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Social Issues

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump makes a campaign stop aboard the USS Iowa battleship in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Stop laughing at Trump

By Megan Bronson Jan 27, 2016

Something dangerous is happening in the GOP. Donald Trump is leading in the polls. Consistently. At first, the Democratic Party laughed it off as a joke. I mean, who could take Donald Trump seriously?...

Snapchat users can expect a string of new features in 2016. (Photo courtesy Snapchat/TNS)

Snaps we are tired of seeing

By Megan Bronson Jan 24, 2016

Videos of you singing. You are not Beyonce. You cannot hold a note for as long as Adele can. Stop trying. And there is always a lag between the music and your voice. Or, you can try to be smooth...

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets the crowd during a rally at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Miss., on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016. (John Fitzhugh/Biloxi Sun Herald/TNS)

The Republican Party lacks empathy for people

By Troy Pope Jan 19, 2016

This year, we’ll decide the fate of our nation for the next four. The presidential race is looming and we have to decide what kind of nation we’ll be. With that there are many factors, and no one will...

Sophomore Aimme Ruiz works on an essay for her Psychology 15 class in the Kolligian Library on the UC Merced campus on Dec. 10, 2014 in Merced, Calif. Ruiz, who is studying psychology at the university, is one of the beneficiaries of the UC Referral Guarantee, a second chance program for applicants who were rejected at other universities in the UC system. Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times/TNS

Let’s be done with finals forever

By Megan Bronson Dec 6, 2015

As we approach the end of the semester yet again, the impending week of final exams incites fear in the hearts of students everywhere. While a few of us are confident in our test taking capabilities, most...

La Shone, 51, and Jonathan, 53 are the parents of 15 children, 10 of whom are still living with them. Going around the table clockwise starting with Jonathan the father are Leah, 12, Jachin, 8, Laura, 14, Jacob, 18, La Shone, 17, Lynda, 22, Joseph, 20, Jeffery, 13, Lena, 10 and La Shone, 51 (mom). The Kelly family eats dinner at home on Aug. 3, 2015 in the East Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago. (Nancy Stone/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

Navigating your family’s holidays

By Megan Bronson Dec 3, 2015

It never fails — every year during the holidays you are forced to make face with your colorful family. There are a number of characters who you see in every family, and a number of ways to deal with...

Hang Nguyen of Santa Clara, right, Kathy Doerr, of Mountain View, center right, Ramil Batiancila, left, and Bernadette Batiancila, both of Fremont, pray in protest against abortion in front of the Planned Parenthood Health Center in Mountain View, Calif., Feb. 6, 2014. (LiPo Ching/Bay Area News Group/TNS)

Stand with Planned Parenthood

By Megan Bronson Dec 1, 2015

No matter how you feel about abortion, do not take it out on Planned Parenthood or its patrons. Don’t picket its buildings. Don’t harass its patrons. The men and women using these services are not...

Will, left, and Lia MacDonald search for the revealing Facebook messages that Will received from someone claiming to be Lia's friend Jenna, at their home in Los Gatos, Calif., Aug. 24, 2013. (LiPo Ching/Bay Area News Group/TNS)

The Worst of Facebook

By Megan Bronson Nov 17, 2015

Lately there has been a decline in Facebook users. It can be said that the reason for this is the rise of stupid people abusing the social platform. So here is a compiled list of idiotic things people...

A crowd gathers for a vigil in honor of the victims of terrorist attacks in Paris at Lafayette Square, outside the White House, on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, in Washington, D.C. People gathered in cities around the world to show support for Paris following the coordinated assault that left at least 129 people killed and more than 350 injured. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Actions speak louder than prayer

By Troy Pope Nov 15, 2015

Whenever dark times are upon us the world stops. Everyone comes together in solidarity after a tragedy, but what does any of it really mean? Some of us change our profile pictures on social media as...

Gillette's Venus Breeze razor has a gel strip on either side of the blade that, when applied to the leg, with water, creates a slippery film that acts as a shave gel. Ross Hailey/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/TNS

Ladies: No Shave November

By Megan Bronson Nov 1, 2015

No Shave November is not just for men. The month of November is often referred to as No Shave November — a time when men and women alike give up shaving in favor of a more natural look. The trend...

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