It’s the middle of the summer and as the sport that is as American as apple pie, baseball playing is in the air. As a vegetarian or vegan we all know that options can be limited at large events, especially when it comes to crowded venues like a ball park. Well, have no fear; PETA [...]
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The Occupy Movement, formerly a staple of the nation’s news, but now downplayed, has begun its Occupy National Gathering. The gathering lasts from June 30th to July 4th in the vicinity of Philadelphia’s Independence Mall and began with a march for Healthcare-Now! to show support of the human right to healthcare. Though the issues of [...]
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Court discourse over the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal continues today in Bellefonte. Nine Centre County PA jurors, selected with regards to their ability to maintain objectivity towards the case, were chosen over two weeks ago from a pool of about 220. Sandusky faces 52 sex abuse charges from 10 different boys over the course [...]
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Local television news content within the United States is being soundly impacted in a way incomprehensible to the average viewer; a singularity that can be adequately summarized as a startling case of déjà vu. The factors involved in perpetuating cases where identical abstracts of news information are repeated across multiple news platforms are tied in [...]
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) as well as other illnesses and injuries are common amongst returned veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan. Together, these illnesses often contribute to substance abuse, addiction, overdoses, homelessness and suicide. About 30% of veterans report symptoms of PTSD, TBI and depression. Veterans also do not qualify for [...]
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Fox news anchor Shepard Smith continues to go rogue in his commentaries on Fox News. Recently, in response to Mitt Romney’s statement of looking forward to “working with (Newt Gingrich) in the months and year ahead” as well as calling him a “friend,” Smith ad-libbed the commentary: “Politics is weird and creepy. And now I [...]
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Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is a technique used to extract oil or natural gas. Deposits deep underground are reached by explosions and high-pressure injections of water, sand and chemicals. While some politicians and businessmen extol the virtues of fracking as a primary method of mineral extraction, environmental groups and concerned citizens have fingered the technique [...]
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According to a recent story on ESPN.com, the Seattle Seahawks’ new guard Deuce Lutui has decided to go vegan. Lutui has long struggled with his weight and health and has now vowed to improve both his health off the field and his performance on it. Lutui’s agent Ken Harris said, “The commitment that he made [...]
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Police and protestors clashed this week at Brooklyn College over tuition hikes leaving students, as well as some faculty, to recover from what they consider to be excessive force on the part of the police and campus security. On May 2nd, following the May Day protests of Occupy Wall Street, students convened on the main [...]
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The slaughterhouse is the site of many things. It is, of course, the site of bloody, often excruciating physical death. It is the frequently the site of contamination and infection, and almost always the site of extreme filth, a mess of blood, fecal matter and body parts brewing in a stew of bacteria. It is [...]
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