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Issue05 Lifestyle: Religiosity

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Issue05 2010-03-09 A Clutch Magazine FeaturetteAnyone that really knows me is hip to the fact that I am a Jesus freak. A king's kid. A churchgoer. A constant faster and prayer. A heaven bound, Bible believing, Wednesday Bible Study, two service Sundays, tithing, praise ...

Brittany | Tuesday 9 March 2010

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Issue05 Politics: Protecting Religion by Keeping It Out of Government

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Issue052010-03-09  In my first article, I wrote about some of my thoughts regarding religion. I suggested that religion and science were similar because they both sought to answer unanswerable questions about human existence. At the end of that article, I asked the following questions:What does ...

Misha | Tuesday 9 March 2010

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Issue05 Lifestyle: Not Separate and Equal

Issue052010-03-09 I generally dont do the "Black Power" thing (not to be confused with Black pride) because I just don't like being oppressed. I think it had its time and place as a reaction to oppression and marginalization in this country. Given that, there has ...

Misha | Tuesday 9 March 2010

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Lifestyle Extra: Survivng the Lynch, The Mob Strikes Back

2010-03-03

With laughter and happiness officially suppressed by Windy-City University, the students gathered for a forum to discuss the incident in the library that started it all. The showdown took place in Ronaldo McDonald Lounge. The tensions were high, although laughing was legal in McDonald Lounge, ...

Brian | Thursday 4 March 2010

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Issue04 Politics: Keeping Politicians in Line

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Issue042010-03-02 With the level of political corruption we encounter in American politics, I almost agree that having faith in divine reward and punishment is a necessary component in a political leader.   When we elect our politicians, we invest a certain amount of power in them to ...

Misha | Tuesday 2 March 2010

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Issue04 Movies: Up Next

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Issue042010-03-02  Why Did I Get Married, Too?Many of you may have read the piece that I wrote about Tyler Perry a few months ago. I was brutal and unforgiving in my commentary. Not much has changed. I still think we should hold Tyler Perry more accountable ...

Brittany | Tuesday 2 March 2010

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Issue04 Lifestyle: Allen in South Africa, The Moment You've Been Waiting For

Issue04 2010-03-02  An amazing series of events in the city of gold! We visited YFM, a very awesome radio station geared towards a younger population and playing all of the nice hip-hop/rap. The cool thing about YFM is that 50% of their music is local, South ...

Misha | Tuesday 2 March 2010

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Issue03 Music: What's in a Video Girl?

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Issue032010-02-23  A Tribute to the Most Hated On Women in Entertainment There's an interesting perception of video girls that I think most of us have.  For one, there are people who we consider video girls and people who we do not, seemingly based on how much they ...

Misha | Tuesday 23 February 2010

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Issue03 Television/Movies: The Veteran Files, Code Name: Actresses

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Issue03 2010-02-23   Six Actresses You Should Know, But Probably Never Will  The March 2010 Vanity Fair Young Hollywood issue had a lot of people angry over the milkiness (is that a word?) of its cover. Every actress featured on the cover was waif-thin, doe eyed and lily white. ...

Brittany | Tuesday 23 February 2010

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Issue03 Politics: Paterson Running for Governor

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Issue032010-02-23  Governor Paterson Running for Governor  Blindly following his urge to retain power in New York State, David Paterson has thrown his name into the Gubenatorial race. Although Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo is currently outspending the incumbent five to one, the first ...

Brian | Tuesday 23 February 2010

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Issue03 Sports: Best Trade or Biggest Boneheads?

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Issue032010-02-23  This piece was supposed to be about the NBA trade deadline and all the moves made, but one move trumped them all and requires special attention. I am talking, of course, about Antawn Jamison being traded to the Cavs for Zydrunas Ilgauskas and some other ...

Brian | Tuesday 23 February 2010

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Issue03 Lifestyle: Indulging in the Arts and Continuing Relevancy

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Issue032010-02-23This past Tuesday, the 16th, Theta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. held an event called Indulging in the Arts.  The event had the focus of continuing awareness about the Haitian experience since January 12th of this year. Last week Marisa Adam wrote a ...

Misha | Tuesday 23 February 2010

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Issue03 Politics: Attempting to Answer the Unanswerable

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Issue032010-02-23 Kate is writing a much longer paper on the debate over the role of religion in the American political state.  Her research has led her to some fundamental questions that she is only attempting to answer.  Most importantly of all, she is looking for a ...

Misha | Tuesday 23 February 2010

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Issue02 Television: Child Please! The Ten 90s TV Sitcoms that I Miss the Most

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Issu02 2010-02-16 Everyday, I thank black Jesus for the phenomenon that is YouTube. No matter if I want to see an awards show performance from thirty minutes earlier (they work fast) or the State of the Union address, its ALL there. But, what I ...

Brittany | Tuesday 16 February 2010

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Issue02 Lifestyle: Color Me Beautiful: Your Guide to Orange Blush

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Issue022010-02-16 Imagine this: You're in a dark nightclub and the music is BANGIN'. You're with your girls (who all look gorgeous) and you are dancing it up. The strobe lights are flying all over the club lighting up the faces of wall to wall strangers (some ...

Brittany | Tuesday 16 February 2010

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