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Money in Politics
By Ian Ziller Political Science Major The money in politics is a big problem. For example, the Koch brothers (two billionaires with strong conservative ideology) plan to spend $900k or more in the 2016 election campaign. They have been giving a large amount to presidential candidates on both sides. This is a problem because this… Read more
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Why 2014 was the year that we should have turned “LePage”
By Ashley Berry Liberal Arts – Political Science The year 2014 brought the State of Maine the opportunity for a fresh start, by removing a governor who cares more about businesses than about his constituents. During Governor LePage’s time in office, he has displayed questionable and appalling behavior that continues to taint the impression of… Read more
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Creationism in the Classroom …and its implications
By Garrick Hoffman Liberal Arts Major If you subscribe to the separation of church and state, it’s likely you’ll be disappointed to learn that many – not some, but many – schools in America are essentially replacing textbooks with Bibles by implementing creationism into their curricula. And according to a January 2014 article on Slate.com,… Read more
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The Anti-Vaccination Movement is its Own Worst Enemy
By Will Craig Part Time Student Out of the host of anti-establishment conspiracy theories that is unfortunately common amongst those less inclined to formal logic comes the Oedipal beauty of the anti-vax, or anti-vaccination, movement. Oedipal because of the psychological mechanics of the anti-vax movement: a hatred of what is seen as an overbearing society,… Read more
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