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Hipsters bashing hipsters: using irony to veil fear of judgment

“So ironic it’s not; so unironic, it is.” This was a line from a YouTube video that recently found its way into my inbox. In less than a day that video...

Use consumerism for good by bringing fair trade coffee to Pittsburgh

Fair trade coffee partnerships are economic relationships that exist to help out small-scale producers and farmers, many of whom work under poor economic...

City’s expensive security plan ignores real issues behind crime

For the most part, I try to avoid taking part in any criminal activity just like every other law-abiding, nose-to-the-grindstone, best-foot-forward Carnegie...

Pampered students miss out on life lessons

College is the first place many people experience roommates, responsibility, and weight gain. Freedom abounds as students figure out how to make new friends...

Florida student’s stunning deserves a second look

When University of Florida student Andrew Meyer refused to step down from the microphone at a John Kerry forum on Monday, Meyer was seized by university...

Protesters and police reach free speech agreement

Huddled together with their handmade signs (“Honk for peace”), a group of peaceful protesters have been staging an around-the-clock protest by the army...

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