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Condom resolution is long-past due

After Fall Break, Student Senate will vote on a piece of legislation that could set up the distribution of condoms on campus.   It’s clear to us that this is a step in the right direction, and we strongly encourage each senator to vote for…

Bank fees are shockingly unfair

Most of us have been there, even if we don’t want to admit it. We go online to check our checking account balance, only to see that dreaded negative. How? Why? Not possible. These thoughts and more roll through our heads as we figure out…

Credit cards users beware

Drop the plastic. Drop the shiny shoes. Back away slowly from the cash register.   If you’re anything like me, neckdeep in a sea of debt, then you know taking a stroll at the mall puts you on the plank of financial suicide.    A…

Watch what you eat

It’s a Saturday morning. You’re hungover and want a quick and fast meal – now. McDonald’s breakfast is still going, so you order their deluxe breakfast and finish it before you even get home. While it seems it has helped the hangover, you have actually…

Recent library upgrade simply not enough

The recent addition of a cafe to the Cullom-Davis Library has been touted by administrators as a great addition to the campus. And it is. It’s great that students can use the cafe as a gathering point and are able to grab a quick caffeine…

Athlete has served his time

One of the biggest stories of the past three months is Michael Vick and his release from prison and reinstatement to the NFL.  For those of you who don’t know who I am talking about, Michael Vick is a quarterback in the National Football League…

School should be a safe haven

Like any young female, I avoid walking alone late at night. But I never avoid walking alone during the day, and I don’t fear for my life on my way to class, unlike some students in Chicago. Violence among young people, especially teens, is a…

Food and drink not the place to tax

There aren’t many things that make me happier than the sound of a Diet Coke can clicking open. Or Diet Mountain Dew, Diet Sunkist or Diet Wild Cherry Pepsi. The truth is I love diet soda. The feel of that cool carbonation trickling down my…

Positive traits shouldn’t be hidden amongst mistakes

The Senate and the House voted with overwhelming majorities to cut off funding to ACORN this week – the organization that’s been under a load of recent ridicule because of a video showing malpractice. In the video, two 20-somethings working as investigative journalists posed as…

Don’t be so … Miracle Whip

You know what I love? Mayonnaise. I am obsessed with mayonnaise. It is without a doubt, the single greatest condiment that man has ever created. I cannot imagine eating a sandwich without it. But recently, my TV told me I should not like mayonnaise. I…

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