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Something is Rotten in Tent City - The Problem with Unfettered Democracy

By Ezra Shapiro -

Within minutes of arriving at the smattering of fifty-odd tents in Marshall Park, the small, verdant park across from our hotel, I had met up with one of the Original Occupiers, but...

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The 99ers—the Arrival of Tent City

By Ezra Shapiro -

Another hot and humid day today in Charlotte—perhaps the worst of them yet. A fitting allegory for the atmosphere all around us. Sometime on Friday the nomads of ideology and cause plopped...

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Romney’s Pinocchio Act

By Ezra Shapiro -

Any child can tell you the story of Pinocchio, the wooden puppet who wanted to become a real boy. He thought lies and tall tales would help him achieve his goal. The...

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Fear and Mania at the Convention

By Ezra Shapiro -

We got our first look at the Time Warner Arena yesterday, the location for the Democratic National Convention; the venue in which the grand act of political vaudeville will begin in three...

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To Binghamton you go

By The Editorial Board -

You have brains in your head and feet in your shoes ... and you’re going to Binghamton. ...

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Thanks for coming in, Nate

By Nate Fleming -

Hey freshies, it’s me, Nate. I went to school here for the past few years, but now I don’t because, well, life reasons. So it goes, tempus fugit, c’est la vie, if...

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Legalization is about civil rights

By Justin Kalin -

Back in the beginning of June, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and all five New York City District Attorneys came together in support of...

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Why worry about internships?

By Julianne Cuba -

Exactly one year ago I sat down to write an article for the summer edition of Pipe Dream, titled, “The simple life: summer camp moments.” As one would assume, it was about...

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Rielle Hunter is not a hero

By Ashley Branch -

I really want to like Rielle Hunter, but she makes it so difficult for me. While promoting her tell-all book, “What Really Happened: John Edwards, Our Daughter, and Me,” on shows including...

Staff Editorials

One erratic report card

By The Editorial Board -

Well, another year is in the books and we’re dolling out the grades. President Stenger might want to hang this one on his fridge. Others, well … not so much. ...