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		<title>Volume 4 Issue 4 now available!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our fourth and final issue this year, titled &#8220;Where are we headed next?&#8221; is now distributed on both East and West campuses. In this issue, we focused on current events and the ambiguity of the present political moment. Pick up a copy in the BC, Perkins, Allen, Lilly, or Marketplace today!
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		<link>http://gothicguardian.com/2011/05/13/volume-4-issue-4-now-available/</link>
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		<title>Why the Middle East isn’t Just Dominoes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Chloe Rockow
On the global stage, no action goes without a significant reaction. Revolts in Tunisia and cries for democracy in Egypt have set off a chain reaction of protests, reforms, and unrest. As is common in American foreign policy, experts identify these reactions under the rubric of “Domino Theory: the idea that sudden change in the leadership of one nation can set off a chain reaction in its neighbors, transforming an entire region.”1 President Eisenhower originally coined the term in reference to Indochina, claiming that if one country fell ...]]></description>
		<link>http://gothicguardian.com/2011/05/13/why-the-middle-east-isn%e2%80%99t-just-dominoes/</link>
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		<title>Getting More Involved</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Lingfeng Li
When I first started writing for The Gothic Guardian as a freshman, I was full of story ideas and eager to help define the modern young conservative. But, after three years of writing mostly about fiscal policies and economics, I must acknowledge the challenges of keeping up with both news and politics.
I am apparently not unique among young Americans, many of whom also wrestle with political and news media fatigue. In a Gallup poll from March 2010, only 20 percent of Americans aged 18 to 29 were “very ...]]></description>
		<link>http://gothicguardian.com/2011/05/13/getting-more-involved/</link>
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		<title>Health Care Reform Act Punishes Doctors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Christina Sun
A year after the Health Care Reform Act code named “Obamacare” was written into law, its incendiary effects continue to rage on. Much of the right-wing gripe over the law has focused on the unconstitutionality of government mandates to buy health insurance. But the more important issue, from my perspective, is the system’s failure to support and create incentives for the most crucial components in the delivery of health care: doctors.
Doctors face a slew of financial and administrative obstacles today that prevent them from providing the best possible ...]]></description>
		<link>http://gothicguardian.com/2011/05/13/health-care-reform-act-punishes-doctors/</link>
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		<title>REPUBLICANS BLOW BIG OPPORTUNITY:  Budget Deal Forfeits Cuts in Favor of Moralism</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Trent Serwetz
APRIL 8 – Congressional leaders have only hours remaining to pass a new budget or face an impending government shutdown. With this swollen leverage, Republicans have the President’s party by the proverbial chestnuts. Facing the crisis of a government shutdown, Congress has a singular opportunity to restore the conservative dream of American “sanity,” passing the most comprehensive budget cuts in recent history.
So what do they do with all this power? Undermining the overriding goal of limiting government spending as much as possible, Republicans instead consent to a virtually ...]]></description>
		<link>http://gothicguardian.com/2011/05/13/republicans-blow-big-opportunity-budget-deal-forfeits-cuts-in-favor-of-moralism/</link>
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		<title>Volume 4 Issue 3 is here!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our third issue of The Gothic Guardian has been distributed on East and West Campus! Our theme for this issue was “Same Old Problems,” focusing on some of the most intransigent social and political issues we&#8217;ve noticed. The issue is also available online here.
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		<link>http://gothicguardian.com/2011/04/20/volume-4-issue-3-is-here/</link>
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		<title>Duke Parking: Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Trent Serwetz
At Duke, every year nearer to matriculation carries with it distinct lessons about how, where, and when to park.
Freshman year enables students to park practically on their doorsteps in the Red Zone. At least, until the lot is inexplicably full and you need to park on the other side of East Campus or face a hefty parking fine. As a sophomore, the question becomes not whether there is parking to be found but rather how many acres of Blue Zone the student must navigate to make it back ...]]></description>
		<link>http://gothicguardian.com/2011/04/18/duke-parking-do-not-pass-go-do-not-collect-200/</link>
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		<title>Ron Paul Speaks at NC State</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Chloe Rockow
March 28, 2011: Representative Ron Paul, often controversial Libertarian, spoke in NC State’s McKimmon Center to a packed auditorium. The 2008 presidential candidate spoke on a variety of issues, from US military actions in Libya to the current financial crisis. 
Rep. Paul was hosted by NC State’s Young Americans for Liberty club, who have also been spearheading a “Visualizing the Debt” campaign to bring awareness about the actual size of the national debt. Fiscal responsibility is a topic dear to Rep. Paul. A large portion of his talk ...]]></description>
		<link>http://gothicguardian.com/2011/04/09/ron-paul-speaks-at-nc-state/</link>
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		<title>The 5 Worst Political Initiatives, 2000-2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Lingfeng Li
As a wave of new Republican lawmakers enters the legislative experience, we look back on a decade of important but misguided legislation.  Hopefully these newly elected delegates will avoid some of the missteps made mostly by their conservative predecessors.
1. Iraq Resolution.  The war in Iraq has been, in the eyes of most, a huge debacle for the United States.  Not only were no weapons of mass destruction found, thus invalidating the government’s rationale for invasion, but thousands of American lives were lost and billions upon ...]]></description>
		<link>http://gothicguardian.com/2011/02/07/the-5-worst-political-initiatives-2000-2010/</link>
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		<title>Duke Dining Deficit: Plenty of Blame to Dish Around</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Aaron McGuire
One year ago, the dining plan contract fee increased $70 &#8212; from $19.50 to $90. This came at the end of a long, protracted dispute between DSG and Campus Services. The fee increase was suggested for the purpose of reducing the Duke Dining deficit, which had then ballooned to $2.2 million. Finally, after the administration allegedly agreed to adhere to a list of stipulations, the fee increase was agreed upon. The most important stipulation was that the increase was to exist for only one year.
Unfortunately, that’s not happening. ...]]></description>
		<link>http://gothicguardian.com/2011/02/07/duke-dining-deficit-plenty-of-blame-to-dish-around/</link>
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