With all the new information flooding the media about “going green,” it can be tough to keep track of what actually helps, what not to waste your time on and what’s simply a scam. Driving green is no exception to the rule. Unless your parents …
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Jon Breitenbucher
Appreciate the outdoors
I was fortunate enough to find a job working on the Appalachian Trail this summer, a time that now seems terribly far in the past. For all you flatlanders, the Appalachian Trail allows the mildly psychotic to hike from northern Maine to Georgia, spanning five …
News satires reveal national truth
Rally fever has gripped the nation ever since Glenn Beck and Al Sharpton held competing rallies in the nation’s capital on Aug. 28, 2010. And if you think that the trend is over, you are very wrong. On Oct. 30,† Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert …
Don’t Ask Don’t Tell must be repealed
On Sept. 21, the United States Senate made a telling decision to not to pass the defense spending budget because of the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell repeal amendment. This vote has made it evident that homophobia is a powerful entity within American politics. This is …
Palestine: A hidden human rights issue [1st of 2 part series]
The United States of America is one of the greatest countries in the world at providing aid to people and places that need it. We’ve pledged $1.15 billion to Haiti for earthquake relief.† After the tsunami in Indonesia, almost every major company in the United …
Spotlight: Tanvi Sood Directs Summer Concert
Determined to get the most out of their summer and striving to push themselves creatively, Tanvi Sood ’13, a potential Theatre and Dance major, and several friends from home initiated one of the first dance-only concerts of its kind in Calcutta, India. Traditional dance and …