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College student Hannah Graham has been missing since early Saturday morning.
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Hope sings

What is most remarkable about Hannah’s case is that even students who do not know her personally have made a concerted effort to disseminate information about her disappearance, and have expressed hope that she returns safely.


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Keep our police

If police departments had good records of consistently investigating rape cases and bringing them to trial, perhaps more student survivors would choose that option.


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Insult and injury

Ideas like these can encourage debate which enriches a student’s academic experience, but any valuable theories Salaita offers are tainted by the incendiary remarks he has made.


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​BERNSTEIN: Fence-off

If the prevalence of students residing on the Corner can be attributed to the lack of satisfactory on-Grounds housing, then the use of the train tracks can be attributed to the poor layout of this area.


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BROOM: Against anonymity

At their best, comments sections in news publications offer a forum for interaction and conversation informed by a shared knowledge of the topic of the article or op-ed being commented upon.


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Let them play ball

The state can take more effective action than the NCAA can in this situation, because the state has the authority to mandate a university change its policies and redirect its funds.


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RUSSO: The personal Odyssey

Although the evidence in this study suggests special experiences can be socially taxing, they give meaning and purpose to our lives and inspire our action. Thus, they are worthwhile.


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Forgive, don’t forget

Debt forgiveness programs could form partnerships with universities that keep their tuition as low as possible, offer more grant aid to low-income students and limit the amount of debt students graduate with.


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CONNOLLY: Carbon clarity

The movement tends to label certain events or trends as products of man-made global warming, when in fact there is no evidence to suggest this is so.


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HUMOR: You’ve got nothing to fear

You’ve probably been afraid at some point. I don’t claim to know you, but going on statistics, you probably have the part of the human brain that experiences fear, and it’s probably been active before.


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