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Harvard’s proposed admissions plan will fail to promote genuine altruism
March 24, 2016 — by Divya Rallabandi and Austin Wang

What does it take to get into Harvard? Traditionally, a combination of high GPA, perfect or nearly perfect SAT scores and a plethora of research internships would give applicants a fair chance.

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New Facebook ‘reactions’ force users behind another emotional shield
March 21, 2016 — by Katherine Sun

In theory, Facebook rearranges our news feeds based on our “likes” and clicks to prioritize content that interests us. That’s fine. But the beauty of sorting posts by likes is that anything we feel strongly enough to react to — whether with laughter, sadness or frustration — stays high on our feed.

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Community should actively combat dismissive racism
March 21, 2016 — by Caitlin Ju

There is a growing divide in the country. On one side are those who are passionate about the issue of racism and are willing to change it; on the other are those who simply wish to stand back and let whatever happens happen.

 
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YouTuber’s TSA experience calls for religious acceptance in airports
March 21, 2016 — by Anant Rajeev and Arjun Ramanathan

The TSA is just as responsible for keeping itself in check as it is for keeping airline passengers in check. If passengers are to respect the TSA’s wishes as they go through security to board their flights, the TSA personnel must be ready to demonstrate respect for the cultural values of every passenger in return.

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Sadie Hawkins’ dance has sexist implications
March 17, 2016 — by Nidhi Jain

Because it suggests that a female taking dominance in terms of a social dance is atypical, the idea of Sadies emphasizes outdated gender norms and has insufficient backing to be included in a modern, egalitarian society.

 
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Archaic Iowa caucus system should be eliminated
March 11, 2016 — by Katherine Zhou

The Iowa caucus: the first expression of voter interest in the election season. The caucus is an electoral event where residents meet in precincts and select delegates for the state’s Congressional District Convention and State Convention, which eventually choose the delegates for the presidential nomination.

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Abortion regulations arbitrary, unjust
March 10, 2016 — by Vibha Seshadri and Isabelle Yang

Remember when you began walking as a child? Your parents and relatives would test your endurance by giving you an endpoint to reach, and just when you thought you had made it, they would move further back, making you walk more. In this case, they were making you do more because you needed to  learn how to walk. 

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Students need to be able to make their own decisions
March 9, 2016 — by Roland Shen

These days, peers, teachers and parents pound students with different pressures. What many of these stresses have in common are decisions — ones that aren’t made by high school students but by other people in their lives.

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Young adult books aim to interest all readers
March 6, 2016 — by Claire Rhee

Young adult (YA) books, though they target teenagers, are still perfectly good books for readers of any age. The category “young adult” should not be considered a restrictive label.

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Excuse card not the answer for relieving student absences
February 7, 2016 — by Michelle Koo and Eric Sze

According to statistics provided by assistant principal Brian Thompson, nearly 8,000 class periods have been recorded as excused absences due to illness so far this year. In recent months, an idea has arisen to help combat this trend: Give students a “get out of jail for free” card, which would allow them to skip one day of school without penalty each semester.

 
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