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The ISIS crisis

THE OLD saying goes that there are two certainties in life: death and taxes. For the average University student however, the saying should instead read "death, taxes and ISIS frustrations." For an inanimate object, ISIS incurs far too much anger and frustration among students than it should.


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A biased "Case for Israel"

ALAN DERSHOWITZ is at it again. Dershowitz, portrait of the pop culture intellectual, is a regular guest of primetime TV, eagerly opining on everything from Monica Lewinsky, the pro-life movement and even Jewish theology (for which he regularly receives a thrashing from real theologians). He is perhaps most famous for his circus-like legal exploits -- the tenured Harvard professor's most (in)famous clients include Patty Hearst, Jim Bakker and Mike Tyson.


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No justice in "Roy's Rock"

When I achieve my lifelong goal of becoming the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama, I want to put a giant statue of the Buddha in the rotunda of my court house.


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Piracy and privacy

UNIVERSITY first years encounter many new pleasures in their first week in the dormitories: the abolishment of curfews, readily available kegs and high-speed Internet connection courtesy of the school, free of charge.


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Women's Center misguidance

AS FRESH new students arrive at the University this fall, a sparkling array of orientation programs await to re-educate them on a number of topics held near and dear to our administrators' bleeding hearts.


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Alma mater money matters

IMAGINE the ever-stoic President John T. Casteen, III walking down the hall while muttering the words of R&B heavyweight and fraternity party lyricist, Nelly, "I am number one." This past week, admissions officers and administrators throughout the University breathed a collective sigh of relief thanks to the U.S.


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California's private race

CALIFORNIA, without a doubt, has been the hot topic of politics in the nation all summer. With a historic recall possible and over 130 candidates vying for the governor's mansion, it's no surprise that the state has been in the spotlight of every news broadcast, talk show and late night stand-up routine for the past two months.


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Total recall folly

IT'S OFFICIAL: California is the new Florida. With Gary Coleman, Mary Carey and Leo Gallagher vying to replace Governor Gray Davis in the upcoming recall election, the Golden State has surpassed the Sunshine State as Worst Practitioner of American Democracy. It's easy to poke fun at Californians -- who else will pick from a field of 135 porn stars, child actors and watermelon-smashing comedians when they enter the voting booth on Election Day?


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Summer of the Apocalypse

THOUGH the season won't officially end for another 27 days, the summer of 2003 is fading fast. In years past, the splendid sunny season usually acquired some sort of moniker to distinguish itself from any ordinary summer.

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