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Cultural appropriation and costumes

Every year the conversation about politically correct Halloween costumes rears its ugly head, only to die down once the holiday is over. The conversation consists…

Russian political handbook, part 1

Libertarians want to diminish the presence of the state but try to regulate “gay propaganda.” The Liberal Democratic party is made up of militant nationalists…

Death as a disease

Human life expectancy has greatly expanded throughout history. Around the year 3000 B.C. the average person lived to about 26 years old. Today, the European…

Fabricating reality

What happens when an entire society is so afraid that everyone else has more, experiences more and is more, that they purposely seek out purely…

Editorial: A better approach to power outages

On Oct. 27, the Orono area experienced a power outage that lasted a couple hours. The timing was unfortunate — Friday was a busy evening,…