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Response to ‘Environmentalism misses the point’

By Gary Wang

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Before Thanksgiving, the Pioneer published an Op-ed titled “Environmentalism misses the point” in which the author alleges that Whitman’s environmental movement is misguided. Yet, the reasons for the misguidance are not made very clear. Big words and outlandish claims have substituted themselves for logic and clarity it seems.
I’m here to try and respond to that [...]

Obama policies pragmatic, geared toward long-term change

By Jesus Vasquez

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The race issue aside, political commentators were quick to point out something
very important after Election Day – the election of Barack Obama means liberals are once again viable candidates for the highest executive office. Change had been promised, and change is in the process of being delivered. Look no further than the President-Elect’s almost daily [...]

Who let the blogs out?

By Elsbeth Otto

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Recent strolls through the Olin computer lab and the cubbies in the back of Penrose Library revealed, among other things, one girl scrolling through Post Secret, one kid watching what looked like the new MacBook video, two people looking at various political commentary blogs, one person commenting on what looked like a friend’s study abroad [...]

College trend towards need-based financial aid a good decision

By Unknown Author

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The tides of college financial aid continue to flow away from need-based aid and toward merit-based aid. According to the recent study by the National Association for College Admission Counseling, from 1994 to 2007 merit-based aid jumped from 27 percent to 43 percent of all institutional financial aid awarded. Subsequently, need-based aid dropped from 66 [...]

Letters to the Editor 12/4/08

By Unknown Author

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Editor,
It’s impossible to be completely successful at not offending someonewhen discussing culture. I am personally sorry if what we did was misinterpreted as an attempt to fully represent Moroccan culture. I am also sorry if anyone was offended. The goal of our event was to give the student body a glimpse of Morocco, much like [...]

By Elise Otto