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Sara Barbour is an undergraduate student at Columbia University, where she plans to major in comparative literature and political science. She is a copy staffer and writer for the Columbia Daily Spectator, and has also written for the Santa Barbara (California) Independent.
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Takin’ It to the Web
The surveys make it official: Today's collegians may not protest in the streets, but the networked generation is as anti-war and political as students in the '60s.
Boom Without End
Hey, man, this baby boomer retirement thing ain’t that big a deal. OK?
The Day Peace, Order and Tranquility Reigned
One-hundred-and-forty-two years ago, President Andrew Johnson let fly perhaps the most boldly titled statement ever to grace the American presidency: the "Proclamation - Declaring that Peace, Order, Tranquility, and Civil Authority Now Exists in and Throughout the Whole of the United States of America."
Prepping for the Presidential Debates
Surrounded by sign-waving supporters, smiling party members, and well-placed devotees, candidates for the presidency don't just look confident - they look saintly. So what happens when they leave the trappings of the campaign behind to confront each other face-to-face?
Nixonian Echo in Musharraf's Exit
With Pakistan's President Musharraf announcing his resignation today amid parliament preparations for his impeachment, Americans may be reminded of another high-profile resignation that took place 34 years and nine days ago - that of U.S. President Richard Nixon.