By: Russell Dye SB 377 currently sits in the Georgia legislature awaiting decision. This bill, sponsored by three Republican state senators, would allow businesses, individuals, and other organizations to refuse service to homosexuals if serving homosexuals violated the religious beliefs or freedoms…
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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: Jack Keller After two terms in office, Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga) has decided to retire rather than run for a third term in 2014. A Republican stronghold in the U.S. Senate, Chambliss’s retirement could, perhaps, leave the GOP vulnerable both in…
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By: Korey Boehm President Barack Obama boldly declared his support for the use of force to defend human rights abroad in March 2011 by referencing American military involvement in Libya. “To brush aside America’s responsibility as a leader and — more profoundly…
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By: Michael Ingram In an Instagram video uploaded on Jan. 6 by Miss Venezuela 2004 Monica Speer, amber sunbeams cast shadows over the halcyon plains of Carabobo state, Venezuela. The video presents the Venezuelan countryside as a serene paradise, belying the violence…
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By: Max Wallace Newly elected state Rep. Sam Moore (R-Macedonia) did a couple of things wrong his first week in office. He introduced a slew of new bills, flouting a seniority norm where new legislators normally sit back and take some time to…
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By: Andrew Peoples In the wake of the Occupy movement and Arab Spring, Time magazine named “The Protester” its 2011 person of the year. It’s been three years, and the Arab Spring has given way to a disheartening winter and the Occupy…
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By: Alex Edquist Another round of controversy over figure skating judging erupted these past Olympics when Russia’s Adelina Sotnikova upset heavily-favored reigning champion Yuna Kim of South Korea in the women’s free skate. “I just couldn’t see how Yuna and Sotnikova were…
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By: Gautam Narula In June 2013, The Guardian, a British newspaper, began reporting on documents leaked by Edward Snowden, a contractor for the National Security Agency (NSA). The documents highlighted the scale and magnitude of the NSA’s domestic and international surveillance efforts…
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By: Ian Davis Although China and Taiwan are only separated by a shallow, 120-mile stretch of water, the two countries have yet to establish official diplomatic channels of communication. For 65 years, an absence of political dialogue has threatened to alter the…
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By: Shalin Jyotishi Every year, millions upon millions are spent on the University of Georgia’s research enterprise. Since the enactment of the Morrill Act of 1862, the University of Georgia has served as the state’s land-grant, sea-grant research university. UGA has a…
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By: Cait Felt As the 2014 Georgia gubernatorial race heats up, the individual platforms of candidates are becoming increasingly important to voters around the state. Many of us know a bit more about current Gov. Nathan Deal and State Sen. Jason Carter,…
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By: Samantha Cleare The topic of gay marriage is more heated than ever. The number of same-sex households in the United States grew by 80.4 percent from 2000-2010, which catapulted the demand for legalizing gay marriage into the societal mainstream. Year to…
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There once was a story about a man who could turn invisible. I thought it was only a story… until it happened to me. Ok, so here’s how it works: there’s this stuff called Quicksilver that can bend light. Some scientist made…
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