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Long controversial, the Greek system on college campuses is under fire again. This time, the pressure is from within. Sparked by the national reckoning over racial injustice, calls to #AbolishGreekLife began sweeping American colleges and universitie...
DATE: Oct 22, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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Yale is under attack for allegedly doing too much to support students from underrepresented backgrounds. In reality, the university hasn't done enough.
For Yale students and faculty of colour, progress has often been slow and incremental. It took 86 ...
DATE: Oct 21, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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“Number two on the sides and three on top — a little fade.”
Matthew Schuring is cutting hair at Lincoln Way Barbershop in Massillon, Ohio, which his father ran for 30 years until he died a decade ago. How’s business been?
“Definitely slowed down...
DATE: Oct 19, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Frank Barry
Dear Sir,
Today, like so many other days, I pick up the paper and the worst horror jumps out at me. Once again a man has this time threatened a women — threatened to kill her, that is.
This time, he has not beat her. This time, he hasn't introduced ...
DATE: Oct 14, 2020
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Letters to the Editor
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Letters to the Editor
Democratic vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris took centre stage last night as she debated Vice-President Mike Pence. While many celebrate Harris’s nomination as a landmark development in the crumbling of racial and gender barriers in American po...
DATE: Oct 08, 2020
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Other
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David Burt, the Premier, was entitled to some time off after his massive election victory last week.
But soon enough, he needs to get back to work. The first order of business is to appoint a Cabinet, which he has promised by Thursday. Mr Burt is sp...
DATE: Oct 06, 2020
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Editorials
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RG: In our Opinion
Last month, the White House issued an executive order to “combat offensive and anti-American race and sex stereotyping and scapegoating” in the Federal Government. It was referring, ironically, to the kind of discourse that supposedly plays out in an...
DATE: Oct 06, 2020
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Viewers of the old yet still startlingly accurate British TV series Yes Minister will know that when the hapless hero, Cabinet minister Jim Hacker, came up with a bold new idea, his civil servant, Sir Humphrey, would quickly damn it with praise in a ...
DATE: Oct 01, 2020
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Editorials
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RG: In our Opinion
As discussed yesterday, a party’s platform should be a vital guide to how a party will govern if elected. It should also show that the party is ready to govern from Day 1.
The One Bermuda Alliance’s platform, released over the weekend, does neither,...
DATE: Sep 30, 2020
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Editorials
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RG: In our Opinion
Party platforms are essential documents when voters are deciding who they are going to elect in a General Election. Of course, they are not the only factor in the decision. A party’s previous record and the calibre of candidates are also crucial.
An...
DATE: Sep 29, 2020
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Editorials
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RG: In our Opinion