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Savoring free speech

By Archives · Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015

Republican frontrunner Dr. Ben Carson has made the news quite often with his controversial, and frankly disturbing, comments. Whether it is comparing abortion to slavery, or stating that if Jews had more guns during the rise of Nazi Germany, then the Holocaust would’ve never happened. Not only do these statements demonstrate his ineptness with history, they illustrate his lack of judgment in favor of scoring political points with the most extreme factions in his party’s base. Unfortunately, this has helped him. One of the many reasons the GOP constituency supports Carson is because he is not a Washington politician or insider. Instead he relies upon his campaign director, Barry Bennet, a long-time Washington political operative to push forward his ever-growing campaign. Right now, Carson has surpassed Trump in a CBS national poll.

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Not all who wander…

By Archives · Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015

This is supposed to be the best time of our lives. Old and “wise” people will say it’s because we’re young, but I don’t think that’s it. I think it’s because we are still exploring and discovering the world and all the possibilities for our lives: ways to live and career paths to follow. That feeling of uncertainty and excitement we feel before, during, and after (or instead of) college is corroborated by Jamie Cullum in his song, “Twentysomething.”

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Bus route blues

By Archives · Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015

Something seems very off kilter in the way that this university goes about scheduling its weekend bus routes. Our current schedule has only one active bus traveling the campus on the weekends. For those unfamiliar, the campus runs seven buses during the week.

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A truce on technology

By Archives · Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015

At the expense of pointing out the obvious, it’s 2015. Technology is incredible, and we continue to see it improve across the board, especially in communication and entertainment. For the most part, communication and entertainment technologies have become one and the same. The most prime examples are smartphones, laptops and tablets.

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Paul Ryan set to assume role as Speaker of the House

By Archives · Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015

Paul Ryan (R-WI) is almost certainly going to be voted in as the new speaker of the house by his Republican colleagues Thursday. This comes as a result of John Boehner’s (R-OH) September announcement that he will be retiring from the position.

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From the Left: Trump was right

By Archives · Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015

I can’t believe I am saying this, but Donald Trump was right. The day before the Democratic debate, Trump said he thought the debate would be boring, so he would live tweet it. He was correct. The Democratic Debate had things like policy proposals, clean and friendly discourse, and no making fun of each other’s looks. It was no place for a Republican. Instead we had to deal with a showdown mainly between Bernie Sanders, the democratic socialist and leader in the New Hampshire polls, against Hillary Clinton, the establishment Democrat.

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Democrats disappoint in first debate

By Archives · Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015

The five democratic candidates for President of the United States of America took the stage for the first time last Tuesday. But, really there are only two horses in the race for the democratic nomination: former Secretary of State, Senator and First Lady Hillary Clinton and long term Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT).

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Exploring the reasons why UNH’s first ever massive open online course is perfect for our engaged student body

By Archives · Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015

Longtime New Hampshire political journalist Kevin Landrigan of NH1 News reported on Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid’s criticism of the state of New Hampshire last week when Reid told a Washington Post reporter, “I don’t mean to denigrate New Hampshire or Iowa, but they shouldn’t be the ones choosing who is going to be president.” The comment set off wide-spread debate about whether or not Reid’s statements were valid.

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From the Left: Why Trump, Carson won’t make America great again

By Archives · Monday, Oct. 12, 2015

The most recent polls for the Grand Old Party nomination have billionaire Donald Trump and famed surgeon Ben Carson leading with Jeb Bush still set in third place. Many political pundits and journalists have gone to social media, the television and others to rationalize an apparent strange phenomenon: two non-politicians storming to the front lines of American conservative politics to project their ideal future for this country.

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From the Right: States know best when it comes to creating policy

By Archives · Monday, Oct. 12, 2015

In a time where we see an ever-expanding and overbearing federal government, citizens and states are now saying enough is enough, and rightly so. Governors and Statehouses across the country are now fighting back in an effort to regain control of their states from Washington, D.C. Over the last decade, we have seen significant changes to how states can run themselves. Education, healthcare, welfare, the Environmental Protection Agency and many more now have federal fingerprints all over them. Over 3 million bureaucrats sit in D.C. collecting paychecks to run these failed programs.

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Why philanthropic events positively contribute to the UNH student body’s collective identity.

By Archives · Monday, Oct. 5, 2015

Once again, students at UNH displayed a high regard for philanthropy and bettering the local community as many took part in “Wildcats Give Back Wednesday.” The event was organized by the Campus Activity Board (CAB) and held on Sept. 30 as a part of the group’s spirit week. The purpose of the event was to collect donations for the Cornucopia Food Pantry at the Waysmeet Center on Mill Pond Road in Durham.

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Serving and Studying: Inside the life of an Air National Guardsman attending UNH

By Archives · Monday, Oct. 5, 2015

Students always assume I'm in ROTC when they find out I’m in the military. It makes sense. It’s the main connection people make when they hear military and UNH. People rarely think about the Air National Guard and the Army National Guard. That’s what I’m in: the New Hampshire Air National Guard proudly serving in the 157th Air Refueling Wing at Pease Air National Guard Base in the Public Affairs office.

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