Author name: Andrew Barbin

Sports

2014 Sochi Winter Olympics: Opinion and Reflection on Pre-Olympics Predictions

As you all probably know, I gave a little insight in my preview of the 2014 Olympics a few issues ago.  And personally, I had high hopes for our men and women in red, white, and blue.  However, for yet another Winter Olympics, America played second fiddle to the host country.  In fact, it wasn’t

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Archive, News & Features

Waltonian Guide to a Cheap (or not) Valentine’s Day Date

Well, young people, it appears it is that time of year again.  Excited?  Nervous?  Detrimentally apathetic?  Excellent, welcome to the magical bridge between adolescence and adulthood.  These are all emotions that build up and implode into a beautiful time full of awkward tension and wasted chocolate.  This day is best known as St. Valentine’s Day,

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Opinion

Government Shutdown Has ‘Shut Down’ Nation’s Hope

It appears to not just be Justin Verlander who’s throwing shutouts this fall.  On October 1, the beginning of 2014’s fiscal year, Congress couldn’t agree on a federal budget to pass.  The House of Representatives, mostly controlled by the Republican Party, attempted to pass a budget that would essentially strip funding of the Affordable Care

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