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Even Without Super Delegates, Sanders Would Be Trailing Clinton

Even Without Super Delegates, Sanders Would Be Trailing Clinton

April 5, 2016

To get the nomination for the Democratic party, a candidate needs to obtain at least 2,382 delegates. Currently, a total of 4,753 delegates is available. Seven hundred and twelve of those are "super delegates,"...

Guantanamo Bay Should Be Turned Into An Ecological Center

Guantanamo Bay Should Be Turned Into An Ecological Center

April 4, 2016

Under the Warsaw Pact, Cuba sent rum and sugar to fellow communist countries in exchange for food, oil, machinery and petrochemicals (like pesticides and fertilizers). But when the Iron Curtain fell, assistance...

CIA Should Give Up Ineffective, Immoral Practices

CIA Should Give Up Ineffective, Immoral Practices

April 4, 2016

As American citizens, we typically look to our security or intelligence agencies to protect and serve us. Many of us trust these bureaus and blindly give our allegiance to them because in return, we get...

Underdogs Could Still Upset the Presidential Frontrunners

Underdogs Could Still Upset the Presidential Frontrunners

April 4, 2016

As humans, we seem to be hardwired to appreciate a good comeback story. In the United States, we find ourselves in the midst of two unlikely, but enthralling, real-time comeback narratives: those of Ted...

Senior Airman Daniel Burkhardt and Staff Sgt. Christopher Bevins, both Air Force broadcast journalists currently supporting Joint Task Force – National Capital Region, a task force of Department of Defense military and civilian personnel stood up in support of the 57th Presidential Inauguration, put the finishing touches on a cellphone application Jan. 14 that they designed from the ground up to provide real time information on the historic event. Burkhardt and Bevins have come from 11th Wing Public Affairs on their home station, Joint Base Andrews, Md. Their app, called “Inauguration,” was released by Apple Inc. Jan. 14 and is currently available through the corporation’s App Store. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christopher M. Gaylord, 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

Take A Break From Tech And Increase Your Health

April 4, 2016

Over the last 200 years or so, beginning with the Industrial Revolution, unprecedented technological progress has occurred, which some argue has led to a better quality of life for all people. While we...

Society Needs to Diversify, Starting with Cell Phones

Society Needs to Diversify, Starting with Cell Phones

March 31, 2016

Remember walking into the Verizon or Sprint store back in 2007 and wondering which type of flip phone would best reflect your personal style? This was the height of the Razor, LG Ev3 and the Juke, all...

In The Age Of Information, People Should Remember The Value Of Deliberation

In The Age Of Information, People Should Remember The Value Of Deliberation

March 31, 2016

At the dawn of the “information age” in which we now live, tech enthusiasts and those interested in the potential of limitless accessible information optimistically foretold a future full of knowledgeable,...

Americans Should Lower Expectations For VP Biden's Bid For Cancer Cure

Americans Should Lower Expectations For VP Biden’s Bid For Cancer Cure

March 31, 2016

Last October, Vice President Joe Biden held a press conference in the White House Rose Garden to announce whether or not he would run for president. With his wife at his right hand and President Barack...

SeaWorld Needs To Do More Than Simply Ending Killer Whale Shows

SeaWorld Needs To Do More Than Simply Ending Killer Whale Shows

March 30, 2016

In response to plummeting stocks over the past three years, and over $25.4 million lost, SeaWorld has finally responded to the public's demands and announced that it will stop all captive breeding of orcas...