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Opinion

Service learning is not your classroom

By Julia Gagnon | June 15

It was a Tuesday. We sat in the cold backroom of the center, reading a book about lions. I was worried about finishing my service hours before the end of the semester and he told me he was worried about going to jail.

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Opinion

Why Greek life is not what you think

By Alex Zipper | June 10

There I was, sitting through the interview with the guys who would eventually become my fraternity brothers.

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Opinion

We all want to make America great

By Kris Schneider | June 8

Marco Rubio promised a “new American century.” Bernie Sanders advocates for “a future to believe in.” Donald Trump says he wants to “make America great again.” Trump’s statement has drawn in the most attention this campaign cycle and has been rebuked by Democrats and Republicans alike, with the popular response from both being that “America is already great.” But is it?

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Opinion

Dear Sen. Cotton, America does not have an “under-incarceration” problem

By Annamarie Rienzi | May 25

Our criminal justice system is broken. We regularly send people to jail for unnecessarily long periods of time for nonviolent, largely drug related, crimes.

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Opinion

Political discourse, disconnected

By Kris Schneider | May 25

With the 2016 presidential election upon us, politics and rhetoric are seemingly everywhere, from newspapers to television... and social media.

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Opinion

I don’t act like #BlackLivesMatter and I should

By Shelby Ostergaard | January 26

Have you ever played that game with friends where you try to guess what you would be doing during historical time periods?

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Opinion

All we need is love

By Simi Bal | November 17

Columnist and Columbia, Missouri native Simi Bal weighs in on the events at The University of Missouri.

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Opinion

Student leaders ruin movements

By Zach Moore | November 12

Nothing makes a political movement more corruptible, controllable or vulnerable than prominent, revered student leaders, argues columnist Zach Moore.

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Opinion

Is AU full of “excellent sheep?”

By Shelby Ostergaard | November 11

Columnist Shelby Ostergaard worries that AU will lose as much as it gains by moving up in the college rankings.

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Opinion

Sanders and Trump are signs of changing politics

November 8

Voters on both parts of the political spectrum are looking for radical change, columnist Rathna Muralidharan argues.

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Opinion

Column: Arresting Jim McCabe reeks of classism

By Shelby Ostergaard | October 22

Silencing the former adjunct professor for discussing workers’ rights was a serious mistake, columnist Shelby Ostergaard writes.

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Opinion

Column: Trying to Talk to the Turks

By Shelby Ostergaard | April 13

Abroad Columnist Shelby Ostergaard gets lost in translation in Turkey

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Opinion

The American Dream is Green. Ish.

By Shelby Ostergaard | September 26

Shelby Ostergaard questions AU’s commitment to sustainability.

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Opinion

Media and Mental Illness — The More Dangerous “M”

By Rathna Muralidharan | September 12

Columnist Rathna Muralidharan discusses problems in the media’s coverage of mental illness.

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Opinion

Column: Stop admitting more freshmen than you have room for

By Shelby Ostergaard | September 8

Seriously guys, it’s not that hard

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Opinion

Iraq War deception tactics being used again

By John Foti | August 5

Columnist John Foti discusses the tactics being used in the Iraq conflict.

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Opinion

Columnist Abroad: Study abroad explained in a series of quotes

By Sonia Ledwith | May 27

At every abroad orientation, you will hear the phrase “life begins at the end of your comfort zone.”

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