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Conservative Corner: searching for the perfect VP

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CONNOR HOFFMAN Assistant News Editor   After the last few primaries, the focus of the election has shifted to the general election. Who the nominees will pick as their running mates has been a hotly contested issue in the media lately. This election will be a very close one, and......
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Conservative Corner: The War on Drugs won’t be won

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CONNOR HOFFMAN Assistant News Editor   America declared war on drugs in 1970 with the passage of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Ever since that fateful date, we’ve been embroiled in one of our country’s biggest failures in its history. The War on Drugs started during the Richard Nixon administration......
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Editorial: For the love of America, vote in the primary

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  All planners, agendas, calendars should have the date, April 19, circled, starred, highlighted. After all, it’s the day every good citizen, and Facebook news feed, has been waiting for: the New York Presidential Primary Election. Will it be Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton as the democratic presidential candidate? Could......
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‘Diversify’ your surroundings: Panel discusses studying abroad as a member of the queer community

CAMRY DEAN Special to The Leader               On March 30, the LGBT+/MOGII Study Abroad Panel was held, with members of the community sharing their stories and advice while living abroad and within other cultures.             The panel was moderated by Bridget Doyle, a junior history and political science double......
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Trump the tyrant Violence at Trump rallies escalates, Trump condones

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CONNOR HOFFMAN Assistant News Editor   The President is supposed to be a person who can unite the nation and not cause division and violence. Donald Trump has made me quite worried lately with the hateful and violent energy at his rallies, and how he has dismissed — or even......
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Deny Trump, whatever it takes Could a contested convention be in the GOP’s future?

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CONNOR HOFFMAN Assistant News Editor   It seems lately that the talk about the Republican National Convention has focused on having what’s called a “contested convention” rather than having a convention that, effectively, was a coronation for Donald Trump. A contested convention is what happens when none of the nominees......
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‘Go tear some shit up’ Charlene Carruthers talks Beyoncé and oppression of minorities

JORDAN PATTERSON Staff Writer   A mix of students and faculty filled up Rosch Recital Hall right before 6:30 p.m. last Wednesday. Organizer and member of the Black Youth Project, Charlene Carruthers, was in the building. Everyone in attendance came to witness her presentation on student activism, titled “But no......

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