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The Ukraine Crisis Is More Complicated Than It Seems

On November 21, 2013, President Viktor Yanukovych turned his back on an agreement to form closer trade ties with the European Union  to instead...

The Internet And Its Continuously Important Growth

The Internet has become a crucial part of everyday life. Here in our school and in many others across the country students without Internet find...

Human Trafficking Is Real And Needs To Be Confronted

For many of us, exposure to the tragedies of human trafficking remain limited to the Liam Neeson crime film, Taken, and its sequel, which...

Google Glass: The New Anti-Privacy Tool

Thanks to wearable technology like Google Glass, it is now easier to spy on each other, to record people’s business without their consent and...

Let’s Start Trending Manners

Being “old school,” as we like to say, has brought my attention to an issue in today’s society. Throughout the years, I have habituated...

Will The NFL Ban The N-Word?

The 2013 hit single, “My N***a,” features rapper YG saying the n-word 128 times. The “clean” version of the song, where the n-word is...
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Jason Collins Is Not The First Openly Gay Athlete But He Deserves Credit For Paving The Road Forward

I am happy that today’s media is ready to acknowledge Jason Collins in disclosing his sexuality. However, some recent articles claim that he is...

Global Citizenship Is A Legitimate Ideal Society Should Strive For

I recently participated in a program called the Global Citizenship Program (GCP) hosted by the Salzburg Global Seminar in Salzburg, Austria. During the seminar,...

U.S. Declines In The Quality Of Its Freedom Of Speech

Every year, an organization known as Reporters Without Borders publishes a report called the Press Freedom Index, which measures the quality of press freedom...

An E-Cigarette Is Still A Cigarette

On February 2, Miami-Dade County commissioners unanimously signed into law a decision to prohibit the use of e-cigarettes in indoor workplaces. The ban includes...

Applying To College Doesn’t Have To Be That Stressful

As my transitioning out of Miami Dade College approaches, it is important to really consider “the next step” in transferring elsewhere. The U.S. has...

The 50th Anniversary Of Social Change

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  Look around a classroom in 2014, and the diversity that exists...
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