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Blue collar, jobs requiring degrees equal

By Jumanah Saadeh · Wednesday, April 3, 2013

In the recipe of success we have been taught throughout our school years, college is the main ingredient. Without it, we have been told, our lives will amount to nothing, much in the same way a cake made without flour is nothing more than a mess.

Reality TV says something about society

By Robert Uldricks · Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Television, especially reality TV, is often criticized for being bland and vapid trash that will melt your brain. Now this may be true, but I think there’s more to it than that.

Bad credit history lingers

By Chris Hoitash · Friday, March 29, 2013

If you have bad credit history and are unemployed, you might be staying that way for a while.

Dave Agema is a former Michigan House member.

Agema is embarrassment

By Jodi F. Bullock · Friday, March 29, 2013

On Wednesday, a man named Dave Agema posted a link on Facebook leading to an article entitled “Everyone should know these statistics on homosexuals.” The article was offensive, absurd and full of misinformation.

Be skeptical of green labels

By Rose Carver · Friday, March 29, 2013

In the marketing world, the color green is representative of healthy food. And of course, when you think of such food, your mind naturally goes right to McDonald’s new Go Wrap, am I right?

Tabula rasa Detroit

By James Tatum · Friday, March 29, 2013

Hurricane Katrina wiped out New Orleans in 2005; it eradicated the physical and political infrastructure of the city. This is why when Mitch Landrieu, brother of Sen. Mary Landrieu, was elected as mayor of New Orleans in 2010, he was able to remake the city.

Save money where you can in college

By Robert Uldricks · Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Is college too expensive? Yes and no. It just depends where and how you are getting your education.

EMU keeps students informed with New York Times

By Patrick Seick · Wednesday, March 27, 2013

There is always something happening around the world. Cyprus is wrestling with the prospect of a eurozone bailout. Florida Gulf Coast University has upset both Georgetown and San Diego State universities in the NCAA Tournament. Syria’s bloody civil war continues to rage on. Colorado signed stricter gun control into law.

Any solution to EMU’s “parking problem” would be more costly than it’s worth—there are plenty of spots available for commuter students in the Green Lot, it just means a bit more walking.

Parking problem? Not really

By David Konarske · Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Being a commuter myself, I am sympathetic to issues involving parking. And having had a car that could not go in reverse, I have had more parking problems than most people. I also agree that more attention seems to be paid to campus residents than commuter students.

Diversity not a commodity

By Jumanah Saadeh · Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Diversity. We hear about it all the time. It has become the hottest new thing on the market and everyone is eager to show how diverse they are.

We must stop cycle of bullying

By Jennifer Kirby · Sunday, March 24, 2013

Bullying is a problem our society has faced for a long time. Even after so many years of advocacy on this issue, our schools still don’t know how to handle bullying as well as they should.

Trapped in the friend zone: It’s more than just a term

By Chris Hoitash · Sunday, March 24, 2013

Let’s talk about relationships, because an introverted nerd with no social skills is naturally an expert on such matters.

Same-sex marriage is on the horizon

By Leo Romyn Fabbri · Sunday, March 24, 2013

Same-sex marriage? Give me one good reason why not.

Gun-related suicides new focus of debate

By James Tatum · Sunday, March 24, 2013

“My dad killed himself,” said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in an interview with George Stephanopoulos of ABC News.

Incident with police, neighbor teaches valuable lesson

By Robert Uldricks · Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Last Tuesday, I was in my dorm stalking a nuclear wasteland in a PlayStation game with my roommate, when I heard a gentle tapping at the chamber door. When I went to investigate I saw my suitemate with strangers.

Steubenville highlights bigger education issues

By Jodi F. Bullock · Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Trent Mays and Ma’lik Richmond, high school football stars in Steubenville, Ohio, have been found guilty of raping a 16-year-old girl while she was drunk at a string of parties last fall.

Partisan distrust cycle needs time to overcome

By David Konarske · Wednesday, March 20, 2013

President Barack Obama ended what was dubbed the “charm offensive” by the popular media last week, where he met with Democrats and Republicans in both chambers of Congress to attempt to build trust between the parties. People hoped this would lead to a new period of bipartisan cooperation, but it is more complicated than it seems.

Bloomberg fails to address health illiteracy

By Patrick Seick · Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Every now and then on a long trip, my friends will stop at the nearest 7-Eleven for a drink. I always feel a sense of amusement when one of them comes back with a Double Gulp, a full 50 ounces of Coke. Not so amusingly, in a Jun. 6, 2012 article, The New York Times reported that a Double Gulp of Coke contains 600 calories, or roughly a quarter of the daily recommended calories for an average man.

Memorials should not have a gift shop because it “cheapens the memory it is there to protect.”

Memories should be thoughts, not things

By Leo Romyn Fabbri · Sunday, March 17, 2013

Everything began as normal on the day that changed the world forever. In Manhattan, busy traders, engineers, security guards, fathers, mothers, sons and daughters made their ordinary morning commute. But, as we now know, September 11, 2001 was to become the latter date on nearly 3,000 of our brothers’ and sisters’ gravestones. Three-thousand people brutally murdered in four clouds of fire, destruction and hate.

GOP should appeal to Libertarians

By James Tatum · Sunday, March 17, 2013

There has been much debate over whether or not the Republican Party should reform, and if it does, what should be the result of that reform. New Hampshire and the Free State Project offer an example of a possible end result.