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April 2014 - Page 12

Intent vs. impact vs. content vs. context

Last Thursday, Stephen Colbert’s corporate Twitter account shared a questionable quote from the show. The 140 character message said, “I am willing to show #Asian community I care by introducing the Ching-Chong Ding-Dong Foundation for Sensitivity to Orientals or Whatever.” The statement
April 3, 2014

An Obamacare open-Enrollment post-mortem

Newspaper articles were written about the success and/or failure of Obamacare scarcely after the law was passed. The US House of Representatives’ 50 or so attempts to repeal or gut the Affordable Care Act (ACA) occurred before the open enrollment period for
April 3, 2014

Skewed priorities in lenient academic policies for athletes

The University of North Carolina has found itself in hot water after the not-that-shocking revelation that the university has a policy of leniency toward its student-athletes during the grading process. This is nothing new or surprising — it’s one of those controversial
April 3, 2014

Victory at last

Last week, the players of the Northwestern University football team were granted permission by the regional director of the National Labor Relations Board to unionize after they were recognized as employees of the university. Northwestern and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
April 3, 2014

Energy, determination and a golden arm

Osazenoriuwa Ebose ’15 is a woman with an incredible sense of determination, an incredible aura of positive energy and, last but not least, an incredible arm. Holding both of Swarthmore’s indoor/outdoor shot put records as well as the outdoor discus record, Ebose
April 3, 2014

GHF Variety Show showcases student talent

Last Friday, the Global Health Forum (GHF) held its annual Variety Show with performances from several student groups, featuring a capella, sketch comedy, and more. Proceeds from the Variety Show will go towards Shot@Life, a UN organization that provides vaccines to children
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