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Thursday, April 12th, 2012, 12:44 am in Opinion
By Mike Emery

The race for the Republican presidential nomination finally ended Tuesday when Rick Santorum suspended his campaign. Santorum’s announcement means the inevitable has become reality: Mitt Romney will oppose President Barack Obama in November’s general election.
Santorum didn’t …


Thursday, April 12th, 2012, 12:39 am in Opinion
By Mackenzie Rawcliffe

Oh, April — the month of spring awakening and stressful test-taking.
Indeed, right now it’s hard to think of much beyond May 4, but that day will come sooner than you think. It’s good to be emotionally …


Thursday, April 5th, 2012, 12:48 am in Opinion
By Mike Emery

A little more than a year ago, pro-democracy protests popped up all over the Arab world, from Morocco in Northern Africa to Oman at the eastern tip of the Arabian Peninsula.
These demonstrations had varying levels of …


Thursday, April 5th, 2012, 12:46 am in Opinion
By Mackenzie Rawcliffe

There’s a cool new art installation outside of Neville Hall. I hope it’s the start of a trend.
It’s a rare day that something on campus excites me like this — which is hard to believe for …


Thursday, March 29th, 2012, 12:28 am in Opinion
By Mackenzie Rawcliffe

Around 4 a.m. on Monday, I thought I was having a heart attack.
I had gotten home late from work on Sunday when I felt a sharp pain and tightness in my chest that lasted for at …


Thursday, March 29th, 2012, 12:25 am in Opinion
By Mike Emery

Something important is happening in Washington, D.C. All week long, the Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in the case of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services v. Florida, a suit brought forth by 26 …


Monday, March 26th, 2012, 12:07 am in Opinion
By Erin McCann

Procrastination gets a bad rap.
Teachers, parents and guardians alike consistently castigate its image in both the professional and personal realms. With such a ubiquitous habit — some experts suggest that close to 95 percent of all …


Wednesday, March 21st, 2012, 11:59 pm in Opinion
By Katelyn Melanson

I went to a job interview and wasn’t at all surprised to learn they had checked my Facebook page to ensure credibility.
It wasn’t to see if I had a work ethic nor was it to see …


Monday, March 19th, 2012, 12:47 am in Opinion
By Erin McCann

I never get headaches. Really.
Caffeine withdrawals, sucrose overdoses and droves of screaming children running circuitously around me all have no effect on the aching of my cranium.
However, Fortune’s benevolence toward me has finally begun to fade …


Monday, March 19th, 2012, 12:45 am in Opinion
By Noel Madore

Gov. Paul LePage’s next business-friendly initiative is to shroud the governor’s policy-making process so it’s no longer transparent that nearly all of his policies are literally copied and pasted from the demands of big business.
He has …