Opinion

William Shira | Horrifyingly Hilarious

Monday's debate was President Obama's icing on the cake. Unfortunately, the candidates were unable to circle each other like two roosters in a cockfight as they did in the town hall debate. Instead moderator Bob Schieffer had these two seated right next to each other - quite possibly the first and only time the candidates will sit at the same table. The topic drifted slightly from foreign policy to the economy about half of the time with the questionable logic that a weak economy doesn't allow the U.S. to even have effective foreign policy, which made Clinton's "It's the economy, stupid!" tactic during his campaign for office in 1992 look like child's play.

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Joe Stile | BASSic

Taylor Swift's fourth studio album, "Red," was officially released yesterday. While fans are busy exploring the entire record, I'm going to take some time to talk about one of the deep cuts that deserves a little extra attention: "The Lucky One."

Craig Frucht | Road to November

On a night in which both candidates repeatedly bucked the topic at hand to jam in their own talking points, one topic was notably absent from yesterday's debate stage: Benghazi.

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Takeaways from Amherst sexual assault

Last Wednesday, The Amherst Student ran a firsthand account of former Amherst College student Angie Epifano's experience with sexual assault. The piece, in which Epifano describes her rape by a male student and the Amherst's administration's subsequent failures in dealing with her case, has prompted others, including one Tufts student, to share similar stories.

Neena Kapur | The IT Ambassador

With the upcoming elections, healthcare has been a hot topic of debate. While Governor Romney and President Obama are struggling to propose a feasible and effective solution to the currently dismal state of the US healthcare system, engineers at IBM think they have the solution for issues that doctors face every day.

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Theater over policy once again in second debate

By now, both President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney have honed their message on the election's pressing issues down to a science. The rest of the campaign will not likely offer any more specific plans in either candidate's stump speeches.

William Shira | Horrifyingly Hilarious

This week's presidential race has been relatively quiet - at least as of yesterday morning, the deadline for the submission of this article. Morgan Freeman was recently resurrected after a dramatic Facebook death to replace Big Bird as the centerpiece of President Obama's new campaign ads. The economist Paul Krugman claimed that the Romney tax plan was as phony as Paul Ryan invading the Ohio soup kitchen in order to get his picture taken without actually cleaning any dishes. Vice President Joe "The Wildman" Biden won the debate with Paul "The Numbers Guy" Ryan from a policy standpoint, except The Wildman expectedly lost his candor and couldn't stop from interrupting Ryan with laughter and snide comments like an arrogant high school honors senior facing down a new teacher. Old ladies everywhere probably thought Representative Ryan won due to his manners and love of hydration. But this all seems pretty standard in the flow of our political status quo. The calm got me thinking: What happens when disaster strikes?

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Craig Frucht | Road to November

Let's talk about butts

President Obama stands for Israel

"As for Israel, our friendship is rooted deeply in a shared history and shared values. Our commitment to Israel's security is unshakeable. And we will stand against attempts to single it out for criticism in international forums," said President Barack Obama on May 19, 2011. As the presidential election nears, there are those who question Obama's commitment to the United States' relationship with Israel, especially Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Romney assails Obama with vague remarks about how the president "threw Israel under the bus" or about how he took advantage of his sometimes tense relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. However, when it comes to Israel, the facts show that Obama's actions speak louder than Romney's words.

Neena Kapur | The IT Ambassador

Computer criminals don't instill the same fear and dread that street criminals do. They don't lurk around in dark corners, waiting for you with a knife. They don't violently break into your home and steal your TV.

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William Shira | Horrifyingly Hilarious

Presidential debates are a series of sparring matches between two rhetorical gladiators thrown in front of cameras and an audience. It forces them to interact with one another in a proper public fashion. According to most accounts, liberal or conservative, Obama got his ass kicked in round one. Chris Matthews was in such bad shape after his breakdown on MSNBC that he was recently found naked running through the wilderness screaming, "It's over! It's all over!" But, watching the debate, there was something about Obama's calm smirk and intensive note-taking while Romney spewed that made me pause and recall a different brawl.

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