Jillian Correira explains why affirmative action is a policy that is still relevant to the college admissions process.
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Case for affirmative action
Tags: affirmative action, JFK, SAT prep, unemployment rate
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Autism and Vaccine Awareness day
Jillian Correira elaborates on the rumors of a connection that certain vaccines lead to autism.
Tags: autism, Autism Awareness day, National Autism Awareness Month, Vaccine Awareness day
Posted in Columns, Opinion/Editorial, Staff Editorials | 2 Comments »
Canadian pipeline causes problems for environment
Jillian Correira discusses the Keystone XL pipeline proposal and its potential pitfalls.
Tags: Jillian Correira, Keystone XL pipeline
Posted in Columns, Opinion/Editorial, Staff Editorials | 4 Comments »
DOMA and Prop 8 must be overturned
Jillian Correira explains why the Defense of Marriage Act and California Proposition 8, as well as the ideas that inform them, are unconstitutional and outdated.
Tags: California Proposition 8, Defense of Marriage Act, gay marriage, Jillian Correira
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It’s a pain to vote
Collegian columnist Jillian Correira: “America has done many admirable things, but manufacturing a simple, competent and reliable voting process is not one of them.”
Tags: pain to vote, voting, waiting
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The digitalization of news
Readers will have to adapt to the digitization of newspapers as the market for journalism changes in the digital age.
Tags: digital age, Digitization, future of journalism, Newsweek, technological advancements, The Daily Beast, World Wide Web
Posted in Columns, Opinion/Editorial, Staff Editorials | No Comments »
Religion, abortion and vice presidential politics
Jillian Correira explains why to be wary of a candidate that focuses more on social issues than economic issues in a time dubbed ‘The Great Recession.’
Tags: Abortion, democrat, Joe Biden, Paul Ryan, Religion, republican, Vice presidential debate
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