Rudy Giuliani discusses principles of leadership

Rudy Giuliani discusses principles of leadership

27 January 2012

By Emily Miller

As former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani began his Thursday presentation on leadership, one audience member wanted to change the subject.

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Column: What if no one wins? A brokered convention is possible

27 January 2012

By Daniel Lynch

In the days following Mitt Romney’s overwhelming victory in New Hampshire, his route to the nomination looked relatively easy.

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Column: China enters space race

27 January 2012

By Amaninder Singh

In the space race era of the 1950s through 1970s the two superpowers — U.S. and Soviet Union — spent a colossal amount of manpower and finances for achieving supremacy in space exploration.

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Yale quarterback faces sexual assault allegations

27 January 2012

By Jacob D. H. Feldman

Yale quarterback Patrick Witt, who attracted national attention when he faced a decision between playing in the Nov. 19 Harvard-Yale football game or attending an interview for a Rhodes Scholarship, reportedly did not have a choice at all.

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Column: What is Capitalism?

27 January 2012

By Ronald Edsforth

The current presidential campaign and the Occupy movement have many Americans discussing the character and causes of grossly unequal distributions of income, wealth and political power.

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Thousands gather to remember Paterno at ‘A Memorial for Joe’

Thousands gather to remember Paterno at ‘A Memorial for Joe’

27 January 2012

By Kristin Stoller and Mindy Szkaradnik and Jessica Tully

As Sue Paterno entered the Bryce Jordan Center Thursday, more than 10,000 people rose to their feet and broke into a round of applause.

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Column: Iranian nuclear conflict presents military options

26 January 2012

By Booey Mittelstadt

Relations have always been complicated between the United States and Iran, and things were not made any simpler by the United Nations’ recent declaration that Iran might be dangerously close to developing nuclear weapons.

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Taking the Plunge: An interview with Elizabeth Banks

26 January 2012

By Michela Smith

“Time is always your friend in a negotiation,” stresses Elizabeth Banks, Hollywood darling and NYPD negotiator in the upcoming Man on a Ledge, a thriller that explores the psychological warfare needed to prevent suicide jumps.

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Gingrich speaks at U. North Florida

Gingrich speaks at U. North Florida

26 January 2012

By Hali Harden

Cameras were rolling and supporters were present Jan. 26 when Newt Gingrich made an appearance at a Veterans for a Strong America rally held at U. North Florida.

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Joe Paterno honored in procession

Joe Paterno honored in procession

26 January 2012

By Mindy Szkaradnik

Silence poured over Happy Valley on Wednesday as thousands lined the streets to say goodbye to Joe Paterno as the late head football coach made his last trip through campus and town.

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