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New reforms to make matters worse?

By Chris Hoitash · Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011

If you went to a public school in the last decade you probably took a standardized test. And not just the ones to get into college, but ones designed to test the school’s performance.

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Schools track students

By Patrick Seick · Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011

In the early 20th century, a dangerous movement postulated that certain groups of people are superior to others swept across the United States.

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Promote busing

By Chris Hoitash · Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011

Eastern Michigan’s parking system has seen some changes, including a new bus route and new regulations on where you can park. In a press release from Director of Media Relations, Geoff Larcom, the details of the new route were outlined.

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Reduce need for foreign oil

By Chris Hoitash · Monday, June 20, 2011

Fracking, besides a misspelling of a curse word from Battlestar Galactica, is also being seen by some as a solution to both the world’s dwindling crude oil supply and America’s lust for oil. It will inevitably prove the creators of the Fallout video games are prophets.

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Bring our troops back

By Sammy DeMarco · Monday, June 20, 2011

As summer cranks up and we approach the middle year, it is easy to forget President Obama made a promise to draw down troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2011. It appears this will be another promise made to be broken.

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Assisted suicide

By Jesse Peck · Monday, June 13, 2011

As some of you fine readers might know, Dr. Death died on June 3. Jack Kevorkian, embraced and reviled for his work, was known – and eventually imprisoned for – his work in assisting people with their suicides.

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Healthcare prices

By Neil Weinberg · Monday, June 13, 2011

While most of the country is locked in a debate about entitlement reform and jobs creation, the soon-to-be-former Defense Secretary still wants to talk about healthcare.

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Question Regents

By Sammy DeMarco · Monday, June 6, 2011

Prepare to pay more for your education at EMU. When the Board of Regents meets on June 21, they will be voting to raise tuition.

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Restoring Detroit benefits all

By Chris Hoitash · Monday, May 23, 2011

To some, Detroit has become a barren hellscape of ruin and despair. Ruined by decades of incompetence, neglect and emigration, a once half-decent city has fallen into a quarter-decent city.

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Natural disaster not just natural

By Clement Daly · Monday, May 23, 2011

The worst flooding in three-quarters of a century is threatening the lives and property of hundreds of thousands of Americans along the Mississippi River. Dozens of small towns and millions of acres of farmland have already been flooded as the crest of the Mississippi moves south toward the river’s confluence with the Gulf of Mexico at New Orleans.

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Politicians need kindergarten

By Jumanah Saadeh · Monday, May 16, 2011

Politics have always been a major part of the news, but lately we’ve been hearing about it a lot more; news about mass uprisings against oppressive regimes and corrupt leaders has been pouring out the Middle East.

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