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By Blake Neff New York Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, one of the most prominent lawmakers fighting campus sexual assault on Capitol Hill, said Monday that controversial affirmative consent laws should be made the standard nationwide. Gillibrand was speaking as part of an MSNBC-hosted panel event on sexual assault at the Fashion Institute of Technology in…
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By Casey Harper In a horrific attack on all that is good in humanity, girl scouts fell prey to multiple thieves this weekend who passed up the thin mints for the little girls’ cash. First, a man stole hundreds of dollars from a disabled girl scout outside a Kmart in Lansing, MI, MLive reports. A 49-year-old…
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Government agencies and researchers produce endless reams of statistics. While statistics can be valuable, they can be easily misrepresented. A 2017 study on the use of statistics in news characterized the problem as such: “The constant supply of data produced by think tanks, government agencies, independent researchers, academics and others is a significant and a…
College Students Stage ‘Die-In’ Over Latest Police Shooting
by Amber Randall A group of 15 activists hosted a “die-in” Friday to protest the recent police shooting of Tyre King, a 13-year-old robbery suspect. The group, most students from Ohio University, laid in the middle of the university’s Baker Center, reports the Athens News. The protesters all wore black shirts and placed a sign in the…
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How Gratitude Can Rewire Your Brain for Happiness and Success
Over 40 million Americans are struggling with mental health concerns, according to Mental Health America (MHA). Since MHA released its first State of Mental Health in America report in 2015, there have already been “alarming increases” in adult suicidal ideation and major depressive episodes in young people, demonstrating how serious this problem has become. As…


