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TICE | Someone’s Grandma’s Wool Sweater

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By OLIVIA TICE

I have a love/hate relationship with shopping. I confess that I am one of those people whose ratio of what they actually wear to the total amount of clothing in their closet is astronomically uneven. Yes, I don’t need more clothes. No, that’s probably not going to stop me from buying them, but ever since I can remember having any sort of autonomy over dressing myself, clothing stores have given me loads of anxiety. Growing up on a pretty strict budget taught me a great deal about frugality.

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WELCOME TO THE ZOO | Voter ID Laws

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By KATIE BARLOW and REBECCA SABER

With an open mind and two sides of the story, you’re bound to learn something new. Welcome to the zoo! This is a blog where both the Republican and Democrat viewpoints are represented. The blog is not meant to sway you either way necessarily, just present both sides of the story. You may not agree with the whole article, but hey, you’re likely to agree with half!

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POP CULTURE, POLITICS AND PERCEPTION | A Universal Crisis

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By SARAH PALMER

Here is the promised post on the European crisis. Europe is currently in the grips of the greatest immigration crisis since World War II. Migrants and refugees have taken to rubber boats and expensive deals with shady smugglers to reach the shores of Greece, Italy, Croatia and other nations. They then start a long trek on foot through the Balkan regions, trying to attain the mythological safety of states such as Germany or Sweden. They seek safety from war-torn homelands and a chance at a better life.

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REMEMBER THE LADIES | Women Can’t Be President

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By JENNIFER MANDELBLATT

“‘Not to be sexist, but… I can’t vote for the leader of the free world to be a woman, just because — every other position that exists, I think a woman could do well. But, the president? It’s kinda like, I just know that women make rash decisions emotionally — they make very permanent, cemented decisions — and then later, it’s kind of like it didn’t happen, or they didn’t mean for it to happen. And I sure would hate to just set off a nuke. …

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GLOBAL IMPACT | Global Warming and War

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By PULKIT KASHYAP

For as long as I can remember, in my history classes we always focused on a few primary causes for war:

Religion
Hunger
Repression
Gain

As far as I know, these factors have been the impetus of most wars for the past few thousand years. However I now believe that global warming, as the Syrian Civil War has shown, is another important factor in the starting of wars. Despite the heated debates that pop up every election season in the U.S., global climate change is, generally speaking, considered a real threat throughout the rest of the world. In fact, many nations are already beginning to see its impacts in consequences from warmer months to harsher winters. But nowhere has the punishment of climate change been harsher than in Syria.

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LIBERALLY BLONDE | Israel

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By KAYLEIGH RUBIN

“Do you identify as Jewish or American?”

Over Fall Break, a relative asked me this question during a conversation concerning religion. This immediately puzzled me as I could not understand why the two identities would be – and were forced to be – mutually exclusive. I was puzzled because I could not understand the need nor have the ability-to rank my loyalties. I was puzzled because I never considered myself to be “either/or,” I am and always will be both. I am Jewish and I am American.

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TALK IS CHIC | Something Borrowed

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By GRETA OHAUS and ELENI TOUBANOS

ET:  I would say that roughly 60 percent of the time I’m wearing something that belongs to Greta. GO: I absolutely love when you borrow my clothes! Of course there are some special things I don’t lend out — borrowing someone else’s sentimental jewelry is kind of weird anyway — but I like my closet to get as much exposure as possible. ET: It still baffles me how we can borrow from one another despite our four inch height difference. Very Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants of us.

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YU | Wake Up Sheeple!: How Internet Reviews Are Herding the Masses

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By CHARLES YU

Internet review culture has subtly turned us into perfectionists who must always have the best. The best what? Why, anything and everything, of course! The best places to eat, the best TV shows, the best clothes, the best cities to live in, the best universities, the best classes to take, the best breed of dog — you name it. All that information can be found with just a few simple taps or touches of your finger tips.

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SHEN | New Stuff and Why It Matters

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By ZHAO SHEN

Time is such a weird thing. Am I the only one who feels like 2007 was only about three years ago? I feel like for the past five years, I’ve subconsciously set my intrinsic “How long ago” clock to 2010, and that makes it really interesting when reflecting upon what actually happened in those “three years.” Think about it: the first iPhone came out in mid-2007. Yeah, that was back when the selfie-tastic front camera was a novelty to be scoffed at and the base model had a mere 4 gigabytes of storage. This was back when Facebook and YouTube were still in their youth, many years before Snapchat and Instagram, and over a year before the first Android phone would be released – with a physical flip-out keyboard, no less.

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CHOU | Big Bang “MADE” My Day

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By VICKY CHOU

For those of you who know what I’m referring to in the title of this blog, I don’t blame you for wanting to laugh at how corny it is. But for those of you who don’t, that’s okay because I am going to use this entire blog to talk about what it means. First, let me introduce you new K-pop fans to Big Bang. Big Bang is no doubt one of the most successful K-pop boy bands out there, and I am saying this as a non-V.I.P, V.I.P being the name of their fandom. Unlike Super Junior, who I feel became popular mainly because of their size and promotions, Big Bang is known by many because of the talents and personalities of each member.