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People Poll: Where were you during the power outage?

“I was asleep. I didn’t even know that the power went out.” Griffin Driskell junior marketing  major “I was in class. We ended up staying in class the whole period and it was really hot.” Tangelia Moss sophomore nursing major “I was sleeping and my roommate came in and told me that the power went out. I told her I ...

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People Poll: What do you think about the new Nightlights drug?

“I don’t know what that is.” Megan Powell freshman dental hygiene major “I feel like people shouldn’t do it because it will over stimulate the dopamine in their brain and they will become depressed.” Renee Johnson freshman finance major “I have no idea what it is.” Antoin Freedman sophomore undecided major “I know of it and have seen my friends ...

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You decide your GPA

Contrary to popular belief, social networking sites such as Facebook are not the major cause of a sinking GPA. According to a survey conducted of about 13,900 incoming college freshmen, alcohol is in fact, the most significant factor involving the student GPA. According to Todd Wyatt, a doctoral candidate at George Mason University and director of research at Outside the ...

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SGA Candidates: Get real

Freedom of speech is one of the most precious rights that citizens in America own, but sometimes it goes too far. When misleading statements become the foundation for popularity and election, the right of freedom of speech becomes abused as politicians show up.

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Anarchists out of hand (duh)

Thousands of anarchists plan to crash Prince William and Kate Middleton’s royal wedding at Westminster Abbey on April 29. “(The disruption) will involve a lot of fireworks, it will involve a lot of people dressed in black, it will involve a lot of very, very loud music to try and hack all the mainstream media broadcasts of that day,” Charlie ...

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TOMs raise awareness

You may not think about it, but there is one thing you put on everyday without a second thought, shoes. Imagine a world without shoes. No Nikes, no Reeboks, no nothing. Now, imagine a world where you can help, by going one day a year barefoot. Not everyone has the opportunity to own a pair of shoes, but, according to ...

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Keep your stuff safe

Coming to college for the first time, you have to expect that some things will not go your way. You may have problems keeping up with all of your required work. You may have issues with your roommates and even certain professors, or you may choose that horrible class in which can’t seem to understand the material. Some problems are ...

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People Poll: What do you think about students using technology in classes?

“Technology is essential! Our world is constantly progressing, so our education in the classroom progresses accordingly.” Jannae Bryant junior art major “I don’t like it. I prefer the old fashion way, pen and paper.” Camille Drummond junior nursing major “I hate it. I hate computers. I’m technologically illiterate.” Latoia Blassingame freshman marketing major “I like it. It makes it easier ...

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Solution: Choose sanity

A storm has been brewing around campus, and it has nothing to do with the weather. It’s about an issue between a student and professor that has escalated at an accelerated rate, thanks to the Internet and social media world we live in.

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People Poll: How do you feel about the biomass electrical plant being proposed?

“I believe it is a pretty risky move by trying to put everything together like that.” Terry Cologne junior early childhood development major   “I don’t feel comfortable about it.” Asea Thompson junior interior design major “I think it is a bad idea; it is like putting the toaster in the bath tub.” Dj Davis sophomore exercise physiology major “I ...

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