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The complex math of grading presidents

George W. Bush was not a very popular president. His approval ratings, some of the lowest in history, may have been a reflection of his inability to connect with the American people. On the other hand, dare I say it, maybe it was the American peoples’ inability to understand Bush that made him such a […]

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Community members rally to save city libraries

Chants of “Save our library,” and “No Mayor Nutter” could be heard from the sidewalk in front of the David Cohen Ogontz Library on Ogontz Avenue in Philadelphia, with the occasional car horn sounding its support. Community members of every age gathered outside libraries, holding signs and banners with words like, “We need our libraries.”

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SIFE club proposes new shuttle system

Eastern has long struggled with the task of transporting students and faculty between off-site locations and campus. Currently, a makeshift system exists where security officers bear the burden of transporting people from Valley Forge Military Academy’s parking lot and the St. Davids train station. However, in addition to being inefficient, the present system places a

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Deep in December displays emotions of holiday season

As the first significant snowfall of the winter season decorated the ground, Saturday evening’s performance of the 2008 fall dance show found itself Deep in December in more ways than one. The show, which was slightly delayed by the weather, featured pieces choreographed by students and faculty that represented the wide variety of feelings experienced

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Templeton Prize Laureate speaks on science and religion

Michael Heller, recipient of the 2008 Templeton Prize for outstanding contributions in the field of cosmology, spoke in the Harold Howard Center on Wednesday evening, Nov. 19. Heller is a professor of philosophy at the Pontifical Academy of Theology in Crakkow, Poland. In addition to being an ordained Catholic priest, Professor Heller is a distinguished

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Combating terrorism on all fronts

With the recent terrorist attack on Mumbai, India, the global community once again stands on the brink of chaos, and at no worse a time than a global recession. While Islamabad fiercely denies the accusations that Pakistan was somehow part of this attack, Pakistan’s High Commissioner claimed there was evidence that India wanted “to teach

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iPod killed the radio star

When I am driving in my car and decide to turn on the radio, I am almost always disappointed. It seems like all the stations go to a commercial break at the same time. Then, after the commercial break ends, they usually play a lineup of songs that all sound pretty much the same. So

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Bailing out the auto industry

Thirty-four billion dollars. That’s how much money the heads of Ford Motor Company, Chrysler LLC and General Motors, also known as the Big Three, have asked the government for to bail them out of their dire financial straits. Seems like a good idea. It worked for the banks, so it should work for the auto

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Gears of War 2 packs a punch

Blood and gore, chainsaws and machine guns, curb stomps and headshots – they are all back with a vengeance in Gears of War 2. After the original game sold over two million copies in one month and five million overall, it was only a matter of time before creators Microsoft Games and Epic Games released

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Twilight: not worth the hype

Vampire chick flick Twilight hit theatres hard, earning just under $70 million in the first weekend. The horror/romance drama drew crowds of women into the theatres for the film based on Stephanie Meyer’s book. The story revolves around Bella Swan (Kristin Stewart), the everyday plain Jane who moves to Forks, Wash., to reconnect with her

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