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The Current Events Bubble

Marlena Bradford | Posted 05.22.2012

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Marlena Bradford

I'm not sure if this is generation-wide, but a good number of my classmates are largely unaware of current events, both foreign and domestic. A prime example of this is the recent Kony 2012 movement.

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Patriots Fans Riot After Super Bowl Loss

AP | JIM MORRISON | Posted 04.06.2012

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BOSTON — Hundreds of officers who lined the streets of Boston had little to do as fans quietly mourned their team's Super Bowl loss Sunday night...

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All Around Amherst: Exploring a College Town

The Cac | Posted 11.07.2011

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The Cac

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The 10 Best Dining Halls

Posted 10.10.2011

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Are you hungry yet? Princeton Review recently named the colleges with the best campus food. Wheaton College in Illinois topped the list, followed b...

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The 12 Worst Colleges For Free Speech

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Greg Lukianoff

U.S. News can tell you which colleges and universities are ranked the "best," but what about your right to express yourself on campus?

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Body Of Missing U Of Mass Alum Found

The Daily Collegian | Posted 05.25.2011

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A University of Massachusetts alumnus was found dead in Providence, R.I. last week, after having been missing for several days. The body of Gregory...

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John Calipari's Dancing on a High Wire

Michael Pina | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Pina

Wherever John Calipari has gone, two things have followed: success and controversy. Charisma drips from the man's forehead while culpability sits on his brow.

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Health Care, Character, Journalism, and America's Future

Steven G. Brant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steven G. Brant

President Obama called on America's journalists -- and the media executives for whom they work -- to recommit themselves to the standards of journalism that Walter Cronkite practiced.

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Perspectives on Integral Ecology: A Dialogue

Ross Robertson | Posted 11.17.2011

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Ross Robertson

Integral Ecology draws on the expertise of many disciplines and offers comprehensive, far-sighted, flexible solutions for the environment, which honor animals and people.

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Time to End the Inquisition against Buy America Advocates

Scott Paul | Posted 05.25.2011

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Scott Paul

It's time to end the intolerant theocracy of free trade and usher in a responsible dialogue about what works and what doesn't work. Get out of the gutter and into the debate.

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