By: Tia Ayele Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s twenty year reign over Ethiopia came to an abrupt end in August when he unexpectedly passed away due to unspecified illnesses. Prime Minister Zenawi died at the age of 57, leaving behind a long legacy…
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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: Gautam Narula Ron Paul is no stranger to a presidential campaign. He ran for president as a Libertarian in 1988 and a Republican in 2008 and 2012. In 1988, he received less than .5 percent of the vote. In 2008, in…
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By: Emily Fountain In the days following David Petraeus’ resignation last Friday, a media firestorm has been ignited. What was initially reported as a simple extramarital affair (as simple as something like that can actually be), has now turned i nto a…
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By: Yuliya Bila Twenty years ago, Europe experienced its bloodiest conflict since the end of World War II. The theater of war was Bosnia—a country deeply divided along ethnic lines between Orthodox Serbs, Catholic Croats and Muslim Bosniaks. During the four year…
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By: Sam Kinsman As Democrats cheer the results of the recent elections and Republicans mourn the loss of a hard fought battle for the presidency, the nation’s businesses are sizing up the policies and regulations they can expect over the next four…
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By: Ryan Prior and Khalil Farah One year ago, GPR’s Kaitlyn Walker introduced the Walker Sex Scandal Rating Scale, a GPR-exclusive method for evaluating the severity of sex scandals. GPR has long believed that the media and American culture sensationalize sex coverage.…
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By: Marco Roca With Nov. 6, 2012 forever inscribed in the reams of history, future generations will look back at what was supposed to be a close race and see that Obama won 332 votes to Romney’s 206 in an electoral landslide.…
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By: Park MacDougald If you use social media, you have probably been exposed in recent days to a sometimes funny, more often depressing deluge of hysterical reactions to the reelection of one Barack Hussein Obama. If your newsfeed did not provide you…
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