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A study published in BMJ Open Medical Journal recently made headlines with a collection of new research involving the impact of asthmatics on the world’s carbon footprint. The researchers behind the study suggested replacing typical metered-dose inhalers (which emit hydrofluoroalkane, a type of greenhouse gas) with a more environmentally friendly alternative. However, this was…
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Freddy Vs Jason might have been a fun film where two horror icons battled it out, but Freddy Krueger and the A Nightmare on Elm Street films are far more interesting and entertaining than Jason Voorhees’ famed Friday the 13th franchise has ever been. When it comes to motive, Freddy and Jason have equally…
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Political stances are like a belief system to some Americans. While certain people keep their beliefs to themselves, others seem to shove it down people’s throats with flags, stickers, and other propaganda that are intended to shock those who see it. A car by our campus was seen with a sticker that displayed the…
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For decades there has been this huge debate about climate change, entailing its impact on the world and even if it’s real or not. Allow me to clarify: climate change isn’t a problem. It’s very real, indeed but it isn’t a problem. All we’re doing is making the Earth eventually uninhabitable for humans, which,…
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President Donald Trump has a dangerously close relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and it has already had major consequences for journalism in the US. Before the 2016 election, most US politicians agreed that Putin was a destructive dictator, but that is not the case anymore. Members of the Trump White House have an…
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Recently I’ve heard seniors utter the phrase “we worked for four years” to reference their right to attend senior activities and wear the sweatshirt. A sophomore has been harassed on social media for wearing her boyfriend’s senior sweatshirt, and a non-Panther was harassed for attending the Senior Sunrise (which was poorly attended by Panthers).…
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If you haven’t seen or heard of this viral video yet, don’t look for it. Video 1444 is a graphic 17-second clip that depicts a Russian man shooting himself on camera. Initially live-streamed on VKontakte (VK), it was soon made available to regularly watch on YouTube for a full 16 hours. As an avid-enough…
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“Just because it feels good, it doesn’t make it right,” wrote environmental philanthropist Shari Sant Plummer after playing with bottlenose dolphins at the National Aquarium–dolphins that had been born in captivity and do frequent shows for onlookers like her to marvel at. The famously smiley animals hop along the glistening waters of their tanks…
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The city is a fast moving place. Most of the people who inhabit the city all have a place to be and pressing tasks to accomplish, but one group of people stands still: the homeless. According to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, over 36,000 people in the city of Los Angeles are homeless…
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In a world where people need to be held accountable for their actions, where racism, homophobia, and all around bigotry have no place, Urban Outfitters, with their ridiculous business model and continuous scandals, simply does not make the cut, and no one is talking about it. Urban Outfitters (UO) has been provoking controversy for…