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Nobel Laureate in Boredom
The good news is that the semester is almost over. The bad news is that the closer to the end I get, the longer every minute lasts, the harder every task becomes.
Mo Yan looks as bored as I am.
Who’s screwing whom?
LIBERTY OR LEAVE: The GOP has a choice.
We’ve reached a turning point – or at least I hope so.
Who will win the election? Not the American people.
Regardless of whether President Obama or Governor Romney wins on Tuesday (and I think Obama will), we can count on four more years of war, declining civil liberties, and an increasing deficit. Neither candidate will close Guantanamo Bay, end the Patriot Act and the NDAA, or cut military spending.
POEM– do you support the troops?
Let’s Be Real Here
I’m an American student. America’s Youth loves working hard, but let’s be real here- we only work hard the night before it’s due. And I know that offends my generation, as we don’t like to admit our problems. Society today, let’s be real here, isn’t exactly being “real” to itself. I think it’s time to address hypocrisy one pretense at a time.
Keep Justice Alive: Kill the Death Penalty
“The death penalty demands discussion”
The United States shares something in common with China, Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. We, like them, use the death penalty. According to the Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights group Amnesty International, the United States ranks fifth in executions among every country in the world.
Sexism in the Bible: Mark 7:24-30
Although unknown, the author of the Gospel of Mark was almost undoubtedly a male, just like the rest of Biblical authors are assumed to be. By using the feminist method of Biblical criticism, we can closely examine how the author, both explicitly and implicitly, views women. Living in an extremely patriarchal society, the author clearly displays the sexism that was so common in the era, and so common throughout the Bible itself. This negative view of women is especially exposed in the passage of Mark 7:24-30, in which Jesus interacts with a Syrophoenician Gentile woman.
Why not Gary Johnson?
It’s campaign season. Attack ads, debates, phone calls, stump speeches, fundraisers, and some more attack ads. For many, November 6th means another year of voting for the lesser of two evils. Voting for the lesser of two evils, unfortunately, is still voting for evil – especially when there’s a third option.
Mac McCann 
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