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Legislation must be modernized for ride-sharing services

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If you’re a student at University of Miami, it’s almost impossible to go through your four years here without using a ride-sharing service like Uber or Lyft. They’re convenient and much more reliable ...

Martin O’Malley strongest Democratic challenger to Bernie Sanders, Hi...

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Thursday’s Quinnipiac poll from Iowa showed that Bernie Sanders jumped ahead to take the lead in the state at 41 percent, one percent higher than Hillary Clinton’s 40 percent. Of course, early polls t...

Kanye sees presidential vision in 2020

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Kanye 2020. Kanye West Wing. Kim K for first lady. A new political phenomenon rocked the nation during last week’s MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs). Ever since then, Kanye West has been consistently t...

Better admissions strategies benefit applicants, university

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With the fall semester comes a truckload of new freshmen, starry eyed and excited to start their new lives at the U. I was one of those freshmen last year. I was so happy to be here because, through e...

Clinton candidacy comes with strengths, doubts

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Hillary Clinton finally announced that she is running for president. As a die-hard Democrat, I’m trying to get excited about her. However, I’m still struggling with my reservations. Hillary Clinton ...

Shift spotlight from income disparity to wealth inequality

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In 2011, the Occupy Wall Street movement popularized the phrase, “We are the 99 percent,” referring to the income inequality between the top one percent of earners and everyone else in America, the 99...

Shift budget surplus from education to health care

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In January, Governor Rick Scott released his plan to spend Florida’s billion dollar surplus. His budget proposal includes certain sales tax cuts, increased education spending per student and more fund...

Net neutrality assures net equality

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We’ve all heard complaints on campus about the ever-failing Internet connection with SecureCanes. The network seems to cut out in the worst possible moments: submitting a test on Blackboard three minu...

Gerrymandering causes legislative stagnation

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The most common complaint that I hear about the current political climate is that it is too stagnant or too polarized. This is a fair complaint. From the constant filibustering in the Senate to the e...

Ebola panic distracts from closer issues

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Ebola. That word seems to have started every article for months now. It has prompted outright panic and implementation of extreme measures. For example, a nurse coming back after working in West Afric...
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