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VALDEZ: Seahawks' Wilson has earned Most Valuable Player honors
By Joshua Valdez | November 15, 2019The Seattle Seahawks were so close, yet so far.
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SMOLDER: More focus needed on humanities
November 15, 2019In the new world, life is ever-changing.
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EDITORIAL: Need for parental leave policy is pressing
By The Daily Targum | November 15, 2019The American Association of University Professors Biomedical and Health Sciences of New Jersey (AAUP-BHSNJ) released an advertisement urging Rutgers to create a parental leave policy for the Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) faculty, according to The Daily Targum.
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BALLARO: Remembering Brower’s day of flames important for Rutgers students today
By Anthony Ballaro | November 14, 2019“It happened in the middle of dinner hour at Brower Commons … a huge fire with flames so intense the New Brunswick Fire Department had to back away from the building and fight it from outside.”
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GIARDINIERI: Decline of attention spans not harmful
November 14, 2019Technology and big data are relatively new to our culture, but they have been around long enough that researchers have been able to measure the changes in our daily behaviors.
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MAI: Students must march for fiscal sense, not climate change
By Matthew Mai | November 14, 2019The Democratic Party has decided to make universal, single-payer healthcare a key component of its 2020 platform.
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WASON: Public must be wary of political theatre
By Amar Wason | November 13, 2019The politico-media complex took note long ago that investigations and hearings were far sexier than the slow-and-steady progress needed for productive legislation, and have thus enjoyed the fortunes of a smooth transition from coverage of the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election to the current impeachment fiasco.
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GRAHAM: Family court system needs serious adjustment from biases
By Jess Graham | November 13, 2019This past weekend, I had an Uber driver chatting with me about the upcoming generation and how parents should be communicating with their children.
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EDITORIAL: Commercialization of holidays harms all
By The Daily Targum | November 13, 2019It is no secret that Christmas is now a commercialized festival with a near-two month duration, though many likely do not find any issue with this.
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KASHALIKAR: Importance of free speech cannot be underestimated nor infringed upon
November 12, 2019As George Orwell once said: “If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.”
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LEYZEROVYCH: Libertarianism reigns supreme in age of political divide
By Yan Leyzerovych | November 12, 2019The political ideology of libertarianism, and my vowed subscription to it, has granted me a wholesome and lucid view of modern America.
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BOZTEPE: Worry needlessly inhibits our work
By Kaan Jon Boztepe | November 12, 2019Tell me if this sounds familiar: Everyday, whether you are being busy at work, working out, driving to see your friends or doing whatever daily task, you are constantly worrying.
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DUNLEAVY: Cultivation of hobbies needed for strong personal growth
By Ash C. Dunleavy | November 11, 2019Enjoyment of media — that is, favorite shows, books, movies and such forth — is largely a matter of personal taste.
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COMMENTARY: Rutgers Business stifles individuality
November 11, 2019Rutgers Business School does not appreciate the individuality of a student.
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EDITORIAL: Rutgers' extended history warrants pride
By The Daily Targum | November 11, 2019Rutgers University, the 13th oldest university in the nation, turned 253 years old on Sunday.
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ASSADI: Charity beneficial, but ultimately falls short in age of income inequality
By Yara Assadi | November 8, 2019Stories about wealthy families and large corporations donating large sums of money to a specific cause give everyone a warm feeling about our shared humanity.
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SAJU: Burnout major concern among college students, Americans
By Neha Saju | November 8, 2019“Burnout” used to be a word that applied exclusively to health care workers, police officers, firefighters, paramedics or social workers.
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EDITORIAL: Necessity of active shooter drills unfortunate, but not permanent
By The Daily Targum | November 8, 2019Rutgers University will hold an active shooter exercise this weekend, according to The Daily Targum.
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KEMBURU: Tuesday’s elections warning for Trump
By Anusha Kemburu | November 7, 2019The elections that happened this past Tuesday have signaled to President Donald J. Trump and the rest of his administration that the 2020 election will be no easy win, and that if they want to win, they need to start working toward that outcome now.
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GUVERCIN: Mental dexterity important for art appreciation, analysis
By Dilara Guvercin | November 7, 2019Recently, I stumbled upon a video I had not seen in years, but had the capacity to evoke the same emotions and thoughts that I had the first time seeing it.