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Is Sleep Really Important For Your Academic Career?

Is Sleep Really Important For Your Academic Career?

Jason Devaraj, Guest Contributor May 30, 2016

Sleep is something everyone needs, but not something everyone gets enough of. It is recommended that we get an average of 7-8 hours of sleep every night, but do we actually meet that recommendation? Sleep...

Predicting the Future Isnt As It Seems

Predicting the Future Isn’t As It Seems

Ashar Farooq, Opinion Writer April 13, 2016

Can you imagine how the future of the world will look like? One thing is for sure - it will be very different. Just imagine what the technology, climate, and the surrounding environment will look like....

Source: NPR

The Odd Couple: Washington and the American People

Taylor Fox, Editor-in-Chief April 5, 2016

If America is internationally acclaimed as a beacon of democracy, then why do so many Americans place such little trust in their political institutions? A recent Pew Research Center poll holds that just...

Why Are We So Careless About Our Health?

Why Are We So Careless About Our Health?

Ashar Farooq, Opinion Writer April 5, 2016

Health is perhaps the most important thing in the world. However, we take it for granted. We are so careless about our health. We make choices and decisions that seem to pave a path to an awful wellbeing. Seriously,...

Are the 2016 Candidates and Election an Indication of this Countrys Doomed Fate as a Democratic Republic?

Are the 2016 Candidates and Election an Indication of this Country’s Doomed Fate as a Democratic Republic?

Ashar Farooq, Opinion Writer April 5, 2016

The election season is in no way over. In fact, it’s heating up each day. It is burning away our sense of politics. ”  Sure, the number of candidates have shrunk from the start of the campaign season...

Besides What You See, I Have Confidence In Me

Besides What You See, I Have Confidence In Me

Meghan Italo, Opinion Writer March 18, 2016

Confidence is extremely sought after, especially among young people who desire success both socially and academically. So, what makes someone confident? Confidence is being able to have trust in yourself....

Is Obsession with Popular Brands Inevitable in Today’s World?

Is Obsession with Popular Brands Inevitable in Today’s World?

Ashar Farooq, Opinion Writer March 17, 2016

Dictionary.com defines popular as “regarded with favor, approval, or affection by people in general.” It defines obsession as “the domination of one’s thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea,...

On Climate Change and Politics

On Climate Change and Politics

Ashar Farooq, Opinion Writer March 16, 2016

It seems that politics is being shoved into our faces this election season. This is mainly due to the explosive statements and exchanges of the candidates, especially Mr. Trump, and his political party....

Will Trump Lead to the Destruction of the Republican Party?

Will Trump Lead to the Destruction of the Republican Party?

Gabrielle Safian, Politics Writer March 15, 2016

Donald Trump is poised to win the Republican nomination after his many primary and caucus wins of the last few weeks. The Republican Party is  horrified that, in November, Trump may lose the election...

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Listening: How Much Do We Miss?

Meghan Italo, Opinion Writer March 15, 2016

You probably hear a lot from older generations that young people today just don’t know how to listen. How much truth is behind that statement? Are our communication skills really going down the drain? Next...

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/feel-bern-sanders-winning-over-us-democrats-220157888.html

The Ultimate Age Mix-Up? Bernie Sanders and the Youth

Ashar Farooq, Opinion Writer March 14, 2016

Bernie Sanders is in his seventies (74, to be exact). A major group of people that Bernie has been doing well with is apparently the youth. In all fairness, this seems to be very ironic. Sure, Bernie is...

Analyzing the Xenophobe, Mr. Donald Trump

Analyzing the Xenophobe, Mr. Donald Trump

Ashar Farooq, Opinion Writer March 10, 2016

This 2016 election season is shaping up to be the most unique in perhaps all of history. The candidates are doing or, rather, saying things we could never have imagined in our lives. From calling other...

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