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School Dress Codes = ‘Slut Shaming’? Give Me a Break 0
- Culture
- February 29, 2016
Lately, stories have been appearing in the news of young women who are outraged that their school required them to change their clothing or go home. The narrative typically heard is that school policies are sexist and prioritize boys being undistracted (by not seeing immodest dress in the classroom) over girls being allowed to learn
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Want to See Life as a Perpetual Victim? There’s an App for That!!0
- Culture
- February 29, 2016
It’s a common conundrum at the end of a meal at a restaurant: How to split the bill fairly? Rather than using that boring process of figuring out who ordered and ate what, a new app called “Equipay” divides the bill based on group members’ demographic characteristics and the presumed wage gap that they suffer
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Diversity vs. Academic Excellence 0
- Culture
- February 29, 2016
Recently, I took a call from a reporter looking for comments on the possibility of the University of Minnesota either disposing of the ACT as a standard of admission or diminishing its role dramatically. To be honest, I hadn’t been following any of the internal debate on the issue at the University or amongst its
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The Average American Today Is Richer than John D. Rockefeller 0
- Culture
- February 26, 2016
This Atlantic story reveals how Americans lived 100 years ago. By the standards of a middle-class American today, that lifestyle was poor, inconvenient, dreary, and dangerous. (Only a few years later — in 1924 — the 16-year-old son of a sitting US president would die of an infected blister that the boy got on his toe while playing
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New Study: Private School Students Ahead of Their Public School Peers by Two Years 0
- Education
- February 26, 2016
Last year a report from the Friedman Foundation found that only 9% of parents send their child to a private school. However, if given the means and opportunity to send their child to the school of their choice, 41% of parents would pick a private school. Those numbers seem especially important with the release of
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Is the Supreme Court Today More Powerful Than the Founders Intended?0
- Culture
- February 26, 2016
With the high-profile coverage of Justice Antonin Scalia’s death earlier this month, a number of Americans have turned their attention toward the appointment of his replacement. A recent Pew Research poll found that 55% of Americans believe the Senate should move forward with the confirmation process when President Obama appoints his nominee. Pew also released
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School Dress Codes = ‘Slut Shaming’? Give Me a Break 0