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Clinton delivers powerful speech

By Sammy DeMarco · Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012

Former President Bill Clinton might be the most likable, effective politician of our generation. His speech performance at last week’s Democratic National Convention made President Barack Obama’s seem mediocre.

Obama’s ‘hope and change’ dead

By David Konarske · Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012

In 2008 President Barack Obama campaigned on being better than the average politician, changing the culture of Washington D.C.

Difficult to break unfair cycle

By Silvana Taylor · Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012

The mistreatment of impoverished people is not uncommon in the United States, where those going through the McDonald’s drive-thru are incredibly impatient with the people making their food.

Zombie tag game: Just a game, or the key to human survival?

By Chris Hoitash · Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012

Zombies have become a fad over the last few years. They have permeated video games, films, comics and even television. The infection has now spread to real-life gaming as well.

Ignorance leads to Republican insensitivity on rape

By Silvana Taylor · Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012

Trying to be convincing is much easier when the option of denying basic facts is available, as Rep. and Senate candidate Todd Akin, R-Mo., recently proved with a truly ignorant statement about rape.

Are you better off than four years ago? Signs point to yes

By James Tatum · Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012

“Are you better off than you were four years ago?” asked Ronald Reagan during his final debate with President Jimmy Carter in 1980.

Obama: Still cool enough?

By Zac Merillat · Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012

“My president is black, my lambo’s [lamborghini] blue,” rapped Young Jeezy back in 2008, recently after Barack Obama became the first African-American commander-in-chief of the United States.

Ryan right choice: Brings focus back

By David Konarske · Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012

On Aug. 11, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney announced that Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan is his running mate, which was met with skepticism or pride, depending on who you asked.

Go get involved

By Patrick Seick · Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012

Take a stroll through campus during the summer months, and you will quickly find that Eastern Michigan University’s campus is dead. Few people walk the sidewalks, resident advisors aren’t nearly as stressed and parking is relatively easy to find. Forunately, those days are over.

Many curious about what Romney’s hiding

By James Tatum · Friday, Aug. 31, 2012

What is Mitt Romney hiding by concealing his tax returns? Ironically, it was his father George Romney, also a successful capitalist and American politician, who set the standard for financial openness for presidential campaigns.

Romney changes abortion story, shows dishonesty, inconsistency

By Patrick Seick · Friday, Aug. 31, 2012

Recently, Republican Congressman Todd Akin received a firestorm of criticism for his dangerous and stupid remarks about rape.

EMU: The right choice for me

By Irene Pool · Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012

Being an incoming freshman in college can be scary. You will face challenges that you have never imagined and it will test your inner strength, as feelings will run the gamut of excitement, fear, happiness and homesickness.

Tips for incoming freshmen

By Silvana Taylor · Monday, June 25, 2012

Although I have no regrets about my college experience at Eastern Michigan University, there are some things I wish I had known sooner.

Student Debt

By Sammy DeMarco · Monday, June 25, 2012

Fall 2012 will see another wave of students entering another college semester. For some it will be their first. Incoming freshmen should ask themselves two questions: How will students and their parents pay for it? And is the four-year college track really the right one for them?

Michigan GOP keeping out of people's pockets but invading women's skirts

By Sammy DeMarco · Monday, June 18, 2012

“Elbow.” Imagine being suspended from class for calling out a part of the human anatomy during an open discussion about the body. That is essentially what happened to Democratic State Rep. Lisa Brown last week as she spoke against the Michigan House Republicans’ effort to make Michigan the most restrictive state on abortion.

Stuck in the middle: US middle class left stagnant

By Chris Hoitash · Monday, June 18, 2012

The middle class has taken it on the chin during past economic crises. Most of America has, to be fair, but the middle class in particular seems to be the hardest hurt in the long term.

Public needs common sense if held responsible for bettering society

By Chris Hoitash · Monday, June 11, 2012

New York City is a big place. So it’s not surprising that it has its fair share of political kooks with nutty ideas they think are the answer to America’s problems.

Knowing what the different classifications of nonprofits represent

By Sammy DeMarco · Monday, June 11, 2012

Last week the New York Times ran two editorials calling attention to a new flood of secret money in politics and calling for the Internal Revenue Service to act.

Media handing out special treatment

By Aaron Huff · Monday, June 4, 2012

Last week I was reflecting on all the newsworthy stories of the spring, when I came upon a stirring conclusion about Detroit. Being strained by both financial and criminal problems, it seems to be falling further into peril with each sunset.

Get the hint: Don't be a clinger, it isn't flattering

By Silvana Taylor · Monday, June 4, 2012

One of the many privileges that some people often enjoy when in a relationship is dictating how a significant other spends his or her time and complaining if it is not within expectations. When people who are not in an exclusive relationship try to do this however, they become a clinger.