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In this Oct. 6, 2014 file photo, smoke rises after a shell lands in Kobani in Syria as fighting intensifies between Syrian Kurds and the militants of Islamic State group, as seen from the outskirts of Suruc, at the Turkey-Syria border. After two months, the U.S.-led aerial campaign in Iraq has so far hardly dented the core of the Islamic State group’s territory. The extremists’ grip on major cities across Iraq and neighboring Syria remains unquestioned. The campaign has brought some gains, with Kurdish fighters taking back towns on the fringes of the Islamic State group’s territory. But those successes only underline a major weakness: Besides the Iraqi Kurds, there are no forces on the ground ready to capitalize on the airstrikes. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Peacekeepers or resource raiders: The ISIS dilemma

Fabio De Simone October 22, 2014

If you have been following the news in the slightest, you’ve probably heard a lot about the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). There have been countless articles that have made a spectacle of...

The case against 'Pinkwashing'

The case against ‘Pinkwashing’

Courtney Jacquin, Editor in Chief October 19, 2014

Women's issues take back seat during Breast Cancer Awareness Month There’s a sign outside River North’s P.F. Chang’s, as well as its many other locations, that reads “Let’s fight breast cancer...

The Sahara tent was packed for the performance of Showtek, a brother DJ team of Sjoerd and Wouter Janssen, on the third and final day of the second weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif., Sunday, April 20, 2014. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

Bragging rights: Cameras at concerts

Stefani Szenda October 19, 2014

When the band everyone has been waiting all night to see finally takes the stage, the crowd cheers, some throw their hands up in a rock sign, and others take out their phone to snap a picture.   We’re...

Yik Yak: The problem isn’t anonymity

Yik Yak: The problem isn’t anonymity

Heather Slawny October 19, 2014

“I am a lot nicer than my ‘walking to class’ face, I promise.” Thanks to Yik Yak, an app currently taking DePaul by storm, nobody but the writer will ever be completely sure who wrote this. The...

The 'Gay Voice'

The ‘Gay Voice’

Sam Schwindt October 19, 2014

Do gay men talk differently? LGBTQ activist David Thorpe explored the supposed existence of the “gay voice” in his soon-to-be released documentary, “Do I Sound Gay?” Although some may find this...

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder speaks to a meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors at the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, Ark., Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Eric Holder’s legacy: Tough with words but weak with action

Name withheld by request October 15, 2014

How does one define legacy? Is it a mathematical question of success and failures? Because if so, you may find that Eric Holder’s won’t be too positive. He’ll end up going down in history as...

Homelessness: The plight of Chicago’s poor

Homelessness: The plight of Chicago’s poor

Kate Kownacki October 12, 2014

Heidi and Ronnie have been living on the unforgiving streets of Chicago for more than three years. Heidi, a single mother of three, found herself exhausted by the struggles of being the sole financial...

Tinder changes hookup culture

Tinder changes hookup culture

Gracie Covarrubias October 12, 2014

As a culture, young adults have managed to change countless societal norms to match the pace of the mass media movements surging through pop culture. In the case of Tinder, our generation has become...

Drone deliveries are a win-win invention

Drone deliveries are a win-win invention

Sam Schwindt October 12, 2014

Despite a lack of regulatory rules or governmental oversight, companies such as Google, Amazon and DHL have prepared to test the plausibility of drone deliveries. Are these our future — flying machines...

Letter to the Editor: What individual citizens can do to combat campus sexual assault

Megan Greeson October 7, 2014

Educate yourself about the dynamics of sexual assault Hold you and your peers accountable Know how to respond to a friend Continue working with the university response to these issue Don’t...

Pocket change: Minimum wage won’t drastically kill jobs

Pocket change: Minimum wage won’t drastically kill jobs

Kevin Gross October 5, 2014

“I’m not going to support (a minimum wage) that absolutely puts people out of work. It just doesn’t make sense,” Pat Toomey, a Republican senator from Pennsylvania, said. That type of sentiment...

NFL under fire, burned by public

NFL under fire, burned by public

Jonah Atchison October 5, 2014

In recent weeks, the NFL has been rocked with various domestic abuse scandals befitting for a MTV reality TV show: A video showing Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice brutally assaulting his then-fiancee...

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