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Moscow, Russia – On Saturday, Jan. 19, General Yuri Baluyevsky, Russia’s military chief of staff, reported that Russia could use its nuclear arsenal in a preventative strike against major threats to Russian sovereignty and integrity. Among the list of possible threats are “the striving by a number of countries for hegemony on a regional and […]

Growing up in a family with six siblings and playing a sport every season in high school, senior Mandy Kuiken has always engaged in an active lifestyle. It is no surprise that she has such an upbeat and energetic personality. Mandy, who first began playing basketball at the age of six, serves as the point

Football is the most male-dominated professional team sport. The only girls likely to be seen on that turf are either pirouetting, cart-wheeling or providing some other sort of moral support. So for girls who haven’t had a boyfriend fulfill his manly duty of explaining the intricacies of the game, read carefully so you can impress

Almost every athlete can be viewed as a hero to someone. That said, what happens when those heros are caught illegally using steroids? Do they still deserve the same amount of respect as before? On Dec. 13, seven MVP’s and thirty one all-stars were named in the long-awaited Mitchell Report. Out of the 86 names

Growing up in a family with six siblings and playing a sport every season in high school, senior Mandy Kuiken has always engaged in an active lifestyle. It is no surprise that she has such an upbeat and energetic personality. Mandy, who first began playing basketball at the age of six, serves as the point

The ongoing writers’ strike reveals more than just the stars’ inability to do all the work themselves; it also brings to light America’s sad dependence on entertainment. With very little new content on television, viewers find themselves complaining that they can’t believe they’re watching reruns. The sad part is that they are watching reruns. Serious

Almost every athlete can be viewed as a hero to someone. That said, what happens when those heros are caught illegally using steroids? Do they still deserve the same amount of respect as before? On Dec. 13, seven MVP’s and thirty one all-stars were named in the long-awaited Mitchell Report. Out of the 86 names

In the current campaign climate, we easily forget that voting makes little contribution to our public fabric, a fabric torn by distrust and antipathy that often characterize expansive and heterogeneous publics. Still, we mistakenly believe elections are the gold standard of democracy. Iraq, of course, has put the lie to that myth. Voting can too

Football is the most male-dominated professional team sport. The only girls likely to be seen on that turf are either pirouetting, cart-wheeling or providing some other sort of moral support. So for girls who haven’t had a boyfriend fulfill his manly duty of explaining the intricacies of the game, read carefully so you can impress

On Jan. 5th through the 13th a group of Eastern University students, partnering with the Beyond Borders organization, participated in a missions trip to Haiti. “We had a really amazing experience, and we all want to go back,” senior Brittany Smith said. “I think we would all recommend sending more students down.” The group consisted