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Chris Yurko, Staff Writer
February 20, 2010
There is an estimated five million people living in America today that have committed a felony. When a citizen is convicted of a felony, he or she is stripped of many basic rights that are allowed to citizens who have not committed a felony. This is known as disfranchisement, or to deprive one of a franchise,... Read more »
August McCarthy, Editorials Editor
February 6, 2010
Is Christmas the only day that we think about going to church? Is Thanksgiving the only day that we are thankful for others? So with this in mind, why is there a special holiday with the purpose of showing love for your significant other? Valentines Day is a pointless holiday created simply to put a... Read more »
Hope Stadulis, Editorials Editor
February 5, 2010
Roses are red, violets are blue, what’s the one national holiday, that celebrates you? Break out the candy, the cards, and all the love you have to give- it’s Valentine’s Day! Some say V-Day is all about spending money, and that its meaning doesn’t reach beyond the cost of an expensive bouquet... Read more »
Ben Wilson, Webmaster
January 22, 2010
Nearly everyone who has used any online service in the past few years has checked the all-pervasive “I agree” box. Be it Gmail, Facebook, or the Washington Post it has become common place for a user to be required to acquiesce to a license agreement before they are capable of using the service. Generally... Read more »
Charles Simpson, Co-Editor-in-chief
January 19, 2010
The past decade brought about numerous significant questions. Who really won the year 2000 election? Was that “wardrobe malfunction” intentional? Do carbs really make me fat or is Atkins crazy? Am I not stylish without a yellow silicon wristband? Are those really Jared’s pants? Now, as a new decade... Read more »
Chris Yurko, staff writer
January 19, 2010
Following an embarrassing 4-12 record for the 2009 NFL season, the Washington Redskins have begun the welcome process of rebuilding. Vinny Cerrato, Vice President of Football Operations and right-hand man of owner Dan Snyder resigned under pressure in week 15 of the season. Previous coach Jim Zorn, who... Read more »
Aishwarya Venkat, In-Depth Editor
January 19, 2010
The Christmas Day attack by the infamous “Underwear Bomber,” Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, has provoked a wide range of responses from the global community about security and counter-terrorism measures, including extra surveillance and checking at airports around the world. The incident has resulted... Read more »
Hope Stadulis, Editorials Editor
January 18, 2010
So they say this is the new age: where everything is faster and easier to accomplish. As I typed in word after word on each of my paperless college applications, I couldn’t help but feel that this statement was a lie. After spending hours working on these applications, I became frustrated with... Read more »
Charles Simpson, Co-Editor-in-chief
December 14, 2009
“This instrument can teach, it can illuminate; yes, and it can even inspire. But it can do so only to the extent that humans are determined to use it to those ends. Otherwise it is merely wires and lights in a box,” said Edward R. Murrow in 1958, commenting upon the degenerate state of American television... Read more »
Charles Simpson, Co-Editor-in-chief
December 11, 2009
It is a tough sell: sending 30,000 American countrymen and women into a ravaged country where poverty is near ubiquitous and bombings horrendously common. After weeks of difficult planning, President Obama faced a thorny challenge: convincing the American public his decision is right. His strategy for... Read more »