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Campaign finance laws not right for Left, Right

By Neil Weinberg · Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012

The amazing thing about the current campaign finance laws is exactly no one is happy with them. The Left thinks the current situation offers the wealthy too much power, and the Right thinks this climate awkwardly restricts free speech. We’ve always debated free speech versus political corruption.

Contract questioned

By Jimmy King · Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012

Detroit Tigers fans were given reprieve from an unlikely source after the news came that Victor Martinez will not play in 2012.

Creationist theme park shouldn't get backing

By James Tatum · Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012

Gov. Steve Beshear, Democrat of Kentucky, has lent his support to a creationist theme park, Ark Adventure, commissioned by Answers in Genesis.

It's not always ADD, know the real signs

By Silvana Taylor · Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012

When thinking of young children, most people assign adjectives such as hyper, curious, inquisitive or active.

Views on weed now shifting

By Patrick Seick · Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012

“So what we get drunk, so what we smoke weed, we’re just havin’ fun and we don’t care who sees!” This is the opening line of the popular song “Young, Wild and Free,” from rappers Wiz Khalifa and Snoop Dogg.

Space exploration is a must

By Neil Weinberg · Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012

Several months ago, I used this space to make a case that the United States should commit to sending a man to Mars by the end of the decade.

Unions versus right-to-work

By Chris Hoitash · Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012

Unions are a facet many people living in Michigan are tied to. The state has dealt with them since the New Deal, when the Roosevelt Administration finally allowed the unions to represent workers free of corporate obstruction.

Government falsehoods camouflage megabanks mistakes in Wall Street

By James Tatum · Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012

In the parlance of a classic “who done it” in the case of the crash on Wall Street, I’d like to think the federal government was at fault in that it aided and abetted the megabanks and investment firms as they committed the actual robbery.

Super Bowl Sunday

By Jimmy King · Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012

You cannot look at the modern era of football without first acknowledging the prowess and dominance of the New England Patriots.

Egyptian workers seek social equality

By Clement Daly · Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012

One year after the outbreak of the Egyptian Revolution, millions of workers and students took to the streets throughout Egypt to protest the dictatorship of the U.S.-backed military junta, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), and demand the ouster of its head, General Mohamed Hussein Tantawi.

Cuts keep getting made, students get worst end

By Chris Hoitash · Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012

New federal regulations regarding student financial aid are not being kind to Eastern Michigan University.

Greek Life offers advantages

By Patrick Seick · Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012

I compete for the Eastern Michigan University forensics team. As a result, I meet people from all over the country who share a love for interpretation, critical analysis and communication in general.

'Imperfect group' battles for candidacy

By Neil Weinberg · Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012

I’m sure you’ve been glued to your televisions, computers and smartphones for the last few weeks watching the Republican primary unfold.

NSOAs help incoming students get acclimated to EMU campus

By Jesse Peck · Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012

As many know, orientation is a pretty big deal here at Eastern Michigan University. It’s an intense four-day experience that helps acclimate incoming students to their new surroundings while also giving them a chance to bond with fellow students.

Obama being attacked

By James Tatum · Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012

If you’ve been listening to the GOP hopefuls for the presidency you might think President Obama is not only a terrible commander-in-chief (who should launch a strike on Iran immediately), but somebody who’s carried out a massacre of the business community. We’ve heard from Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-MN) about President Obama’s “job-killing” overhaul of the health care industry, and former Governor Mitt Romney (R-MA) has warned us about the assailants working at the Environmental Protection Agency. It’s commonly phrased by both the Republican Party and the U.S.

SOPA,PIPA causes online protesting nationwide

By Silvana Taylor · Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012

For fans of Google, Wikipedia, Reddit and Tumblr, the reasoning behind the “blackout” day on Jan.

Dashboard measures the state of the state

By Chris Hoitash · Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012

Jan. 18, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder presented his first State of the State Address. Unfortunately, he not declaring the name redundant and in need of change, he did say that us Michiganders are “…in a crisis unmatched in the 60 plus years of our state.” Michigan became a state officially in 1837, so technically we’ve been a state for 174 years.

Possible state takeover of Detroit a blessing?

By Patrick Seick · Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012

Detroit, Michigan was once a bustling metropolis, its streets humming with an optimism characterizing the American dream.

Double standards in privacy

By Neil Weinberg · Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012

In recent years, we’ve talked a lot more about privacy than we used to. It might be the PATRIOT Act, the Internet or Ron Paul behind the surge in discourse about it, but it’s there. The idea of a constitutionally guaranteed right to privacy is found in the Third and Fourth Amendments.

What's in store for Tebow?

By Jimmy King · Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012

Tim Tebow. It’s not just a name. It’s an emotion, a story, a belief. The man is just that – a man.