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Be ‘pro-law’ on abortion

By David Konarske · Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Last week, there was a pro-life exhibit on Eastern Michigan University’s campus. I could write an article about the intolerance that causes some people to call pro-life arguments anti-science. I could write about the idea that calling pro-life advocates “anti-woman” would be like calling “pro-choice” advocates “pro-death.” I could even write about the fact that abortions are disproportionally performed on people in poverty, but I will not.

Letter to the Editor

By Justin S. Johnson · Wednesday, April 17, 2013

People looking for information on Eastern Michigan University turn to one thing first: www.emich.edu, the university website. And boy, do they get an eyeful of the some of the worst EMU has to offer.

Keep control of stress levels during finals

By Robert Uldricks · Wednesday, April 17, 2013

As we, the people of Eastern Michigan University, approach finals with minds poised for everlasting academic victory, stress becomes the dominant force in our lives. To an extent, this is a good thing. We sense the impending doom and work to prepare ourselves.

Let sleeping dogs lie: When politicians die

By Leo Romyn Fabbri · Sunday, April 14, 2013

In the small hours of April 8, ex-British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher drew her last breath. As an 87-year-old who had battled with ill health for some years, news of her last moments were cause for little surprise.

Economy falling short, government adds to problem

By David Konarske · Wednesday, April 10, 2013

According to an April 5 Reuters article, the Department of Labor reported the nation created 88,000 jobs in March, far short of the market’s prediction of 200,000 jobs. Another Reuters article from the same day said the economy has barely been able to keep up in creating jobs. The article said the unemployment rate would have gone up if so many people hadn’t dropped out of the labor force. This month may be a blessing in disguise, because it adds an exclamation point to the economic complaints present in the media for a while now.

Students fall for scams

By Robert Uldricks · Wednesday, April 10, 2013

We all need money for college. Most people try to get a job to relieve the financial pressure the nation’s exceptional education system places on their bank accounts. But too often, college students get roped into pyramid schemes and other get-rich-quick scams.

TV distorts reality

By Jumanah Saadeh · Wednesday, April 10, 2013

“I wish real life was a musical,” I lamented to my brother, who proceeded to look at me like I’d sprouted another head.

Boston College: Condoms violate policy

By Jodi F. Bullock · Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Since 2009, Boston College Students for Sexual Health—an unofficial student group at Boston College—has regularly distributed free condoms and sexual health information near campus. But according to an April 8 article in The New York Times, last month The BC administration sent the group a letter ordering it to stop distributing condoms as the act violates university policy and goes against the values of the Jesuit college.

America nothing like Greece

By James Tatum · Sunday, April 7, 2013

The U.S. federal government is approximately $16.8 trillion in debt, according to the Department of the Treasury.

States’ rights up for debate

By Chris Hoitash · Sunday, April 7, 2013

The battle for states’ rights is alive and well, and once again, the South is at the center of the debate.

Monsanto act stains Obama’s reputation

By Leo Romyn Fabbri · Sunday, April 7, 2013

While America’s media gaze was averted from the happenings of the Senate as our homosexual brothers and sisters argued their case for social equality at the Supreme Court, President Barack Obama inked his signature upon the spending bill H.R. 933.

Human Rights Campaign for some, not all

By Rose Carver · Sunday, April 7, 2013

A large amount of Facebook users showed their support for gay marriage last week by changing their profile picture to the Human Rights Campaign’s equal-sign logo, and the trend is slowly going out of style. One is stirred to wonder if people really knew the full truth about who was behind this movement that took our newsfeeds by storm.

Obama sets ‘dangerous precedent’ in law decisions

By David Konarske · Wednesday, April 3, 2013

The Hill reported in a March 27 article that a number of conservative Supreme Court justices are questioning the Obama administration’s decision in 2011 to no longer defend the Defense of Marriage Act. DOMA is a law that does not allow same sex couples to receive federal benefits contingent on marriage, such as survivor’s benefits and certain tax deductions. The Department of Justice, at the direction of President Barack Obama, has decided it will not defend the law on the grounds that it is unconstitutional.

Be ‘pro-law’ on abortion

Letter to the Editor

Keep control of stress levels during finals

Let sleeping dogs lie: When politicians die

Economy falling short, government adds to problem

Students fall for scams

TV distorts reality

Boston College: Condoms violate policy

America nothing like Greece

States’ rights up for debate

Monsanto act stains Obama’s reputation

Human Rights Campaign for some, not all

Obama sets ‘dangerous precedent’ in law decisions

Letter to the Editor

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