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In a unanimous decision on Tuesday, the Supreme Court made one of its biggest rulings in recent history regarding Americans’ right to privacy. In the case of United States v.

Frat Row was alive this first weekend back from winter break as hundreds of students braved the icy elements to have a good time. Markedly absent from those hundreds were sophomore students in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts.

On Tuesday, President Obama gave his third State of the Union address, in which he specified the need for more wealth equality in the United States. One solution is to raise taxes on the rich. I understand the hatred for paying taxes as much as any other person (nobody likes his money taken away), but we need to raise taxes on everyone, especially the rich.

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich’s surge in the past week can be largely attributed to his rise in support from evangelical Christians. Surprisingly, the former speaker of the House of Representatives shares few of their key values.

Being a St. Louis native has advantages not afforded to many Wash. U. students. I live in the dorms; however, I don’t wait for mail, I can see my dogs whenever I want and I can score free meals whenever my family eats out. In particular, I’ve enjoyed not having to navigate the mess that is traveling back to St. Louis.

Joe Paterno died on Sunday morning. There is a chance, however, that you heard about it on Saturday night, when many news organizations reported that Paterno had died many hours before he actually did. The original report came from Onward State, Pennsylvania State University’s independent student news blog, which tweeted the erroneous information.

Why do you go to college? Why did you choose to come here? Did you hear about the general chemistry lectures and just have to be a part of them? Did you want to dance in Diwali? Did you want to hear the famous speakers or see the beautiful campus?

Most people would generally agree that college tuition is expensive. We might even nod our heads to affirm that our college is more expensive than most. Even with the financial aid packages, the amount due every semester is by no means puny.

Dozens of New Zealand police officers stormed Megaupload owner Kim Dotcom’s Auckland mansion on Sunday. The many officers, backed by helicopters, broke through a series of electronic locks in order to arrest a pistol-wielding Dotcom. Immediately following the arrest, U.S.