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  • September 16, 2012

OPINION: Not a conventional race

OPINION: BY THE NUMBERS: National poll tracking shows just how close the 2012 election is. Obama leads Romney 48-43 in

The right mind for the first day

LIFE: Since kindergarten we’ve sat nervously at our desks the first day of school, on edge for the year’s future.

Armstrong never quit, so why start now?

After revealing that he suffered from testicular cancer in 1996, Lance Armstrong lived as the poster boy for cancer in

Simple sacrifice: Meatless Mondays

HEALTH: No matter your diet, you should eat less meat. Why not start by adding Meatless Mondays to your routine?

A montage of small video surveillance photos surrounding a larger photo of a man in a suit and tie looking up into the camera lens.

Under many watchful eyes

Increased campus surveillance cameras may decrease privacy but create a safer place for students The stigma of recurrent thefts at

Line illustration of the head of a man smiling with his eyes closed and thinking "Sparkling unicorn cider. . . mmmm. . . Great idea. . . ' and a unicorn thinking "Ahem, a little assistance here?"

It’s A Loud, Loud, Loud, Loud World

As I write this story, I am distracted by the conversations of my newsroom peers (and The Offspring) and find

View outside of the Santora Building and stores along the same street; there are many sitting areas under red-peachy color big umbrellas and there are several trees and smaller plants of varying sizes beside the sitting areas as well as a ceramic water fountain on the sidewalk.

New owners should not stifle creativity

STAFF EDITORIAL An incoming church group has a responsibility to uphold our community’s artistic diversity. The historic Santora building in

Apple products

OPINION Mac maniacs clamor for new Apple products when they hit stores, but are they worth it? You’re all suckers.

Illustration of an unbalanced scale; the tipped up side of scale holds a graduation cap sitting on top of a History and Math books, while the tipped down side of the scale holds a fighting jet, a giant missile, and the map of Afghanistan.

Colleges suffer costs of war

OPINION After more than a decade of military spending, higher education bears the scars of neglect. The events of September

Photojournalist and author Sadaf Syed wearing a headscarf, in a room surrounded by photos of women in different settings, including surfing.

To each, her own.

Seated within earshot, I overheard a classmate speaking about how women in certain countries are “forced” to cover their bodies.