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Degree won’t lead to dream career

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We hear it all the time: “Today’s undergraduate degree is yesterday’s high school diploma.” Today’s graduate degree is yesterday’s undergraduate degree. Everyone needs one to compete, right? With u...

Self-defense law poses threats

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Florida’s Stand Your Ground law has been the circle of controversy and criticism since its inception. The law gives someone the right to use deadly force if the person reasonably believes his or her l...

Focus on progress rather than past

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Black History Month is an ideal catalyst in bringing ideas of equality into fruition. Undoubtedly, racial progress has been made since the Jim Crow-era of segregation and unequivocal brutality, but th...

Cost-cutting essential for avoiding postgraduate bankruptcy

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Students need more than loans to pay for their overpriced degrees. The time is now to reduce tuition and stop bankrupting students before graduation. The cost of a college degree has increased more...

Gun owners abuse constitutional right

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It is ironic that Batman is perhaps America’s most popular super hero. Gotham city’s Dark Knight refuses to use guns to subdue his adversaries. Conversely, us Americans are so “gun-ho” that we are ...

Republicans fail to deliver diversity

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The Democratic and Republican National Conventions are more than quadrennial cheer fests where each party’s presidential candidate officially accepts his or her nomination. The conventions give eac...

Health care law’s effect may exceed expectations

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Oral arguments were recently made at the Supreme Court for and against the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Opponents of the act do not believe the federal government has the authority to...

Business execution should be a priority

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Most people who have conceived a new business idea have been told, “Make sure you have a good business plan.” The elements of the ideal business plan are fairly common and cliche: marketing and adver...

Law school realities revealed

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As a first year law student, I have come to the conclusion that law school is not what it’s “supposed” to be. Here are a few tidbits that may help you in your quest to learn what law school is really ...

Learn, obey rules to make changes

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Admiration is not a prerequisite for appreciation. Hurricane Jack may not care for Hurricane Jill’s make-up, but there is appreciation latent in the effort and precision of Jill’s mascara and found...

Christopher Ivory

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