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William Lukas   Last week on MSNBC, Foster Friess, Rick Santorum’s billionaire sponsor and bigoted growth-stockpiler said, “Back in my day they used Bayer aspirin…

Gabriella Iannetta   India has traditionally been a huge exporter of eggplant, commonly known as brinjal. The country produces more than 25 percent of the…

Justin Roczniak   There’s a word out there that’s used a lot these days, derogatorily, to describe new real estate or infrastructure projects, and that…

Roger McCain   The “Occupy Wall Street” movement, inspired by the Arab Spring revolutions, has rapidly and creatively established its own organizational style for the…

Joshua Samuels The general image of a graduate student is rarely a positive one. Eating Ramen noodles, which I must say are anathema to me,…

Justin Roczniak A set of double doors with a 1 1/2-foot gap in the wall in between them, leading to the same hallway. Classrooms that…

Roger McCain   The language of “class warfare” has come up in the news lately. Does this make any sense? Antagonism between classes — and…

Dear Editor, Being at a university in the city provides students many opportunities. One of those is the ability to volunteer and make a difference…

William Lukas   A few weeks ago, London independent stock trader Alessio Rastani said, “Ah, that’s a tough one. Ah, personally, it doesn’t matter. That’s…

Roger McCain   As I write, the “Occupy Wall Street” movement continues and has spread to cities from Portland, Maine to Santa Barbara to Philadelphia.…