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Editorial: Facebook browsing little more than navel-gazing

Sep. 7, 2015

Earlier this year, Forbes published an article titled "Facebook Was The One Network People Used Less In 2014." In the article, author Parmy Olson noted a worldwide decline in Facebook usage and observed that "Facebook has become more of a passive hub for underlying social connections than a place to actively share our thoughts…(people) often only check in for short periods anyway, leaving little time to do more than browse and maybe ‘like’ a photo or two."

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It’s not what you’re learning, it’s how you use it

Sep. 7, 2015

The thought crossed my mind as I was reading French philosopher Michel Foucault’s "The History of Sexuality" for one of my English classes. Despite its attention-grabbing title and academic acclaim, the book was an insanely difficult read due largely to its dense jumble of terms like "tactical polyvalence" and "juridico-discursive." It was while flipping through these pages and practically giving myself a brain aneurysm that I thought to myself, "When the hell am I ever going to use this?"

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Mediocre Advice: fair skin, bedroom advice

Sep. 7, 2015

Mediocre: adjective. Definition: of only moderate or ordinary quality, neither good nor bad. Language of origin: Latin, from the word mediocris. However, the French adopted this word in the 1580s in the form of mediocre, in search of a term more adequate to describe their culture. Let’s be real, the only good things the French have given to society have been crunchy, fried potato strings and those cute little bulldogs.

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Guest column: Students can help preserve Paynes Prairie — here’s how

Sep. 7, 2015

Picture this: It’s Saturday morning and you desperately need a break from studying. So, you head to Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park to enjoy some fresh air and look for bison and alligators. But instead, you find industrial feedlots. And instead of the calls of sandhill cranes and hawks, you hear rifle fire and all-terrain vehicle engines from nearby hunters. The turkeys, ducks and deer you always used to see are nowhere to be found.

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