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The United States has experienced two periods of Reconstruction – in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War and during the 1950s and 1960s. During these two eras, the nation attempted to confront a history of racial injustice and exploitation, corr...
DATE: Oct 29, 2020
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AUTHOR:
David A. Love
Some sports stars dazzle on the pitch or earn headlines for their after-hours antics. Others lend their names to good causes. But it's unusual for a player in his early prime to take on a government as Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford has do...
DATE: Oct 28, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Therese Raphael
The year 2020 has been “exceptional” in many ways; with the novel coronavirus and the uncommon drama of the upcoming US General Elections converging next week.
The pandemic spread across the globe, with varied impacts in different jurisdictions. Most...
DATE: Oct 27, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Glenn Fubler
Politics can be a scrappy business. Politics should be honourable. Politics should be humbling. Governing should enshrine honour, humility and kindness. Governing, however, needs to be more encompassing in order to include and transcend these necessa...
DATE: Oct 26, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Cheryl Packwood
“Oft as we can we will come back again
”Here oft you will find us”
— Berkeley School Song
Fellow Berkeleyites, I greet you today on the 123rd anniversary of the founding of our school, our home, the Berkeley Institute.
Imagine, if you ...
DATE: Oct 23, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
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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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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With early and mail-in voting in the 2020 election under way in many states, Republicans and Democrats are already battling each other over how to collect and count ballots. Lawsuits challenging signatures, drop boxes and deadline extensions have li...
DATE: Oct 21, 2020
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In today’s rumbling fast pace of life, where people seldom have quiet moments to reflect on values so common many decades ago, such as politeness, respect, tolerance, kindness and the ability to treat others as we would like to be treated, it is conc...
DATE: Oct 21, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
“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
