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What to Read When You Want to Go to College

  • The Rumpus
  • August 4, 2017
College is a rite of passage for many young people, and it's also a part of the American Dream for many families. Here is a list of books that tackle those fraught four years.
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David Biespiel’s Poetry Wire: 21 Poems That Shaped America (Pt. 15): “Southern History”

  • Brian Spears
  • July 4, 2017
We can’t hide from our history and we can’t pass it on to future generations.
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Hugo and the Sad Puppies

  • Charley Locke
  • August 21, 2015
The Hugo Award is one of the highest honors bestowed upon science fiction, a genre which is (finally) broadening to include a diversity of authors and views. That’s not a…
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A Brief Look at Other Victories and Defeats

  • Abigail Bereola
  • June 27, 2013
From SB5 in Texas to the Voting Rights Act to the defeat of DOMA, this has been a bittersweet week. But among all of the apprehension and excitement, a few…
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Blame Game

  • Lisa Dusenbery
  • October 12, 2012
At Clutch, Evette Dionne writes an open letter to Abigail Fisher, the young woman whose case against the University of Texas is currently being heard by the Supreme Court. Fisher…
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