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Pacifism holds key to peace

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Regardless of your opinion on President Barack Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize last December the speech he gave at the award ceremony in Oslo is worth our serious consideration. In his remarks he elaborately laid out a sweeping justification of war that rejects nonviolent resistance as sufficient in the face of today's conflicts. After placing the evolution of war in a … [Read more...] about Pacifism holds key to peace

The world may face its end well before 2012

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Conspiracy theorists surviving ancient Mayans and small sections of the gullible populace believe that the world will come crashing to a terrible Michael Bay movie-type end in 2012. I disagree— for several reasons.First of all many scholars say Jesus was born in the year 4 so doesn't that make this technically 2014 (just accept my logic; it is perfect). But more … [Read more...] about The world may face its end well before 2012

Predictions for 2010 MLB season: National League

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When the buzz surrounding Super Bowl XL-whatever died down a couple weeks ago tens of millions of football fans let out a collective groan as the NFL season officially came to a close. They said goodbye to their beloved pigskins and started the countdown for April's NFL draft.Meanwhile baseball fans grew excited. For six months out of the year we are oppressed persecuted … [Read more...] about Predictions for 2010 MLB season: National League

Consider the cost of academic apathy

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"Time is money"— or so they say. It's a phrase that ironically enough seems to be as old as time itself. Given that it has passed through the ages I think we ought to give it a fair amount of consideration which most of us do in our day-to-day activities. If you currently hold a job for instance I think it is safe to say you expect to be compensated for time spent in said … [Read more...] about Consider the cost of academic apathy