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Respect Public Servants

12 December 2017
Betsy Tucker
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Before Thanksgiving, an airplane captain allowed a family to depart the plane first, telling the passengers that they had somewhere important to be. As this…

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Why politicians get away with sexual misconduct

1 December 2017
Savannah Hawley
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In the aftermath of the Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein scandal, what is being called the “post-Weinstein era,” many people now feel empowered to air allegations…

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Trump in Asia

1 December 2017
Catherine Dema
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In early November, President Donald Trump travelled to Asia in a five country, 13-day trip. He visited Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines.…

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CRISPR: More Than Designer Babies

10 November 2017
Brianna Steiert
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Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) technology has been the buzz of the scientific community over the past few years for its ability to…

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Extremism in American Politics: Part III

27 October 2017
Savannah Hawley
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In the U.S., partisan extremism has been on the rise since 1980. In order to investigate political extremism, we must examine some of its causes.…

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Extremism in American Politics: Part II

20 October 2017
Savannah Hawley
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In the U.S., partisan extremism has been on the rise since 1980 and has been growing more severe in recent decades. In order to investigate…

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Football and Trump: A Conversation Between Editors

6 October 2017
Jake Marlay
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Week three of the 2017 NFL season turned out to be a historic few days. Almost every team in some form or another decided to…

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Extremism in American Politics: Part 1

6 October 2017
Savannah Hawley
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In the U.S., partisan extremism has been on the rise since 1980 and has been growing more severe in recent decades. In order to investigate…

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Pulling Out of the Paris Climate Agreement

29 September 2017
Betsy Tucker
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On June 1, 2017, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. would be working to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord as it stands over…

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