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What politics and the soft drink aisle have in common

By Frank Stern

Unless you've been able to awkwardly dodge every person on campus asking you to vote, you've probably discovered there's a group of people that think voting is more crucial this year, more than ever. Don't worry after today; people will stop pressing the point because Oct.

Less money, more green

By Lisa DellaPorta

I do not like the term "tree hugger." For decades now, the environmentalists have been the brunt of many jokes by the media and popular culture. To be considered an environmentalist meant that you were a vegan who made compost heaps and biked everywhere; someone who talked to plants and worshipped mother earth.

Painful Palin

By Melanie Peterson

It is that time of year. Commercials for McCain and Obama are everywhere. Debates have started. If you haven't registered to vote yet, you are now out of luck. People already formulated their opinions on the candidates and have mostly decided who they will vote for.

Letters to the Editor

To the Editor: How original this past week's article was to blame the media for politics being partisan! This is a problem that has become a part of our political system, with or without the media. Maybe we only see it happening because the news allows us to see politicians speak.

Pennsylvania's traffic confusion

By Bill Cannon

Harold Oblong had said he was "deafened by the silence" when he neither heard nor saw police sirens or lights behind him after negotiating a right turn on red at the intersection of Sawhorse Street and Fielding Creek Road near Reading, Pa. yesterday. "I couldn't believe it," he said.

FUNdamental change

By Ted Trevorrow

You probably missed some or all of the vice presidential debate Thursday night because you were watching the Phillies game. Normally, I am critical of the American public at large for not taking an active enough roll in politics to be properly informed on the issues, of not really taking the time to listen to and make educated decisions about which candidates to support.

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