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Progress in Eastern Mediterranean Energy Cooperation
Israel, Cyprus and Greece are experiencing unprecedented positive diplomatic relations, particularly in energy cooperation. This summer, on June 15, these three former adversaries participated in a trilateral summit – the third of its kind. In a joint declaration, the parties affirmed their commitment to working on “energy efficiency, alternative fuel for transportation and smart mobility……
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Are Nurse Practioners Practioners Too?
In Butte County, Idaho, there is one full-time doctor serving the county’s 2,501 residents. While the Lost Rivers Hospital makes ends meet with innovative care delivery, this reality begs the question: are we delivering sufficient primary care to those in need? According to the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis (NCHWA), the country will have…
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The New American Dream
BY GRACE PORTELANCE On the surface, the unpaid internship is an insane prospect for a college student: why would anyone, particularly someone who is likely garnering large amounts of debt, choose to work unpaid? You don’t need to be an econ major to see that this is a terrible deal for the student. So, why…
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Cortex Aims High
BY NICOLAS HINSCH Of all of the neighborhoods in the City of St. Louis, few are changing faster than the area of midtown between the Washington University Medical Center and Saint Louis University. Previously pockmarked by post-industrial ruins, it is rapidly becoming a new hub for the science and technology industries in St. Louis. Its…
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Blood on Their Doorposts
BY GABE RUBIN Despite recent investor bullishness and cocky parliamentary speeches from Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, Spain remains mired in a profound economic crisis that has hurled its citizens into dire straits. While the overall unemployment rate stands at the American Great Depression level of 25 percent, youth unemployment, at over 50 percent, threatens to…
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Sporting Sweatshops: The Wins and Losses of Being a “Student-Athlete”
BY HENRY KOPESKY Football is a game of numbers: 100 yards from end zone to end zone, six points for a touchdown, three timeouts in each half, four quarters of fifteen minutes each. Sometimes, we fans argue over the numbers, over whether a penalty should move a team back five or ten yards, or if…
