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During our four years at school many of us are consumed by thoughts of ourselves, living for self-improvement. We tend focus on making the most of it, gaining as much knowledge as humanly possible, becoming stronger, reflecting on our lives thus far and planning for tomorrow while managing to sneak
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The times are changing when it comes to what employers will ask a potential employee for. Employers are not asking for just anything. They have managed to push all boundaries of life in the 21st century. They are now asking for your Facebook passwords. Identified by Tony Morrison in an
Last September, two production interns who worked on the film “Black Swan” filed a class-action lawsuit against Fox Searchlight, demanding pay for their less-than-helpful experience on set. As the first lawsuit of its kind, it set the stage for unpaid interns at for-profit businesses across the country to re-evaluate the
Four years may seem like an eternity to some and a blink of the eye for others. Yet as those four years, however they may seem, come to a close it’s nice to say you spent your years making the most of where you were. To be able to say
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While the world drives into an uproar with the Trayvon Martin versus George Zimmerman case, a larger issue is at hand; race in America. Across the country, the case has gained national attention, spurring hoodie walks and talks about the Stand Your Ground law that allows people in Florida to
Students should take advantage of the many perks the university has to offer, such as the sports center and career services while they are still at their disposal. Brian Izzo | The Informer
With little over a month and a half left of the spring semester it leaves one to wonder where the last two months have gone and what lies ahead. Spring break marks the beginning of the end for graduating seniors and as gut wrenching as it may sound, time seems
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If anyone has seen the “Students for the Democracy at University of Hartford” Facebook page, it’s apparent students feel their voices aren’t being heard, and participating in the SGA elections that are right around the corner is a viable solution. SGA is currently accepting applications from students for College Senator
In an interview with Dharun Ravi last week, the roommate of a Rutgers student who committed suicide in 2009, it became apparent that use of the internet can be risky. | Courtesy of nytimes.com
Bullying came to the forefront of society in the most extreme way, with the death of Tyler Clementi and the court case of his former roommate, Dharun Ravi, who became the face of the bully. The case gained national attention. It was the start of the It Gets Better project
Rush Limbaugh recently called student Sandra Fluke a “slut” for speaking out on birth control issues. With little to no women’s voices being heard, they continue to be scrutinized in conservative media. | Courtesy of celebritywinds.blogspot.com
From Rush Limbaugh’s unforgivable statement that Georgetown student Sandra Fluke is nothing but a birth-control bearing slut to Indiana Rep. Bob Morris (R-Fort Wayne) calling Girl Scouts a “radicalized organization” that “promoted homosexuality,” female bashing suddenly appears like the go-to fix for instant publicity and it has to stop. One
In a world where Facebook was originally seen as just a way to network, it has become the more powerful tool: to stop a villain. Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army, began in Uganda and serves only to gain power. It is an army that has been
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