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Student Op-Eds Week in Review

Week in Review: Budget Overhaul

Casey Mensinger, ‘15 The next key conversation in Congress is discussion of President Obama’s new budget plan, which he is presenting on Wednesday. This budget plan may be a subject of controversy for both Democrats and Republicans, as Obama is departing from the usual annual budget reform most presidents pass. Specifically, the President takes the risk of […]

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Week in Review: U.S.-North Korea Tensions, Potential Election Law Changes, and the Drug-Sniffing Dogs Case

Jeff Lindstrom, ‘14 In the news this week, CNN reports on North Korea’s latest threats of preparing rocket strikes targeting U.S. soil and what this means for U.S-Korean relations, The Daily Caller divulges President Obama’s recent plans to create a commission that will focus on changing state election laws, and The New York Times discusses […]

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Week In Review: Ending This Madness: On Gun Control and Our Children’s Safety

Emilie Woods, ‘16 Over the past two months, the United States has been coping with the aftermath of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14th, 2012. While the families of the victims are still reeling, gun violence atrocities continue to occur. A little over a month later, on January […]

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Week in Review: A Difficult Transition Back to Reality

Katelynn Storm ’13 In the week since the election, the media has largely focused on issues that appeared during the campaign season. In the midst of the sad closing of Romney’s campaign, the difficulties that Obama faces in his second-term as President, the profiles of recently elected candidates, and even the possibility of Puerto Rico […]

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