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A matter of course

THE AVERAGE course packet at Brillig Books costs $34.61. The cost of the same materials posted to Toolkit or Collab?


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The other party

LIKE MANY conservatives, I was disappointed but not surprised by the outcome of last Tuesday?s election.


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Bettering the buses

WHEN YOU are a bit behind schedule, half-walking, half-running to class on McCormick Road, there may be no finer sight than the blue and white paint of a University Transit Service bus emerging from around the corner to save you from tardiness.


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The wrong kind of change

TWO weeks ago, I wrote a column expressing my distaste for California proposition 8, a measure intended to amend the California State Constitution to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman, thereby invalidating a California Supreme Court decision to allow marriage between same-sex couples.


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Defeat with honor

WELCOME back, John McCain. After months of vigorous campaigning, tainted most notably by the unconscionable selection of Sarah Palin as a vice presidential nominee and by a vitriolic series of attack ads on Barack Obama, the real John McCain made a stunning and unexpected reappearance late Tuesday night.


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The brush-off

OCTOBER is always a hectic month for upperclassmen attempting to figure out the following year?s housing arrangements.


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Going nuclear

THE NAMES ?Chernobyl? and ?Three Mile Island? undoubtedly surface when one mentions the idea of nuclear power, and coupled with the idea of radioactive waste they can raise immediate safety concerns about the process.


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Now on with the show

PREDICTING anything about Barack Obama is a dangerous business. The media had written his political obituary several times; yet, his remarkable story lives on, as he was elected president this week.


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Alienation at the movies

THE OPENING scene of West Side Story is so familiar: a series of aerial shots of New York City, an organized jumble of streets, buildings and cars.


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Latest Podcast

The University’s Orientation and Transition programs are vital to supporting first year and transfer students throughout their entire transition to college. But much of their work goes into planning summer orientation sessions. Funlola Fagbohun, associate director of the first year experience, describes her experience working with OTP and how she strives to create a welcoming environment for first-years during orientation and beyond. Along with her role as associate director, summer Orientation leaders and OTP staff work continually to provide a safe and memorable experience for incoming students.