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`Cameron Kehler
Cameron Kehler is a junior majoring in geography. He is a writer for The Snapper.Students; be ready for the VAT Tax
As my college career comes to a close, I thought it would be appropriate to leave all those graduating, and those who still have a year or two to go, a few words of caution for the future. Consider it my own commencement speech if you will, but without the ceremony of course.
There is one issue that everyone must begin to take more notice of, particularly as all of us join the work force over the next few years. That issue concerns the likely rise in every person’s taxes to levels not seen before.
Flash mob in Philly
It appears that the city of Philadelphia has yet another image crisis to face head on. Whether it has been a high murder rate in recent years, a reputation for dirty streets, or accusations of City Hall corruption that precipitated a highly publicized FBI investigation; the city of Brotherly Love has had a hard time escaping negative attention in recent years.
“Warming” Hoax?
Recent developments have given a new twist to the global warming debate. Last November, several emails from prominent climatologists at East Anglia University in Great Britain were hacked and released to the public, showing that these climate change proponents had fudged climate data and covered up findings that went against their beliefs.
United Nations Reward Fidel Castro
Sometimes there are actions that leave you without words or explanations.
Case in point, while I was checking out some of the news websites last week, I came across a story about the United Nations and Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.
MU drops bomb on diversity
If you’re like me, the thought of William Ayers coming to speak at our university is quite upsetting.
The luck of the Irish
It is sometimes said that things are not usually what they appear to be.
Do celebrities have the right qualifications for politics?
Since when did being a celebrity make a leading candidate for a political position?
Obama does not have his work cut out
The upcoming year for Barrack Obama will be a long and busy one.
Christmas without religion
Since the Christmas season is nearly upon us, as noticed by a plethora of commercials and that annoying neighbor who has to be first to put up there decorations before everyone else; I thought it appropriate to raise an issue that has been brought to the forefront in recent years.
Protests against Proposition 8 get ugly
Apart from the momentous selection of Barack Obama as the next President of the United States, another significant, yet less noticed news event took place on Nov. 4.
The voters in the state of California passed a ban on gay marriage. The ban known as Proposition 8 overturns a recent decision by the California Supreme court that stated same-sex marriages were afforded the same rights and recognition as heterosexual marriages.