17 October 2012
By Lily Beatty
The college application process can be overwhelming to high school seniors, and according to a Kaplan Test prep survey, the process has become even more of a challenge in the past year.
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17 October 2012
By Alexis Paine
The Alabama Crimson Tide football team will see familiar faces on the Tennessee Volunteer sideline as they take the field at Neyland Stadium this Saturday. The Tide offense will go head-to-head with a defense coached by former Tide defensive coordinator Sal Sunseri, who joined the Volunteer coaching staff before this season.
17 October 2012
By Minnesota Daily Editorial Board
Throughout the presidential campaign, only a handful of political issues have been routinely ducked and avoided as often as education. In the face of more than a trillion dollars in college loan debt and studies confirming that the nation’s students are falling behind in math and science proficiency, both major-party presidential tickets have failed to address the problems plaguing American education.
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17 October 2012
By Michael Beechert
The Nobel Peace Prize, perhaps at one time a universally admired achievement, has managed to take yet another step toward becoming a complete farce. Just three years after granting a newly elected Barack Obama the Prize for little more than the content of his campaign speeches, the Norwegian politicians that comprise the Nobel Committee gave the award to the European Union, a decision that left much of the world scratching its collective head in confusion.
17 October 2012
By Barrett House
The presidential candidates circled one another, delivering political jab after political jab, making the second presidential debate a fight-night of an event when compared to the first one.
17 October 2012
By Virginia R. Marshall
Despite the assumption that vitamins are always beneficial, Harvard School of Public Health researchers asserted in a study released Tuesday that high doses of multivitamins may instead have adverse side effects for HIV patients taking antiretroviral drugs.
17 October 2012
By Mary Yatrousis
In their second debate, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney attacked the nation’s four years under President Barack Obama, who argued that he would continue his commitments to the country if elected for a second term.
17 October 2012
By Gloria Lloyd
Two days before the start of early voting, first lady Michelle Obama returned to North Carolina Tuesday to make the case that America can only move forward if her husband is re-elected.
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17 October 2012
By Adam Pincus
This season has been one of tests for Florida. UF visited Texas A&M; and the 12th Man, traveled to Knoxville to face pass-happy Tennessee and hosted a top-five team that dominated them just a year ago in LSU. So far, the Gators have passed.
17 October 2012
By Cody Schuler
West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen was not pleased with the Mountaineers’ play in their 49-14 loss to Texas Tech Saturday.