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On Tuesday, students across campus and people all over the world participated in One Day Without Shoes, an international event sponsored by TOM shoes to help raise awareness of people in Africa who are unable to afford shoes.
Read MoreFacebook has become such a staple in our daily lives that some of us don’t think when we post anymore. And when we don’t think, things tend to come out online that we would normally never say in public.
Read MoreMany people may have been watching or listening to coverage about the battle between the Wisconsin state government and public sector unions.
Read More“I don’t really pay attention to it.”
— Michael Kruger,
19, sophomore, English major, of Gordon.
Some people may think “Why should I vote in the Student Senate elections?” This is unfortunate. These elections are not only good experience for actual voting, but also a good way to get more involved in college.
Read MorePlanned Parenthood will no longer receive federal money to offer services. This includes basic primary preventative health care to women and families. Defunding Planned Parenthood could cease its abortion services. But it will equally decrease vital services that are far more likely to prevent abortions.
Read MoreIn our everyday experiences, we get what we give. As an interacting society, we gain much when we collaborate and suffer when we don’t. The world has much to offer, and the benefits we stand to gain are increased when our community is fully functioning.
Read MoreWith all of the death and destruction, coupled with wide-spread fears about the impact not only on the Japanese economy, but the global market as well, it would seem easy to abandon hope and dwell on the bitter social and economic problems created by the crisis.
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