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How to become an informed member of society using scientific ideas

May 7, 2013

While pondering the topic of my final column, I looked back upon my years here at Colorado State with nostalgia. I’m a graduating senior that has spent the last four years becoming well acquainted with...

Intent and purpose separate vandalism and artwork in graffiti

April 23, 2013

As I walked into the bathroom of Clark A last week and closed the stall door behind me, I was immediately confronted with a hastily drawn phallus sporting a biologically impossible set of testes. Taken...

Finding a middle ground for marijuana

April 9, 2013

Throughout the time that I’ve been living in Colorado, I’ve seen and heard a fair share of arguments regarding dear old Mary Jane. These especially reached a head when a 55.32 percent majority voted...

In movies, sex shouldn’t sell

March 26, 2013

As I, a lover of film, watched the new “Star Trek: Into Darkness” international trailer, several things caught my eye. First, it was beautiful; second, it was awesome; and third, actress Alice Eve...

A Scientific Look at Genetically Modified Organisms

March 5, 2013

Two weeks ago, I tackled the subject of “natural” in reference to foods and chemical. Soon thereafter, I had someone come up to me and say, “Chemicals might be natural, but genetically modifying...

Even amendments are subject to change

February 19, 2013

The date is June 26, 2008. The man is Dick Anthony Heller. This man was a police officer who appealed to the Supreme Court in an attempt to go against the District of Columbia after it refused to give...

Chemicals are All Natural Too

February 5, 2013

When was the last time you either read on a label or were told by someone that a product contained something “natural”? It seems as though the terms “all natural,” “no artificial X or Y,” and...

Puerto Rico not likely to be 51st state

January 22, 2013

Anyone remember a few months ago when the whole of the United States was agog with the idea that Puerto Rico voted to become the 51st state? Well, is anyone wondering what actually came of it? Fear not,...

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