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PC: ‘Politically Correct’ or ‘People Caring’?

By Jesse Harper, [email protected] December 5, 2016

In today’s day and age, it seems that certain groups, specifically those associated with the political right, are quick to demonize individuals and organizations for being “PC,” or politically correct....

OK ladies, let’s get information

By Abigail Bashor, [email protected] October 31, 2016

When you ask most adults what their feelings toward the 2016 presidential election are, oftentimes a resounding groan or exasperated sigh is the answer you are met with. Ask millennials, and the response...

Stop using #repealthe19th

By Dominic Grossi, [email protected] October 19, 2016

#repealthe19th Have you seen it? A recent Snopes article made a slight downplay of the trending hashtag, with a claim that most of the hashtag’s use was to defame and denounce the hashtag itself....

It’s Time for a Break

By Abigail Bashor, [email protected] October 17, 2016

The middle of October for college students signifies the halfway mark of the fall semester. For the most part, students have adjusted into routines and stuck with them.   Having created some form of...

The Slow, Painful Death of Decency in Politics

By David Trujillo, [email protected] October 5, 2016

In 1992, George H. W. Bush got hammered by the news media and general public for checking his watch while at one of the Presidential debates. Acting like he wanted the event to be over was considered rude,...

Why UA’s Starbucks aren’t worth your buck

By Jesse Harper, [email protected] October 5, 2016

The Starbucks that litter The University of Akron’s campus are, beyond the shadow of a doubt, the most unorganized, ill-managed, and poorly-functioning Starbucks that I have ever seen. The beverage quality...

A Republican presidency would be a disaster for religious tolerance

By Nick Golina, [email protected] October 3, 2016

The current Republican platform claims that education includes the importance of “the handing over of a cultural identity.” Such a cultural identity within the republican psyche includes an evangelical...

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