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  • ‘Obamacare’ poses questions for youth, is met with resistance

    ‘Obamacare’ poses questions for youth, is met with resistance

    S ince being introduced to legislation in 2010, there has been resistance to the Affordable Care Act, dubbed “Obamacare,” by opposing media. It’s a national health care plan aimed to regulate the health insurance industry and discrimination toward those needing proper coverage. If you have pre-existing conditions, you cannot be turned away. If you make

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  • Study shows students who pay for education do better academically

    Study shows students who pay for education do better academically

    T Study shows students who pay for education do better academically he February issue of the “American Sociological Review” tapped into a study that was released saying that students whose parents pay for their education don’t do as well academically as students who pay for it on their own. However, it also said that students

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  • Student reacts to gun control article regarding gender

    Student reacts to gun control article regarding gender

    A couple issues ago, the Etownian printed an opinion piece on gun control in the U.S. with emphasis on the Sandy Hook tragedy. That is not what I am writing about. I am writing about the very last paragraph of that piece in which the author wrote something along the lines of: “If criminally insane

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  • Theory vs. practice: hate crimes shed light on need for individual change

    C hoosing to attend a school that “educates for service” and encourages us to be members of a global society encloses us in a community that is supposed to be working toward opening our minds and hearts to the ideas and cultures of others. Regardless of being enrolled in such an institution, but especially so,

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  • Marketplace expands vegetarian, vegan menus, works toward healthier selection

    Marketplace expands vegetarian, vegan menus, works toward healthier selection

    D id you know that the Marketplace has been offering vegetarian and vegan food options for about 10 years? “We’ve offered vegetarian and vegan meals since the beginning, but now we’re adding more to the menu,” residential dining chef and productions manager Charles Downs said. The goal is to provide for all students and staff

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  • Controversy surrounds Pope’s resignation

    Controversy surrounds Pope’s resignation

    Controversy surrounds Pope’s resignationFor those of you currently living under a rock; Pope Benedict XVI recently announced his resignation. I suppose my first question is: If you’re living under a rock how did you get access to The Etownian? My second question is more along the lines of what this article means to investigate: Why

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  • ‘Fagbug’ creator details journey, addresses critics

    ‘Fagbug’ creator details journey, addresses critics

    What would you do if you returned to your car and you found it vandalized? Worse yet, what if you found yourself a victim of a hate crime? Both of these things happened to Erin Davies, and instead of searching for revenge, she decided to take action. When she found “fag” and “u r gay”

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  • Get graphic: patterns, brights for spring

    Get graphic: patterns, brights for spring

    Yeah, you know what it is, blue and gray, blue and gray, blue and gray! Those are our college’s colors of course, but it also seems to be the only colors we see around campus in the colder months. Where are the bright colors, the patterns, the texture? I’ll tell you where — the runways.

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  • Besse discusses ancient birth control, women of pre-history

    Besse discusses ancient birth control, women of pre-history

    At last Friday’s “Fantabulous Friday” event, Dr. Jennifer Besse, an adjunct faculty member in Latin and the department of English, explored women and birth control’s prominence in prehistory as evidenced by the Egyptians and the Knossos Minoans, an unusual topic. Most people think of birth control as a modern invention, but this Fantabulous Friday event

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