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Combatting complacency

I REMEMBER when I first learned about the Holocaust, I wasn't told that millions of people were murdered -- I was told that millions died in camps, which seemed odd.


Opinion

Time for Jackson to reclaim his throne

IN 2007, the King of Pop will reclaim his rightful throne. According to several reports, Michael Jackson has been working on a new album, to be released later this year, with red-hot performer "will.i.am" of the Black Eyed Peas.


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A plea for more voters

LAST Summer I rushed home from work to in order to vote in the Democratic primary. It was a little after four o'clock, and I was the 32nd person to vote in the precinct.


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More housing options

LATELY, more students have been opting for off-Grounds housing. Even with the exorbitant price tags on newly developed housing along the University periphery, students are eager to pay.


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Educating students about music piracy

The Recording Industry Association of America, infamous for its lawsuits against free music, wants the University to help spread its message that piracy is theft. Last semester, Cary Sherman, president of the RIAA, asked American universities to crack down on file sharing.


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Time to party

IT IS THAT time of the year again. No, not time to get drunk and have fun as the title might suggest, but election time at the University.


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Wahoo nepotism

GENERALLY, columns about sports don't belong in the Opinion section. Yet some areas of sport could be compared to our University as an academic institution, thus rendering them a distinctly opinionated column.


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Combating social insecurity

IF I were an identity thief, I would not have to lift a finger to target my next victim. Last Wednesday, I sat beside a woman at a computer terminal at the library who was on the phone regarding an ISIS problem, walked past my roommate who was ordering from Dominos and came upon a list of individuals who did not bring their IDs outside the Newcomb Dining room.


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Taking a bite out of crime

CANNIBALISM. It's a joke --something that our "developed" civilization did away with, something that appears only in horror movies or tales of barbaric civilizations lurking in jungles.


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Flawed-fest

SEXUAL EDUCATION at the University does not come from judgmental teachers, outdated videos starring animated sperm or a strict policy of textbook-only, human anatomy study.


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Fending off an attack on merit

ALL ACROSS the country, nervous high school students are checking their inboxes in anticipation. They know that an email from the University's Office of Admissions is due any day now.

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In this episode of On Record, we sit down with Special Collections Director Brenda Gunn to discuss the University’s copies of the Declaration of Independence. Listen to hear about the importance of having physical copies, the unique story of the McGregor Copy and how students can get involved with Special Collections.