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COLUMN: Sanders endorses Clinton for Democratic nominee

By Tristan Fitzpatrick · Wednesday, July 13,2016 5:51 p.m.

A long primary battle between Sec. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders finally came to an end Tuesday when the Vermont Senator formally endorsed Clinton at a campaign rally in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

COLUMN: Please don't leave politics to the men, Jill Stein

By Rachel Miller · Sunday, July 10,2016 4:50 p.m.

Jill Stein, the Presidential candidate for the Green Party, has offered to step down from the ballot and to let Bernie Sanders run as the Green Party candidate. Nothing against Bernie but this is a terrible plan. Stein seems so dedicated to the idea of having a political movement or revolution that she is willing to let Sanders do it.

COLUMN: JFK's mental health assistance legacy lives on

By Tristan Fitzpatrick · Sunday, July 10,2016 4:50 p.m.

Historians remember John F. Kennedy’s presidency for several reasons. The Bay of Pigs invasion and the Cuban missile crisis almost led the world into nuclear war during his administration.

COLUMN: Global fervor focused in wrong direction

By Daniel Kilcullen · Sunday, July 10,2016 4:49 p.m.

The foundations of the global political landscape are shifting. A growing disdain for establishment politics and socioeconomic strife has given way to a global wave of populist sentiment that has opened the door to the rise of Trump, Britain’s June 24 vote to leave the European Union and a general air of an “us” versus “them” struggle between the everyman and wealthy elites.

EDITORIAL: BLM back in public spotlight

By Editorial Board · Sunday, July 10,2016 4:48 p.m.

The murders of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile at the hands of on-duty police officers last week catapulted the conversation on #BlackLivesMatter into the national spotlight, yet again.

EDITORIAL: nonbinary should be legally recognized as a gender

By Editorial Board · Wednesday, July 6,2016 4:48 p.m.

People who are nonbinary, genderqueer, or any nonbinary gender should be allowed to be legally recognized as so. Nonbinary is a gender identity rooted in a lack of male or female gender.

EDITORIAL: Internet is ruled to be a utility

By Editorial Board · Wednesday, July 6,2016 4:46 p.m.

A federal court has officially ruled high speed Internet as utility rather than a luxury and the Editorial Board is hyped. Not only does this mean that the cost of Internet might decrease but also that broadband companies will face increased policing while customers get better protection.

LETTER: "No fly, no buy" harms us all

By Andrew Guenther · Wednesday, July 6,2016 4:45 p.m.

Earlier this month, Congressional Democrats conducted a sit-down protest on the floor of the House of Representatives in order to advocate for gun control following the shooting in Orlando, Florida.

COLUMN: Seeing our reflection in Selfie Elbow

By Jessica Karl · Wednesday, July 6,2016 4:45 p.m.

It’s no secret that I love a good millennial era ailment. They are a perfect reflection of today's society, the good and the bad.

COLUMN: Support our troops, not war

By Therin Showalter · Wednesday, July 6,2016 4:44 p.m.

Supporting our country’s servicemen and women isn’t necessarily synonymous with supporting the actions they’re forced to take.

COLUMN: Lessons the United States can learn from Brexit

By Jordan Riley · Sunday, June 26,2016 5:48 p.m.

The U.S. watched with morbid fascination as one of our closest allies essentially self-imploded last Friday.

COLUMN: Apps help women's health

By Rachel Miller · Sunday, June 26,2016 5:47 p.m.

While our representatives in the legislative branch are battling it out to decide just how much the government should regulate female bodies, apps that provide women with birth control are quietly gaining popularity.

EDITORIAL: Democrats sit down, stir up the gun rights debate

By Therin Showalter and Zachary Chambers · Sunday, June 26,2016 5:46 p.m.

To clear up the complicated debate, here are two takes on gun regulations

COLUMN: LGBT beauty norms can be harmful

By Josh Byron · Wednesday, June 22,2016 4:56 p.m.

I have debated for a long time whether it matters and what it means to believe in beauty. In queer and gay relationships involving men, they are the ones in control of beauty, especially the masculine men.

COLUMN: It's been a bad month for Trump

By Tristan Fitzpatrick · Wednesday, June 22,2016 4:56 p.m.

The wheels of Donald Trump’s campaign do not go round and round. Apparently, they don’t even work, or represent what an actual campaign looks like.

COLUMN: The second amendment should be restricted

By Therin Showalter · Wednesday, June 22,2016 4:56 p.m.

Following a mass shooting like the one in Orlando, social media becomes abuzz with gun control proponents, viral videos on the subject and sometimes rigorous but usually factually absent debate.

COLUMN: Fearing the unknown

By Jessica Karl · Wednesday, June 22,2016 4:55 p.m.

I’ve been living in New York City for the past three summers, and if I’ve learned one thing it’s that people come in all shapes and sizes.

EDITORIAL: Conscription comes for women

Wednesday, June 22,2016 4:55 p.m.

The role of women in the U.S. military has slowly been evolving from caretaker to soldier. Now, thanks to a vote by the Senate to expand the military’s draft policy to include women, women can now be draftees once they reach 18.

EDITORIAL: Texas valedictorians declare illegal status

By Editorial Board · Sunday, June 19,2016 6:06 p.m.

Mayte Lara Ibarra and Larissa Martinez each graduated from a high school in Texas earlier this month.

COLUMN: Debunking the need for conspiracy theories

By Daniel Kilcullen · Sunday, June 19,2016 6:06 p.m.

If there were anything positive to be taken from last weekend’s Orlando terror attacks, one need not look further than the outpouring of support for the victims’ families and the United States’ LGBT community.

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