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Oscar Pistorius Allegedly Murder Girlfriend on Valentine’s Day
by Deona Hooper, MSW Oscar Pistorius, Olympic athlete known as the Blade Runner, is sitting in a South African jail...
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Building Equity and Opportunity in a Southern City: Mayor Otis Johnson
by Deona Hooper, MSW Former Mayor of Savannah, Georgia, Otis Johnson, will be kicking off a new lecture series hosted...
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Dick Durbin Puts It To Wayne LaPierre
by Deona Hooper, MSW In case you missed it, Senator Dick Durbin, Democratic from Illinois, gave Wayne LaPierre the good,...
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Lance Armstrong: Classic Narcissist or Psychopath Maybe Both
by Deona Hooper, MSW A media sandstorm was unleashed after Lance Armstrong did his tell all interview with Oprah on...
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Congress Allows The Violence Against Women Act To Expire
By: Rachel L. MSW, LMSW For the first time in eighteen years, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was allowed...
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How Many Dead Will It Take
by Deona Hooper, MSW Another mass shooting occurred today in Newtown, Connecticut taking the lives of 20 children and 8...
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The Changing Electorate and What it Means for Immigration
by Jose Raul Gonzalez, BSW Student Last Tuesday’s election losses for Republicans have been an embarrassment and their Mitt Romney "self-deportation"...
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10 Years in Prison for Same Sex Relationships
A bill which suggests 10 years in prison for living with someone of the same sex, 10 years in prison...
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