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EDITORIAL: Cracks are revealed after North Korean ambassador defects

By Editorial Board · Wednesday, Aug. 24,2016 3:28 p.m.

North Korean Ambassador Thae Yong-Ho’s defection will provide apt information that can be used to pull back the curtain on this reclusive nation.

COLUMN: Give me a smile, why don’t you?

By Anna Groover · Wednesday, Aug. 24,2016 3:15 p.m.

Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas received unfair criticism based on her race and gender.

EDITORIAL: Self-driving cars are the ultimate cruise control

By Editorial Board · Tuesday, Aug. 23,2016 5:37 p.m.

Mass production of self-driving cars is closer than ever but the implications of Ford's 2021 estimate should give us pause.

COLUMN: Journalism should serve to inform, not denigrate

By Daniel Kilcullen · Tuesday, Aug. 23,2016 5:14 p.m.

Reporting should not aim to unnecessarily turn people against one another

COLUMN: The importance of a name

By Neeta Patwari · Tuesday, Aug. 23,2016 5:14 p.m.

By learning how to correctly pronounce names, we reaffirm peoples' worth

COLUMN: The mythology of adulthood

By Maddy Klein · Tuesday, Aug. 23,2016 5:13 p.m.

Maturity is defined by continual growth, not by some singular milestone

COLUMN: Burqini ban is about more than swimwear

By Maggie Eickhoff · Tuesday, Aug. 23,2016 5:13 p.m.

Latest ban on swimwear popular among Muslim women is exploitative

COLUMN: Curtis Hill is the best choice for Indiana Attorney General

By Steven Aranyi · Tuesday, Aug. 23,2016 5:12 p.m.

Hill's unwavering commitment to his constituents demonstrates that he is the best man for the job

COLUMN: Suppressing free speech signifies death of the university

By Zachary Chambers · Monday, Aug. 22,2016 5:29 p.m.

DePaul recently saw a visit by Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopolis shut down by students that disagreed with his message. We are witnessing the slow decay of a formerly great university.

COLUMN: Why I need feminism

By Therin Showalter · Monday, Aug. 22,2016 3:13 p.m.

Men are consistently portrayed as logical, while women are thought of as emotional – with both adjectives defined as the antithesis of the other.

COLUMN: College advice to freshman is useless

By Rebecca Dague · Monday, Aug. 22,2016 3:13 p.m.

College advice isn't all it's cracked up to be.

EDITORIAL: Predictions of the laissez-faire Trump strategy

By Editorial Board · Monday, Aug. 22,2016 3:13 p.m.

In a campaign where the motto is “Let Trump be Trump,” nothing is expected.

COLUMN: Abstinence or ignorance?

By Brittany Bauernfiend · Sunday, Aug. 21,2016 8:09 p.m.

When a teenager is only taught abstinence, that individual isn’t going to know the consequences or the reality of sex.

COLUMN: Examining the U.S. welcome mat

By Kaitlynn Milvert · Sunday, Aug. 21,2016 8:09 p.m.

In an election where walls and borders dominate the discourse, the real question that candidates are trying to answer is what our next welcome mat should look like.

EDITORIAL: Lessons from Ryan Lochte's Rio scandal

By Editorial Board · Sunday, Aug. 21,2016 8:08 p.m.

Our haste to defend the four American swimmers draws attention to larger issues.

COLUMN: Argentina’s Teachers Union revolt against neoliberal reforms

By Lucas Robinson · Sunday, Aug. 21,2016 8:06 p.m.

The protests mark another moment in the ongoing fight against neoliberal reforms around the world.

EDITORIAL: Scandals aside, Brian Williams deserves his new show

By Editorial Board · Thursday, Aug. 18,2016 11:31 p.m.

Williams’ forthcoming MSNBC show is a harmless shot at redemption

COLUMN: The New Cold War is on

By Lucas Robinson · Thursday, Aug. 18,2016 11:30 p.m.

As public fears escalate, U.S.-Russia tensions are reaching a head

COLUMN: Dispelling shortsighted links between race and crime

By Therin Showalter · Thursday, Aug. 18,2016 11:30 p.m.

It’s not race, but poverty that’s linked with criminality.

COLUMN: Presidential nomination illuminates race and gender inequality

By Anna Groover · Thursday, Aug. 18,2016 11:30 p.m.

I remember staying up past my bedtime on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. As I hugged a pillow to my chest, I followed along as each state on the map on the TV turned red or blue. Then, I watched as Barack Obama was declared the winner of the 2008 presidential election. At 10 years old, I had no idea what “Democrat” or “Republican” meant.

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