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Thanks Obama: Evaluating his legacy, in his final year

Thanks Obama: Evaluating his legacy, in his final year

[email protected] January 21, 2016

President Obama’s final State of the Union speech last week was a clear indicator that his time in office is drawing to a close. Though the country now looks to the future, we wanted to take the opportunity...

What’s the deal with Oregon?

What’s the deal with Oregon?

[email protected] January 21, 2016

Picture the following scenario: A group of armed terrorists seize a U.S. federal building. They issue their demands, threatening to shoot anyone who attempts to remove them, and they demonstrate an apparent...

UNews asks: Who wants to be a billionaire?

[email protected] January 14, 2016

What would you do with 1.5 billion dollars? That seems to be the question on everyone’s mind as the Powerball lottery jackpot continues to grow to record heights. Though the odds of winning the grand...

Something’s better than nothing on guns

Something’s better than nothing on guns

[email protected] January 14, 2016

In a highly publicized move, President Obama issued new executive actions on gun control—his boldest  ones yet—in an attempt to regulate and restrict the sale of guns, particularly to criminals and...

College ideal setting to embrace diversity

College ideal setting to embrace diversity

[email protected] December 3, 2015

College is an exciting period of time in one’s life. For many young men and women, it is the first time they will be living away from home. There are more responsibilities, but there is also more time...

Takeaway from Mizzou: Be careful what you try to take away

Takeaway from Mizzou: Be careful what you try to take away

[email protected] November 19, 2015

The on-campus protests at University of Missouri in early November garnered massive media attention as students rallied against racially biased incidents on campus and the lack of action from the administration...

Starbucks and the commercialization of Christmas

Starbucks and the commercialization of Christmas

[email protected] November 19, 2015

We are not a Christian nation. We are a nation with a higher population of Christians than of any other religion, — 70.6 percent of Americans claim affiliation to a branch of Christianity, according...

UNewsers share their favorite childhood TV shows

UNewsers share their favorite childhood TV shows

[email protected] November 12, 2015

“My favorite childhood TV show was ‘Arthur.’ My next-door neighbor and I, beginning in kindergarten, had a routine of watching ‘Clifford the Big Red Dog,’ followed by ‘Arthur,’ every day...

Drug testing welfare recipients not cost-effective, or moral

Drug testing welfare recipients not cost-effective, or moral

[email protected] November 12, 2015

On Nov. 9, Wisconsin began requiring drug testing for many welfare recipients, including those collecting unemployment and those participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment...

Rubio AWOL: Absent While Orating Loquaciously?

Rubio AWOL: Absent While Orating Loquaciously?

[email protected] November 5, 2015

One of the biggest moments of the Oct. 28 Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo., was the sparring between former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Florida Senator Marco Rubio over Rubio’s missed Senate...

The Billiken: A new logo for and of (some of) the people

[email protected] November 5, 2015

There’s a new Billiken logo coming our way. No, really. Hadn’t heard about this? You’re not alone. On Nov. 1, the University announced — in a Newslink press release, that after more than 20...

Louisville scandal highlights issues with recruiting

Louisville scandal highlights issues with recruiting

[email protected] October 29, 2015

An ESPN “Outside the Lines” (OTL) report released on Oct. 20 blew the lid off an alleged recruiting scandal at the University of Louisville, the likes of which may have never been seen before. According...

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