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2019 March Madness Second Round, March 23
#4 Florida State vs. #12 Murray State, March Madness Second Round (Hartford, CT) The Florida State Seminoles (29-7, 13-5 ACC) punched their ticket to the Sweet Sixteen with a dominating 90-62 win over the Murray State Racers (28-5, 16-2 OVC) at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut on Saturday. With senior guard JA Morant likely…
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Banning Assault Weapons Will Not Prevent Mass Shootings
Less than one week after an evil, white-supremacist shot up two mosques killing 50 people in Christchurch, New Zealand, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that the country will be banning the sale and distribution of assault weapons and high capacity magazines effective immediately. This is an ineffectual means of stymying gun violence; yet, folks on…
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2019 March Madness First Round, March 21
#4 Florida State vs. #13 Vermont, March Madness First Round (Hartford, CT) Despite an unholy barrage of three pointers from #13 Vermont (27-6, 14-2 AEC), the No. 4 seed Florida State Seminoles (28-7, 13-5 ACC) survived by a score of 76-69 at the XL Center in Hartford, CT to advance to Saturday’s second round matchup…
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President Trump Owns the Republican Party
Over the weekend, Jeb Bush encouraged the Republican Party to pose a challenge to President Trump’s reelection. “I think someone should run,” Bush noted. “Just because Republicans ought to be given a choice [between ideologies] that are dynamic, that focus on the world we’re in and the world we’re moving towards rather than [ideologies that]…
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7 Powerful Oprah Quotes to Influence You to Live Your Best Life!
According to Webster’s dictionary, the definition of influence means a person or thing with the capacity or power to have an effect on someone or something. If you don’t know by now, Oprah Winfrey is one of the most influential people in America. During the 90’s, Oprah started showcasing her favorite things on her talk show. Business…
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President Trump Should Never Have Declared a National Emergency
On Thursday, the Senate rightfully voted to shoot down President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency intended to obtain funding for a border wall. While the construction and maintenance of a sufficient barrier is incumbent upon any sovereign state in order to ensure the safety of its people, the president’s wall was dead when Congress…
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Pelicans Can’t Knock Off First Place Bucks
The New Orleans Pelicans hosted the Milwaukee Bucks at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on Tuesday night. The Pelicans, who currently sit at 12th place in the Western Conference, have had a rough couple of months. Pelicans’ superstar Anthony Davis requested a trade on January 28th and the Pels entered the game with…
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Vindication for President Trump, Proof of Guilt for Obama, the DNC and Media
On March 14, 2017 President Trump erupted with a series of tweets that accused Barack Obama of wiretapping him. Of course the press was quick to excoriate him for these claims, but slowly over the past two years we have seen evidence slowly released showing that these claims, as with most of President Trump’s, were…
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Don’t Look Away
The summer of my junior year of college, the man I loved abandoned me for heroin, and I retreated inside my eating disorder. I began volunteering at a homeless shelter for women in Chicago, IL, despite struggling with body dysmorphia to the point where I otherwise refused to be seen. The night I came home…
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Eating Disorders and Chemical Dependency Share Strong Similarities
According to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, 1 in 10 of those suffering with bulimia or binge eating disorder have a comorbid substance abuse disorder. This makes sense if you view eating disorders as a maladaptive coping mechanism like chemical dependency. The Ace Study gives a strong sense of how body…