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Students should form tuition opinions

By Michela Martinazzi | Jan. 19, 2011

I was really glad to see the Ben Meyers column in Wednesday’s paper. I believe it helped remind the student body that despite the Board of Trustees delaying block tuition, it still has an imminent deadline. Logically, this topic should have generated a larger reaction than it has in the past few months. However, when I talk to my friends and fellow students about block tuition, what I find is that they just don’t know all the details regarding it. At the same time, I can’t blame them, as the administration has been equally vague in disclosing various aspects concerning the issue.

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Only Human: Abortion debate leaves dignity behind

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Jan. 19, 2011

As the day draws closer to the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion, a lot of words will be thrown around. Some, such as “crazy,” “insensitive” and “irrational,” will cast broad strokes on vast groups of people. Others, such as “religious fanatic,” “Nazi,” and “baby-killer” will raise both eyebrows and ugly sentiment.

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Republicans can tone down rhethoric

By Chad Mohammed | Jan. 19, 2011

Over the past couple of years, hot button issues such as immigration and health care reform coupled with a harsh economic climate led to a caustic political environment unseen since the Vietnam War. This dialogue finally received scrutiny due to the tragedy in Tucson, even though the incident seems to be an isolated event rather than a result of deep political rhetoric. It is still worth asking: Will anything change or will it be business as usual for this Congress?

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Students may need self-esteem boost

By Wesley Campbell | Jan. 18, 2011

Ever notice how you have all the right opinions? Why don’t more people think like you? Think back to when you were young, and imagine a situation where you and your fellow classmates were all “competing” to be the best at something. How about the most interesting show-and-tell piece? We’ll go with that.

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TAs available to help struggling students for free

By Nathan Hagen | Jan. 18, 2011

Laura Ellermeyer, author of Tuesday’s tutoring column, could have gone to TA sessions for free to prepare for the exam. ECO 2013 has TAs available seven periods a day, five days a week. I’m not sure if practice tests were made available last semester. They usually are and are by far the best way to prepare for an exam.

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Eye to the Sky: North Korean nuke issue deserves U.S. attention

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Jan. 12, 2011

In the fall of 1962, when the United States and the USSR stood inches away from the brink of an international blood-letting, word reached the Kennedy administration that the hard-line Soviet government did not desire to lead the world hand-in-hand into the furnace. In a flex of diplomatic bravado, Secretary of State Dean Rusk boasted: “We’re eyeball to eyeball, and the other fellow just blinked.”

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