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  • Born this way or not, I don't care

    Lady Gaga (usually) isn't my cup of tea, but I reserve a special blend of contempt for "Born This Way." It could be because the song is a blatant attempt at manufacturing a modern gay anthem in pursuit of commercial gain. Or maybe it's because the first time I heard it on the radio I was told "oh, you must love this song," as if gays are drawn to Gaga and gay empowerment ballads like glittered moths to a flame.

  • sean lawlor friendly fire Friendly Fire: defense cuts

    Sean Lawlor: To the chagrin of Republicans, President Obama has been able to do something his predecessor would never have dreamed of doing, practice fiscal responsibility. Over the next decade the Pentagon is expected to decrease its budget by an estimated $1 trillion.

  • Romney shows GOP promise

    Since candidates started declaring their candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination, the campaign has been a contest between Romney and a series of six "not-Romney" candidates between which conservative voters have been drifting for the last eight months.

  • time mag Protests worldwide create global spring

    Time Magazine's person of the year isn't the first thing that draws my eye. Usually the choice is a predictably well-known face like Barack Obama in 2008 or Mark Zuckerberg in 2010. But this year Time went rogue by choosing a less conventional person of the year, The Protester.

  • speed bumps New speed bumps: Safe or sorry?

    PRO Keeler: When, on my way into campus after the conclusion of winter break, the tires on my old Volvo station wagon were assaulted by what felt like miniature walls, I immediately began cursing Eckerd College for its obvious attempt at ruining my car.