warm but not humid, the sea breeze relaxing my sunburned skin. My hands doggy-paddled awkwardly, and my mask needed another emptying of salt water. Worries about drowning in an unflattering scuba mask drifted away lazily as I…

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