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By The MercurySeptember 22, 2014

Student loan bubble reaching boiling point

The student loan bubble is starting to burst. Young adults are taking record levels of student loans and other debt to earn bachelor...

By The MercurySeptember 22, 2014

Opinion

Miss (In)dependent

FAFSA dependency classifications restrict financial aid for students living alone, without parental assistance As I stood in the hour-and-a-half-long line at the Bursar’s...

By The MercurySeptember 22, 2014

Comet Comments Opinion

What issues do you want gubernatorial candidates to focus on?”

“Abortion. Women should have the rights to their own bodies.” ...

By The MercurySeptember 8, 2014

Letters to the Editor Opinion

Israeli perspective absent in Gaza article

I am writing in response to the article printed in the Aug. 4 edition of The Mercury entitled “Trapped in Gaza.” It put...

By The MercurySeptember 8, 2014

Editorial Cartoon Opinion

Privacy is not a meme

By The MercurySeptember 7, 2014

Comet Comments

Favorite Song

By The MercuryAugust 25, 2014

Editorial Cartoon

Depression facts

* Anyone can be struck by depression or suicidal thoughts, regardless of race, gender, age, socioeconomic status, etc. ** Calling suicide a ‘selfish’...

By The MercuryAugust 25, 2014

Opinion

National media failed Ferguson

For the first four nights of Ferguson’s (intercommunity) protests, it was difficult to tell by television alone if the Missouri suburb even existed....

By The MercuryAugust 25, 2014

Comet Comments

“If money wasn’t a determinant, what would be your career choice?”

“I’d be a professional soccer player for Arsenal.” Ridwan Raji Finance and accounting senior “To be...

By The MercuryAugust 4, 2014

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