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U.S. imperialism hurting Pakistan

Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010

Earlier this month, the Pakistani English-language daily “Dawn” reported U.S. drone-missile attacks have claimed the lives of more than 700 people in Pakistan in 2009. The report was based on statistics compiled by Pakistani authorities and has been virtually ignored by the U.S. media.

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Stop texting and driving, make roads safer

By Marcus Teklemariam · Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010

You’re driving down the road, on your way to class, when your cell phone goes off. You take a quick glance to find it’s a text message. It’s just a friend letting you know where you’ll be meeting at the movies tonight. Knowing you’re going to be in class for most of the day, you reach over and try to text him back before you pull up to the student parking lot. Suddenly, you hear a loud car horn. Then you notice your car is traveling in the wrong lane and you quickly move to miss the other car by only a few feet. Feeling relieved and a little embarrassed, you begin to wish you had parked your car before you picked up the phone.

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Archive binges lead to lost time

Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010

Wikis have an irritating habit of being addictive. You read an article, see some links you like and suddenly you’re reading four or more articles at once. One site I like to do this with is tvtropes.com. Now while reading articles on this site I came across an often-quoted web comic called The Order of the Stick. I decided to read this web comic from the start

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GOP turn focus on Yemen and its link to terrorism

Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010

Apparently, Yemen is the new front in the War on Terror. It was a rather obscure country to most Americans before recent events – much like any country that doesn’t have terrorists, or plans to nuke us to the Stone Age.

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Nation's veterans need help

By Ingrid Mitchell · Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010

One tends to assume, once a military member has returned from a combat zone alive, whether harmed or uninjured, all should be well once the member is removed from the hostile sector.

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Media influence our perception of 'beauty'

By Hiba Baghdadi · Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010

According to Leonard Eron, senior research scientist at the University of Michigan, “Television alone is responsible for 10 percent of youth violence.” This is only 10 percent, and not including the effect it has on body image, sexuality and eating disorders.

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Tax big bankers

By David Gomez · Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010

While 2009 is still fresh in our minds, it is important that we start 2010 right. Just like in 2009, the huge banks are propped up with taxpayer dollars.

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Bachelor's degree weak in educated workforce

Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010

Hello again. Welcome back from break, hope you enjoyed it and that you were happy with your grades. With the holidays over I can proceed to bring you back to reality with all the grace and civility of an elephant high on Acid. With more and more people going to college, those undergraduate degrees that many students end up in debt for are becoming less valued in the work environment, mainly because there are so many of them now.

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High expectations curse resolutions

By Hannah Schwab · Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010

After all the balloons have been released, the confetti has been thrown and the kisses shared, ringing in the New Year puts pressure on those who subscribe to the rules attached to resolution.

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Letter: EMU athletics aren't what they once were

Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009

As an alumnus, former walk-on football player and sports editor of The Eastern Echo, I am almost speechless when looking at the state of the Eastern Michigan University athletic department as it pertains to the revenue sports of football and basketball.

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New troops meant to end war

By Neil Weinberg · Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009

On the first day of December, our Commander-in-Chief stood before an audience of cadets at West Point and outlined his plan to end the war in Afghanistan successfully.

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Christmas sentiments overwhelm

By Krista Gjestland · Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009

For the entire month of December, and as of lately November too, shopping malls, grocery stores and homes are hit with a whirlwind of Christmas trees, multi-colored lights and gleeful snowmen.

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With finals looming, gripes are many

Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009

As finals are drawing near, I find my brainpower horribly focused to the upcoming exams and the multitude of essays I have to complete with only two weeks to do so.

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President made the right decision

By Donald Stuckey II · Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009

On Tuesday, President Obama made a very important speech on the future of Afghanistan. His speech focused on his strategy to make Afghanistan a more secure country free of terrorism and safe for democracy. His plan calls for sending an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan and bringing them home within 18 months. Also, he said that America will write no more blank checks to Afghanistan.

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