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Students should be wary of how much coffee they consume
I started drinking coffee in my senior year of high school. When it’s past midnight and you still need to read 20 pages of your Advanced Placement biology textbook and don’t quite...
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Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro and President Trump are scarily similar
In September, Brazil had a severe corruption probe exposing its nationalized oil company Petrobras; it was seemingly the largest graft investigation in Latin America’s political history. The operation allowed Petrobras to funnel...
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Buying used goods can help combat climate change
The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change left us with a bleak forecast of our near future, projecting a 1.5 to 2 degree Celsius increase in global temperature from preindustrial levels, unless...
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Adderall is not a long-term solution for ADD
I grew up under the misconception that the technology and knowledge in our day and age was limitless, short of time travel and curing cancer. It was this utopian perception of our...
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Thanksgiving is a holiday for immigrants
As Nov. 22 comes around, families across the United States will be gathering around their dining room tables, weighted under the plethora of steaming dishes fragrant with spices, of hopes and high...
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Is "canceling" culture toxic?
It’s no secret that celebrities are just like us. They go grocery shopping, pay taxes and even struggle with issues like mental illness. One other way that celebrities are just like us:...
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Political engagement does not end with voting
Another election cycle has come and gone, and the implications are clear: In general, it seems that Democrats overwhelmed Republicans in suburban America to the point where they have gained an outright...
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Does the right adequately react to anti-Semitic acts?
Following the massacre of Jews in a Pittsburgh synagogue, it has been heartening to see the empathy and genuine solidarity on display across many faiths and backgrounds. It gives me hope that...
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Florida's Amendment 4 is a step in the right direction
While everyone was encouraged to vote on Nov. 6 in the past few weeks, not everyone’s ballot looked the same. Candidates and open positions varied from state to state, and depending on...
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Catcalling can evoke conflicting emotions
When I got harassed on the street for the first time, one of my first thoughts was, “Finally.” I breathed a sigh of relief. At long last, I was considered attractive enough...