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Editorial: War in Afghanistan on the Verge of Becoming Our Vietnam
By Editorial Board at December 2, 2009 | 1:18 pm | 374 Comments
As 18 to 21-year-old students on the Fairfield campus stress over finals and worry about the threat of swine flu, many men and women of the same age are camped out in the Afghanistan desert with much greater fears. Instead of worrying about an upcoming marketing final, those soldiers are worrying whether or not an IED will blow up under their truck, taking their life more...
Honing In On Health Care
By Keri Harrison at November 11, 2009 | 10:20 am | 206 Comments
[caption id="attachment_23505" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Contributed Photo"][/caption] A national health care system. A possible 1.2 trillion dollars in costs because of the system. What exactly does this mean for college students? The House of Representatives narrowly passed a version of the health care reform bill President Obama has been pushing for more...
