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A Clouded Window

Feb. 4, 2012

Some things in particular are quintessentially American. Foods like apple pie, an unnatural fascination with big stuff, and baseball all come to mind immediately, but one thing takes the cake as the most essential to the American experience, and that is a free press. Newspapers played an integral part in the formation of this nation, and as such the founding fathers made it extremely clear that journalism should be strongly protected.

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A Matter of Time

Feb. 4, 2012

When you are trying to figure out who is leading the world in technological and scientific innovation, you look to the Nobel Prize.

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Cut the Man Some Slack

By TYLER CADY | Feb. 4, 2012

News out of Texas this week was that Rangers star outfielder Josh Hamilton relapsed in his fight with alcoholism. It's something that he battled with in the early part of his career, having been drafted first overall in 1999 but failing to reach the majors until 2007 because of his struggles with crack and alcohol. Last Monday night, that same beast reared its ugly head. This isn't the first relapse for Hamilton.

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The Art of Hello

By BRYAN FEILER | Feb. 4, 2012

Over the years I have studied the way people say hello to each other from afar. Some might call this creepy.

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The Day I Met the Internet

By LISA KHOURY | Feb. 2, 2012

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College Journalism Is a Learning Experience

By Matthew Parrino | Feb. 2, 2012

So in case you've been busy studying or haven't been able to get to a computer, The Spectrum had an article "go viral" this week.

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Worst. Super Bowl. Ever.

By AARON MANSFIELD | Feb. 2, 2012

Hey Super Bowl 2012, you suck. To quote The Little Rascals: "I hate your stinkin' guts. You make me vomit.

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"Tattoo This, Haters"

By EDWARD BENOIT | Feb. 2, 2012

It's hard to believe that in 2012, issues like feminism, freedom of speech, freedom of expression, and the inherent rights people have over their own bodies are?well, even issues in the first place.

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A Place to Call Home

By More must be done to ensure animal welfare | Feb. 2, 2012

Every eight seconds there is a preventable death in the U.S. After being imprisoned for a while because they were wandering the streets, they're killed because there is nowhere to put them. According to the Humane Society, 4 million animals are euthanized each year in U.S.