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Valentine’s Day: A holiday of love or a holiday of money?

Valentine’s Day is drawing close. Cards, heart shaped balloons and chocolate candies line the shelves of many stores. It’s a…

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What level of education is necessary for a well-functioning society?

What level of education is necessary for a well-functioning society? When we talk about things as necessary, we are talking…

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Are fine arts and humanities majors as important as STEM majors?

Are the fine arts and humanities as important as the hard sciences, engineering and math? Obviously, it is possible to…

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Big-name celebrities often do not make good politicians

Oprah Winfrey has been one of the most recognizable names in popular culture for a long time. She has appeared…

Columns Sports

For the love of the game

The excitement that comes with watching a game has seemingly always been there for me, but I started wondering just…