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If the name Susan Boyle is not already familiar to you, you are not one of more than 30 million viewers that have been touched by the pure voice of this 47-year-old Scottish singer. Boyle stepped onto the stage of the TV show "Britain's Got Talent" with the audience laughing at her appearance as she introduced herself and her dream. (0) comments
When I order a coffee, I always tell the cashier my name is Isabelle. The daunting task of pronouncing and spelling out Naheil several times becomes shockingly unrewarding once the clueless barista offers up a beverage for Michael, Miguel, or "NNNN. Umm. Nile. (0) comments
A pair of dark blue $180 Citizens of Humanity jeans, a magenta $75 Ralph Lauren polo, and a pair of blue $45 Converse low top tennis shoes would cost me $300 together, right? Wrong! I paid $50 for the jeans, $15 for the polo, and $20 for the tennis shoes for a total of $85. (3) comments
Making good on a key campaign promise, President Barack Obama is working to make education more accessible to everyone without using a tax increase to do it. The plan involves cutting out private banks for subsidized loan administration, which currently requires billions of taxpayer dollars each year in subsidies and a collection of the maximum interest rate allowed by Congress. (2) comments
It's amazing how history repeats itself, even when the history only happened last year. President Barack Obama, in his infinite wisdom, made a budget in which we would no longer have subsidized loans made by private banks but by direct government lending instead. (2) comments
Although I am certainly both, I would say I am an American before I would say I am a Texan. I am a part of a union and thus I believe in working to solve a national crisis rather than "running away" from it. After reading the statements of Gov. Rick Perry and some of my fellow Texans, I must say I feel rather confused. (4) comments
Racial slur inappropriate for play How could "Talking With" be accepted as an appropriate production by the university's theatre department? I found myself sobbing on Saturday afternoon while exiting the play during Claire Parker's monologue "Twirler" after she said twice, "Baton twirlers are like the niggers at a white university. (1) comment
The National Rifle Association is offering free one-year trial memberships to all Americans in an effort to show lawmakers how many citizens support their Second Amendment right to bear arms. Although President Barack Obama - along with the Democratic majority in Congress - has pursued some worthwhile progressive causes, extending gun control is not one of them. (8) comments
What does it take to graduate in three years? Is it worth it? It's not for everyone, I can tell you that much. My journey at TCU began in January 2007. I will graduate in December. For those of you who are like me and can't stand math, that's two years and 11 months for me to earn my B. (0) comments
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