By Cait Felt This week, the University of Georgia was honored to host the great Alice Walker, sponsored by the Willson Center for Humanities and the Delta Airlines Chair for Global Understanding. Walker is a native Georgian (though she calls herself “not…
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The Fried Chicken Frenzy: The Chicken Sandwich Wars and the Fast Food Industry
By: Anu Fawehinmi In 2019, with the intent of usurping Chick-fil-A from their fried chicken throne, Popeyes released their Crispy Chicken Sandwich. This bold declaration of war began the battle for market share turned marketing scheme affectionately known as the Chicken Sandwich Wars of the late 2010s. The battle even made its way to social media, with Chick-fil-A reacting to Popeyes’ recent menu addition and Popeyes responding in jest shortly afterward. Popeyes’ introduction of the Crispy Chicken Sandwich and their marketing campaign that followed revitalized the restaurant chain far beyond the expectations of the company, reestablishing it as a true…
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By Swapnil Agrawal , a reason international affairs junkies should care about domestic politics. As the national stage is dominated by Republican candidates lambasting each other over drone strikes and Syria, a smaller election within the Republican Party is well underway. On…
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By Michael Momayezi he world was recently stunned by the newly brokered nuclear agreement between the U.S. and Iran, which was hailed by many as an historic victory of diplomacy and seemed to mark the reestablishment of Iranian-American interaction. While this may be…
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By Jake Frenkel couple months ago, almost no one had heard the name Martin Shkreli; now, he may just be the most hated man in America. In August of 2015, Turing Pharmaceuticals purchased the exclusive rights to a drug called Daraprim, a drug most…
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By Rachael Andrews days, if a month passes by and we haven’t heard of a new tragic mass shooting happening in our own backyard, then it was a really good month. Rare, but good. In fact, the United States leads the world…
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By Emily Maloney discussion surrounding the ethics of higher education has mainly concerned the wellbeing of students, such as the highly publicized instances of campus sexual assault and the debate over rising tuition rates. However, teachers are often disregarded when evaluating the…
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By Claire Brunner than five years after President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, the debate over the merits and faults of the law persists. Despite Supreme Court rulings confirming the constitutionality of the law and countless GOP efforts to…
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By Prabhjot Minhas “Politics is…an expression of our compelling need to live as one, in order to build as one, the greatest common good.” A recurring theme of Pope Francis’ historic address to Congress on Thursday, September 24, was one of unity…
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By Shaun Kleber It’s All Fun and Games Until… Donald Trump has become the person who everyone loves to hate, but some genuinely love him, and it is that latter group that it is time we focus on. The former group—political pundits,…
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By: Faiz Ali Saulat in Southwest Asia, particularly Pakistan, face extreme problems with corruption, domestic terror groups, a lack of general security within the public, and hostile environments for media coverage. Pakistan is facing a crisis whereby terrorist organizations are silencing the public voice and pressuring…
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By Gaby Lohner umors are flying about Vice President Joe Biden’s potential 2016 presidential run. After months of speculation, it appears we might soon receive our final answer. Biden was most recently placed in the public eye after his son, Beau Biden,…
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By Madison Bledsoe may have heard John Oliver teach sex education to his audience; you may have seen the legendary interview in which Stephen Hawking dissed him; you also may have heard his name in reference to the net neutrality debate, a…
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