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The house diversity built

OLD DORMS vs. New Dorms: the age-old quintessential University debate that hits incoming first-year students head on when they have to check off "Alderman" or "McCormick" on the housing form.


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Add to the activism

THE UNIVERSITY has dealt with its fair share of protests and controversies in the past couple of weeks -- from the living wage controversy to the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy -- because of groups working to raise awareness in colleges.


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Bush's sinister cabal

GEORGE W. Bush consciously misled Congress and the public during the propaganda campaign preceding the war against Iraq, Pentagon and CIA veterans told a University audience last Monday.


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Rethinking Early Decision

EARLY decision seems great. It allows students to receive acceptances in December (and slack off for the rest of senior year) while also traditionally increasing the applicant's odds of receiving admission.


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Combatting voter apathy

IN AMERICAN politics, we have come to bemoan election season. On the federal level, it rolls around every two years, bringing the actual work of governance to a grinding halt.


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Retain class rankings

WHILE high school seniors anxiously watch their mailboxes for acceptance letters during the next few weeks, their schools continue to discuss the role of class rankings.


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A more visible Lawn

TO THE many people who are frustrated about the Lawn Selection Committee and ultimately question its fairness: I feel your pain.


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Pro-choice, pro-active

LARGELY thanks to the media and anti-choice extremists, the majority of Americans think the pro-choice and "pro-life" controversy centers around one issue: abortion.


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Faking honor

The University's honor system is based on old notions of chivalry, in which a single taint or mistake constitutes an abdication of one's honor.


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Preserving freedom to choose

SOUTH Dakota is for real. It might seem like a far away state that has little relevance to University students, but the state's new law banning almost all abortions has serious implications for every young woman in the United States.


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Disbanding Iraq

THE CURRENT borders of Iraq were created at the end of World War I as a League of Nations mandate to be controlled by the United Kingdom.


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A Golden Rule for immigration

AT THE national and state levels, America's immigration policies are coming to a head. Currently in Congress, there are proposals to completely fence off our Mexican border and to prosecute businesses and charities for employing and aiding illegal immigrants.


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Latest Podcast

Brenda Gunn, the director of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library and the Harrison Institute for American History, Literature and Culture, explores how students can approach the collections with curiosity, and how this can deepen their understanding of history. From exhibitions to the broader museum world, she reflects on the vital work of archivists in ensuring that even the quietest and oppressed voices are heard.