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How to Solve the Organ Donating Disaster
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Exchanging goods and services has been a staple of every functioning society, proving its effectiveness. And yet we’ve failed to implement this economic concept in the organ donor market, which currently lies in a dire state. Although we buy and sell almost everything these days, the idea of selling organs for a monetary value…
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DYK: Paper Towels v. Hand Dryers
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Amongst so many things I had to adjust to after moving away to college, one of the most prominent – and most annoying – was having the hand dryer as my only means of drying off. It’s not that I’ve never used a hand dryer before, but going to my dorm bathroom each morning…
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Blockbuster v. Netflix
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My earliest memories of renting movies includes: pleading to my parents in the middle of Blockbuster that those 10-minute Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen sleepover VHS’s are worth it (they weren’t); my brother and I furiously arguing over whether to rent The Negotiator or The Return of Jafar; and regretting my plate of spaghetti…
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Female Feticide: A Fatal Folly
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When you think of low points in society, especially in the olden times and traditional practices, you stumble upon issues of gender inequality, economic instability, horrid crime rates and even times when fanny packs were an acceptable and legitimate trend. Though we have progressed in much of these realms, it’s a sad truth that…
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Did You Know: Higher Gas Prices and Motorcycle Accidents
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According to the American Journal of Public Health, for each dollar increase in gas there is an estimated 1,500 more motorcycle deaths. How? It’s pretty simple, really. People tend to rely on other means of transportation, such as motorcycles or scooters, in order to be more fuel efficient. Unfortunately, motorcycles are much more dangerous…