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		<title>Point-Counterpoint: Should social websites like Tumblr and PinInterest ban pro-anorexia content?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 04:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pro: Healthy body weight is the way to go; leave “thinspiration” at home Recently websites such as Pinterest, Tumblr and Instagram have made news headlines over the pro-anorexia and “thinspiration” photos, quotes and blogs that have been posted on their sites by users. While some people view these sites because they feel that they are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Point-Counterpoint: Should social websites like Tumblr and PinInterest ban pro-anorexia content?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 04:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anti: Censorship is not the answer If there is one thing that cannot be contained, it is an idea. The Internet plays host to all sorts of unsavory ideas and beliefs. However, the rights of freedom of speech and expression supersede how unpleasant some of us may find some of the content that’s being hosted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Science Matters: Consilience Conference, keynote speaker E.O. Wilson put UMSL in academic spotlight</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 04:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cate Marquis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[University of Missouri &#8212; St. Louis is often overlooked and under-rated, despite having some first-rate academic programs, particularly biology. It is hard to be noticed in a town with two major universities with medical schools. But last week this campus garnered a little extra attention when the world&#8217;s top evolutionist, Edward O. Wilson, was the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mad World: The trouble with being a black parent</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 03:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharon Pruitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A black mother looks down at the infant son she holds in her arms. It is his first day of life, and he looks as innocent as can be, wrapped up in the hospital blanket and cradled safely in her arms. It is his first day of life, and he is absolutely beautiful. Despite the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Point-Counterpoint: Will proposed limits on alcohol sales make East St. Louis a safer place?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cate Marquis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Proposed rules are the first step toward a better city Cracking down on club hours and limiting liquor sales after a certain hour could help to decrease the violence amongst residents of East St. Louis. These changes could keep murder rates down as well by stopping events before they happen.  While it is true that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Point-Counterpoint: Will proposed limits on alcohol sales make East St. Louis a safer place?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cate Marquis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Limiting alcohol sales is not the answer for East St. Louis Alcohol sales are not the cause of East Saint Louis’s safety issues, and it would be wrong to limit those sales. Limiting the sale of alcohol would decrease much-needed city revenue and place further stress onto local businesses, which rely on alcohol sales to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Science Matters: There are reasons why recycling still helps</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cate Marquis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Sunday was Earth Day, so people may be thinking about our environment and probably about recycling. With the increasing trend in this country to see things in black and white, some may decide that recycling is not worthwhile if it doesn&#8217;t save them money or can&#8217;t reverse all environmental problems. Why bother? Just hop [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mad World: Why is our society so obsessed with celebrities?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:09:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cate Marquis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marriages are causes for contrived joy, divorces and inappropriate speculation. Death brings about an odd mixture of artificial remorse and barely-contained excitement. When everyday things happen to famous people, there are those who want to know all there is to know about it, whether it’s who’s broken up with whom or which tragic pop star [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“War on Women” speaks volumes on the status of women in American society</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:28:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>staffcurrent026</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Birth control coverage. Heated debates over abortion rights. It has been dubbed by the media as “The War on Women,” and it does indeed seem as if women’s health care has come under fire from all sides. In a show of unity, eight female state senators in Georgia walked out of Senate chambers to protest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spring brings Nature Conservancy, World Ecology Center to Missouri Botanical Garden</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is there a better way to greet spring than with a trip to the blooming Missouri Botanical Garden? If you have never visited the lush paradise that your grandparents called Shaw&#8217;s Garden, this is the season to do it. Daffodils, crocuses and magnolias are all in bloom, and more flowers are ready to pop up, [...]]]></description>
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