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Businesses deserve to know criminal records

Eric Bromback April 16, 2014

There has been some recent controversy over whether or not it should be legal for anyone to be able to search someone’s criminal record. Certain websites have always been in place to search for criminal...

Minnesota anti-bullying law protects students

Sydney Spreck April 15, 2014

Many students live with fear in their everyday lives due to bullying at school.  Certain groups of students are targeted more than others due to their race, sexual preferences or gender identification. ...

Graphic by Clara Illka

U.S. involvement in Ukraine

Kenzie Monson April 4, 2014

Currently undergoing its way is a possible world war starting at the heart of Ukraine in the city of Crimea. The leader of Ukraine, Viktor F. Yanukoyvch, abandoned his post last month and is now the leader...

Venezuelans should replace failed government

Alex Eitzman April 2, 2014

While much of the world is focused on turmoil in Ukraine, another country is wrapped up in political and social crisis. The South American nation of Venezuela has had mass protests in Caracas, its largest...

Graphic by Luke Weisbrod

Kim Jun-Un accused of Nazi like practices

Virginia Vanlieshout April 1, 2014

"The world must be made safe for democracy," said United States President Woodrow Wilson on April 2, 1917 as a justification for entering WWI.  Since that moment, the United States had become the “world...

U.S. contemplates withdrawing from Afghanistan

Megan Katula April 1, 2014

  The US army has been fighting the war in Afghanistan for nearly 13 years now and the Obama Administration has recently announced its possible plans to withdraw from said war.  If the government...

Kansas attempts to reinstate spanking failed

Melissa Reis March 31, 2014

A recent bill pushing for increasing corporal punishment in homes and schools died in committee shortly after being introduced to the Kansas state legislature by representative Gail Finney. While the moral...

Graphic by Clara Illka

Ford fails for future fullfillment

Tim Press March 2, 2014

Cocaine, alcohol, sexual harassment and marijuana are not supposed to come to mind when one hears mention of people in high political office. These are the kind of things only to expect from people like...

Graphic by Olivia Novotny

Money laundering highlights changes to Vatican City

Kelly Roehrig March 1, 2014

Vatican City, home of Pope Francis and the center for all things holy in the Catholic world, not somewhere one would think of money laundering. But Vatican City is home to Monsignor Nunzio Scarano, otherwise...

Graphic by Clara Illka

Arizona business can limit services to homosexuals

Eric Bromback March 1, 2014

A new proposed bill in Arizona would offer protections to residents who refuse service to gays and lesbians according to their religious beliefs. It would provide increased protection for citizens based...

Graphic by Clara Illka

NASA grossly underfunded

Chase Lau February 28, 2014

“To be sure, we are behind, and will be behind for some time in manned flight. But we do not intend to stay behind, and in this decade, we shall make up and move ahead.” On Sept. 12, 1962, president...

Graphic by Emily Lodahl

Senate wrongly cuts the pay for veterans

Cora Sutherland February 28, 2014

About two months ago, a Senate budget proposal included a cut to retirement compensation for veterans. A news conference was held in the Senate on Dec. 17 to give legislators an opportunity to persuade...

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