The Podium

February 10, 2013 - 9:12pm

Lincoln Logs: Choosing your happiness

BY HARSHA NAHATA

We don’t have to be happy all the time, or not happy at all. Happiness can be on a spectrum. We don’t have to pick between being happy or not being happy — in fact, that’s not even a choice that we can really make.

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February 10, 2013 - 9:03pm

Campus Corner: Addicted to Adderall

BY KAT CARTWRIGHT

Though I understand that some students need A.D.H.D medication to function on a daily basis, it’s obvious that students are abusing these drugs. Whether it’s to stay up late studying for an exam or party harder than a typical night, the use and abuse of this drug is a problem at universities across the nation and our University is no exception.

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February 7, 2013 - 10:08pm

Weil Can Do It: A Valentine for everyone

BY ELLERY WEIL

But the thing is for me, when I think of Valentine’s Day, I really think of a shoebox — a pink, tissue paper-covered shoebox with a hole cut in the lid. Elementary school Valentine’s Day was the best.

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February 7, 2013 - 9:41pm

Study A Blog, Madrid Edition: Do You Speak English?

BY ALEXIS BIAGGI

The U.S. is quite behind on the multilingual trend. I’m not proposing that every individual ought to be fluent in 15 languages. However, knowing the basics of a few languages will help to remove our image as people who believe their culture is superior to others.

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February 7, 2013 - 2:36pm

The Justice League: The cost of heightened security

BY YASH BHUTADA

In 2012, 16 mass shootings occurred in the United States. Not one was done by a Muslim and most perpetrators were white males — but America still associates mass killings with Arabs.

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February 7, 2013 - 9:40am

The Working Ethic: Out-of-state bias

BY CHARLENE LERNER

Out-of-state student add to the culture, diversity and prestige of the school. Is it fair that they have to pay double the tuition of an in-stater?

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February 6, 2013 - 9:18pm

From the President’s Desk: Behind the scenes

BY MANISH PARIKH

CSG officers help give students a say in the University. But who are those leaders and what do they do?

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February 6, 2013 - 8:40pm

The Feminine Critique: Sen. Warren and House Bill 5711

BY EMMA MANIERE

The stereotype of women who get abortions only fuels legislatures' ability to pass bills to block a women's choice. Sen. Warren calls for an open dialog to clarify why we need to lift restrictions on abortion clinics.

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February 5, 2013 - 7:40pm

Sophia's Study-A-Blog: The small things

BY SOPHIA KOTOV

Germans are stereotyped as being closed off and cold. But some of the most touching random acts of kindness I’ve experienced have occurred here in Germany.

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February 5, 2013 - 1:01pm

Bleeding Blue: Ballot politics

BY JOE PAONE

One man, one vote, the essence of American democracy. Of course, achieving this ideal has taken hundreds of years, multiple Constitutional amendments and some of the most influential activists in our nation's history. But it’s still facing constant threat. The faith we have that our right to vote will steadfastly be protected allows those who seek power to take it from under our noses.

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February 4, 2013 - 10:39pm

Seeing Red: Chronic unemployment is the new norm

BY MICHAEL SWAIN

A lot has changed since the last November’s election. The news cycles are quieter, and the negative ads that once barraged our televisions are gone. Those are things that we can be thankful for, but in the three months that have passed, something about we, the people, has changed. We’re no longer talking about the economy.

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February 3, 2013 - 8:48pm