The Connector
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Ladies, fall in

On Jan. 24, Defense Secretary, Leon Panetta, confirmed the Pentagon’s rescindment of the rule banning women from combat positions. I was sitting with my husband when we heard the news.
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Poetry ain’t dead yet

Yes, it still has a pulse and it is still breathing. I'm not talking about the poetry with the long legs and the oily hair undulating in front of a
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What the hell? : Molly

I’ve heard of Ecstasy. I’ve heard of hippy flipping, candy flipping and every other flipping scenario. But when I heard the term “Molly,” I wanted to know what the hell
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To panic or not to panic

SCAD Atlanta is safe. There is no ongoing war between two sects of a shared religion happening on the 4th floor. There is no band of militarized, heavily-armed adolescents roving
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What the hell? : Patience

This past Sunday, I was crocheting a baby blanket while sitting near my bedroom window. I heard the familiar sounds of the route 30 bus pulling up to a stop
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Shooting off at the mouth

Illustration by Jay Bowman. Just imagine the following scenario. I’m shooting the breeze with a friend. The conversation is as free and easy as shooting fish in a barrel. I
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The Gifts of the Magi

Jobs are few and bills are piling up. The days are getting shorter and colder. Though the holidays approach, frustration fills the air instead of cheer. How does a young
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What the hell? : Sagging pants

Illustration by Jay Bowman. I never imagined that I would see them waddling through the Hub, past the second floor classrooms and the interior design department all the way out
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