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Learning your ABCs
in a language
with no As, Bs or Cs

Subtly Obvious

by Sarah Kyo

Learning your ABCs <br> in a language <br> with no As, Bs or Cs

"The Future Doesn't Speak French," proclaims the headline of a Newsweek article. Instead, it speaks Chinese, or the Mandarin dialect to be exact. According to the article, which was published on May 9, 2005, there were 24,000 students in seventh through 12th grade who studied Chinese. (0) comments

Bridge to Palin,
aka to nowhere

Wright on the Left

by Tommy Wright

Before Friday, when John McCain made his vice presidential nominee public, Sarah Palin was a virtual unknown. On the day the announcement was made, there were 2.4 million visits to Palin's page on the most reliable source of information out there, Wikipedia. (1) comment

Pajamas and a suit,
all you'll ever need

by Skokic, Selma

Pajamas and a suit, <br>all you'll ever need

The other day I was walking on campus with a friend, and she happened to mention something that I used say quite often. She turned to me and said, "You know the funniest thing you ever said was that in America all you need is a pair of pajamas and a work outfit. (0) comments

Bucking tradition
and following the
path of my heart

Bucking tradition <br>and following the <br>path of my heart

We get a lot of looks, my boyfriend and I. Sometimes they're friendly, but many times they're hostile. The negative looks usually come from fellow Indian people, because I'm not dating an Indian man. I don't go out of my way to avoid dating Indians. (3) comments