Opinion John Flynn Opinion John Flynn

It's Just Hair

Chiara De Blasio wears short dreads pulled back into two pigtails. Her cut-off heavy metal t-shirts often show off her most unique feature: armpit hair.

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Opinion Thomas Curran-Levett Opinion Thomas Curran-Levett

The Grass Shouldn’t Be Greener on Campus

Unless you spend your days living under a rock, you are likely well aware that California is currently wallowing in one of the worst droughts in recent memory. That is, of course, only if you live somewhere other than Santa Clara.

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Opinion Matthew Russell Opinion Matthew Russell

Santa Clara’s Bloated Core Curriculum

I absolutely love Santa Clara. I love the campus, the school’s mission, the professors, the classes, the environment and the people. However, there’s one thing about this place that I absolutely hate, and that’s the core curriculum.

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Opinion Tyler Scott Opinion Tyler Scott

A Very Fantastic Final Four

With six seconds left, University of Kentucky guard Andrew Harrison hit game-winning free throws to defeat University of Notre Dame, who played almost a perfect game but lost.

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Opinion Thomas Curran-Levett Opinion Thomas Curran-Levett

Buying Government the Koch Brothers’ Way

This weekend’s revelation that the conservative billionaire Koch Brothers have given over $1.25 million to a foremost climate change denier does little to dispel the notion that “money can’t buy happiness.” It does suggest, however, that wealth can buy power, influence and integrity.

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Opinion Thomas Curran-Levett Opinion Thomas Curran-Levett

The Fall of Brian Williams and Broadcast Media

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he disgraced “NBC Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams embellished a 2003 helicopter crash in Iraq. This sparked widespread scrutiny of the claims made during his decade-long career and cul­minated in his six month unpaid suspension from the network last Tuesday.

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Opinion Eddie Solis Jr. Opinion Eddie Solis Jr.

Program Seeks to Go Beyond Guilt By Empowering Students

It is easy to ignore privilege when you are on the receiving end of it. A three-week program at Santa Clara aims to focus on the issue of privilege within students’ lives without trying to guilt or shame anyone, but instead, by inspiring students to be allies and empowered individuals.

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