The ___ Generation

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Hey Professor, Call on my Middle Finger

May 11, 2012
By
middlin

Classroom Experience: It’s two forty-five in my English class. And I am mad as hell. I leave and I am weary. I get home and I am furious. Okay, great, so now what? Now, I have decided that writing an essay, article, or academic timewaster on this sentiment is exactly what our generation doesn’t need. It is not what happens next. What do I do? Take to Facebook: the place where I can be myself and react like a human being, not a grade conscious or prestige seeking robot and post this as my status: Getting ridiculous:  Essentially, year after year I sit in class and hear that black people are treated as less than as second-class citizens, unjustly demeaned and pushed down, historically and in the present day, that not much has really changed, but isn’t that a great topic...

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Maps and Geography: It’s More Than Just Trivia

April 23, 2012
By
Maps and Geography5

Geography and maps are useful for more than just providing a picture of the world or being able to rattle off the different places and countries. Mapping is also a way we orient our global conceptions and preconceived notions of power structures– it’s how we decide what normal is.

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America Eats Its Young: It’s Time to Fix Our Broken Student Loan System

April 19, 2012
By
studentdebtbubblegraph

We’ve got a problem, America. Somewhere between the football game and the frat party, we forgot about the crumbling financial foundation of American higher education: the student loan system. While we were busy partying and politicians were busy pandering, what was once a way to help working class families send their kids to college has become a monster. Funkadelic hit the nail on the head in 1972: America eats its young.

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Steal My Purse, But Don’t Steal My Spirit

April 19, 2012
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But Tuesday night, I had a sudden epiphany: the only reason why I got as hard of a smackdown as I did was because I fought for what was mine. I didn’t give it up easily.

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Facebook: An Outsider’s Journey Inside the Social Network

April 17, 2012
By
facebook-f

I’ve never had a Facebook, which is something that seems to surprise most people.

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How Leaks, Opinion, and Democracy Do Not Equate Yellow Journalism

April 12, 2012
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How Leaks, Opinion, and Democracy Do Not Equate Yellow Journalism

Editor’s Note: The Pulse appreciates the comments regarding the “Stepp-ing on Toes” opinion article, because it has begun a conversation about accountability, the media, and politics, crucial to Ohio State. This article expresses the views of the writer and does not reflect those of the editorial staff. Opinion from the Progressive Movement “Don’t kill the messenger” – Sophocles Don’t worry,  I promise not to mention the First Amendment in this article or clichés about biting the mailman or screaming at the TV again, because there are less well-known and therefore way cooler things to reference: In lieu of recent comments about the alleged “yellow journalism

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Protest, Pain and the Youth

March 16, 2012
By
PEOPLE21 (1)

Everywhere, we are seeing individuals and groups stand up against authority and injustice. From the United Students Against Sweatshops to the revolutions in the Arab Spring, the youth are making sure their voices are being heard. But what is protest? How costly is it and how much are we willing to give for justice? In many cases, individuals are willing to give much more than would be expected: from their time, to their health, to their lives. A couple of weeks ago, Palestinian Khader Adnan’s hunger strike came to end, on its 66th day. Held by Israeli authorities in administrative detention without charge, he fasted from December 18th 2011 – the day he was taken from his village where he served as a baker — to February 21st 2012. His health had reached critical condition, and doctors prompted Israeli authorities...

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Op-Ed: Women’s Bodies Should Never be Politics

March 9, 2012
By
contraception-review-panel3

Women’s health issues should not be painted as moral, religious, or traditional. They are about health and the intrinsic right that everyone, women and men, should have to control their bodies. The politicization of women’s bodies is simply a mechanism of control, a way to uphold traditional belief systems that objectify women.

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Dr. Seuss, Fifty Years Later

February 24, 2012
By
seusscollage

By revisiting lessons we learned in childhood, we can shed light on some of the societal problems we face today. Here are a few Issues in Dr. Seuss’ work still resonate with us fifty years later.

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Youth Revolt: The Fresh New Faces of the LGBTQ movement

February 22, 2012
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Youth Revolt: The Fresh New Faces of the LGBTQ movement

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