Gun ownership and civil liberties By Gena Mangiaratti As I pointed the gun down range, trying to exact the position of the bright red dot…
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Paying the bills in post-Katrina New Orleans By Lyndsey Lyman Sixty-seven-year-old Audrey Armour of the Uptown area of New Orleans knows from…
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Oil and imperialism in the modern world By Chris Zivalich Political theorists and outraged citizens of all countries continue to grapple with the term “neo-imperialism.”…
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What happens to the guide dogs that don’t make the cut? By Marc Phillips They’re loud and make a mess. They keep you up at…
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How sex trafficking turns young victims into criminals By Lillie Fleshler When most people hear the word “sex slave,” they envision a person in a…
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Taiwan’s battle for individuality By Kacey Deamer Who am I? Where do I belong? These are common questions we face as college students working through…
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Guest worker programs and legal slavery in America By Briana Kerensky We always hear about illegal immigrants who fight to get into the U.S. for…
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Why the illusion of safety may be more important
By Sam McCann
The Department of Homeland Security’s latest creation sounds like it was ripped straight from an Orwellian novel: After a failed plane bombing Christmas Day, the government debuted a device that virtually strip-searches citizens when they arrive at the airport. Civil liberty advocates are up in arms about the invasion of privacy. Critics claim the scanners don’t even do their job properly. But here’s the secret no one’s talking about: None of it matters. In the world of aviation security, perception trumps all. As long as we feel safer, it doesn’t matter if the scanners actually slow down terrorists at all. -
The future of public transportation is here. But are we ready? By Brian Tetrud With nearly 40 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.…
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College students criss-cross the nation for long-distance-relationships By Gena Mangiaratti On the wall above the desk of Ithaca College freshman music education major Erika St.…