The Mace & Crown

 Written By: Janah Stokes, Staff Writer  President Obama’s Student Loan Plan is set to help 1.6 million people save hundreds of dollars a month. According to a report by the College Board Advocacy & Policy Center, the average cost of tuition and fees at four-year institutions increased to 8.3 percent this year. “Obama is trying [...]

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Certain to be Obama’s challenger next year. Written By: Eric Smith, Staff Writer Next year’s election will send sparks across the country. With the current Republican field contending for President Obama’s job, no contender is going as hard as Mitt Romney. Next year, voters will decide if Obama deserves a second term or not. With [...]

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Written By: Derek Page, Staff Writer With the rapid growth of the Chinese economy due to industrialization, China is making new strides to reduce their carbon emission levels.  Their goal is simple: do not let emissions per person reach that of the U.S. “I don’t believe enough is being done to curb CO2 emissions, and [...]

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Written By: Derek Page, Staff Writer The Republican presidential candidate and current governor of Texas, Rick Perry, expressed his skepticisms regarding the legitimacy of Barack Obama’s birth certificate in an interview with Parade Magazine on Oct. 23. “It’s fun to poke at him a little bit and say, ‘hey, how about, let’s see your grades [...]

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Written By: Derek Page, Staff Writer Located in the newly constructed Perry Library, Einstein Bros. Bagels is open for business.  For many, the Perry Library’s newest addition was welcomed with open arms by hungry students.  Despite complaints arising over the noise of construction, students are simply happy for the long-awaited project to be done. “I [...]

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Written By: Derek Page Staff Writer Downtown Norfolk saw the largest number of protesters participating in the “Occupy Norfolk” anti-Wall Street and corruption rallies on Saturday, Oct. 8 , exceeding 120 protesters.  Protesters were equipped with signs painted “We are the 99%” and “Where’s my American dream?” The march was held at one p.m. with the assistance of [...]

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Written By: David Bakhshaee News Editor The 2011 Solar Decathlon, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, ended this past week with Team Tidewater placing 14th overall out of 19 teams. Team Tidewater, comprising of students from Old Dominion University and Hampton University, put up a noble fight in the global competition, beating out teams [...]

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Written By: David Bakhshaee, News Editor The driving force and one of the most influential and brilliant minds in the world of technology and marketing, Steve Jobs, is dead at age 56. Steve Jobs was the chairman, co-founder, and former chief executive officer of Apple Inc., one of the most successful tech companies in modern [...]

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WALL STREET PROTESTS SPREAD TO NORFOLK Written By: Derek Page, Staff Writer In a recent response to the “Occupy Wall Street” protests in New York City’s Liberty Square, a swath of cities have joined in on the cause setting up movements all over the country.  Even a number of international occupations have risen in countries [...]

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Written By: Rebecca Osborne, Contributing Writer Every week it seems as though the government threatens to shut down again.  Various outlets of news are constantly blasting fearful headlines that Washington cannot come to agreement on spending; therefore no money will be spent. If the government were to indeed “shutdown” the entire nation would be affected.  [...]

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