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Defend Planned Parenthood
The House of Representatives recently passed a bill to cut federal funding to Planned Parenthood. Predictably, this sparked outrage over the right of the House to decide the future of sexual health for countless Americans. Let’s explore the biggest reason this bill was even conceived. In defense of the bill, Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla. said […]
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Toeing the punchline
There’s a fine line between comedy and offensiveness. Ask anyone about a certain offensive comment, and there’ll be a mix of people proclaiming it as a horrible remark or heralding it as a wonderful joke. Where that line lies is a question that comedians have been asking for decades. And, now that society is pushing […]
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Tim Tebow: the QB you deserve
After the first weekend of the NFL season, half of the teams will be entering the second week of the season with a losing record. This is expected. One other fact comes to mind when recapping the week—Tim Tebow did not play a down. Why? The Eagles had cut him. As someone who does not […]
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The opposite of apathy
For this article, I have chosen to talk about a less common topic: apathy. I always find it funny when, to seem cool, people say that they are generally apathetic about things. This is because those who are truly apathetic tend to not give an opinion of themselves. True apathy means that one wouldn’t have […]
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Between the lines: a changing Turkey
It’s difficult to explain why I first chose to go to Turkey. Originally, I jumped into studying abroad (a requirement for my major, International Relations) with the understanding that it’d be best to get away from the “traditional” locations most people choose. My first academic experience abroad was in Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city. It is […]
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The places you’ll go
In the words of Dr. Seuss’s “Oh, The Places You’ll Go:” “Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and away!” Congratulations, class of 2015! The author of your childhood wrote a book gifted to graduates across the country, and his rhyming words ring simple but true. “You have brains in […]
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UR needs solutions that unite
Something that we’ve learned in the past year is that the Rochester community—on campus and in the city beyond—is not as tolerant as we had hoped it was. We assumed, perhaps naively, that college campuses would be a haven for intelligent, rational discussion, but a series of events in the past few semesters have indicated […]
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This finals week, I’m staying afloat
Names were changed in this article to preserve privacy. My semesters here at UR seem to follow the same general pattern. The first period can best be characterized by uninhibited optimism. During this stage, I go to bed and wake up early, take care of myself and do all the things my mom spent the […]
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The cliche question: Who are you?
How many times have you been asked, “Who are you?” The idea of self can be defined in two ways: by how others see you and how you see you. For most of us, both definitions should be similar, but there are some people who struggle with the definitions being different. A friend and I […]
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Cultivate your tastes: Support local arts
If I were to mention the phrase “buy local,” it would likely bring to mind an image of a farmers’ market filled with fresh fruit and bread, a place where the stereotypical shopper is the cliche “granola cruncher.” You would assume that the purpose of these markets is to support tight-knit communities as you shop […]
