Called Live NF, the plan is to entice people to live in Niagara Falls by paying off their student loans. Continue reading »
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We Should All Move to Tampa For its Environmental Friendliness, Dubious Study Suggests
As they say, “What happens in Vegas is environmental sustainability.” Continue reading »
Dear Mississippi…Maybe We Should Think Twice about Your Soda Ban Ban?
Maybe we should think about a whole lot of things before placing my nephew’s need for a plastic dinosaur with his chicken nuggets on the list. Continue reading »
Here’s What’s Wrong with the Backlash of the Backlash of ‘Girls’
I assume we’re supposed to think, “Oh. Maybe I’m being too harsh on Lena Dunham and Girls because I’m sexist. Sexism solved.” Continue reading »
Commentary / Law / Sexuality
Yet Another Reason Why DOMA Needs to Be Struck Down: Immigration
While we have been rightfully celebrating state ratification of gay marriage, as long as the wildly unconstitutional Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is still in effect, there are very large limits to that power – namely, immigration. Continue reading »
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Maybe Charging Tuition Is the Only Way for the Cooper Union to Maintain Its Legacy
Officially, the school’s tuition is $38,550, but every student who attends the school receives a full-tuition scholarship. That used to be true for graduate students as well, but the school has recently put an end to the policy. The school will likely end that for undergraduate students as well. Continue reading »
Commentary / Environment / Food / Health / Housing / Poverty
We Should Be Doing More to Help Public Housing ‘Go Green’
It may seem that going “green” might be the last thing on the minds of the tenants who live in New York City’s housing projects. Continue reading »
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Ad Campaign Provides a Grim Reminder of the Realities of Homelessness
For anyone who has spent any significant amount of time in a city, homelessness becomes a fact of life – but it shouldn’t be. Continue reading »
Commentary / Education / Gender / Health / Youth
Despite Evidence and Witnesses, Police Drop Rape Case Because Attackers, Victim’s IQs Were Too Low
Today, in New York, the Nassau County police department decided that they would drop the charges against three boys, despite the fact that there were witnesses and evidence. Why? The department decided that the 15-year-old female victim could not have possibly been raped, because all the parties involved were mentally disabled. Continue reading »
