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	<title>The Lehigh Patriot &#187; Benjamin Mumma</title>
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		<title>Hawks for Japan?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin Mumma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the last 18 months, two earthquakes have struck island nations, wrecking Haiti last year and Japn just over a month ago. As a community, Lehigh is tied to both through students and alumni. However, there has been a distinct difference in the reaction of Lehigh’s administration to the two tragedies...]]></description>
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		<title>Politics Redefined</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mischaracterizations of the opposition are at the heart of the toxic political environment in this country. Instead of being an electoral season tradition as it has been in the past, today’s attacks on the character of the left or right come daily. The dialogue may go something like this...]]></description>
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		<title>Education is a Business; Lehigh Laughs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:16:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin Mumma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The idea that education is, itself, a business is obvious to most. Particularly with higher education, you have students, who are the consumers of a good provided by University for the price of tuition. While many institutions like Lehigh are not-for-profit organizations, they still have to play the fundamental game of making sure that revenue covers expenses (and even look to expand the excess reserves within the endowment).]]></description>
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		<title>Union-mosity 2: Wisconsin Madness</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 05:43:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin Mumma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine if you could "donate" money to them in return. It creates a feedback loop: you elect representatives who negotiate good benefits for you. You return the favor by donating to the campaign and keeping them in office. They increase your benefits again in return. It is a classic case of the inmates running the asylum, and this is all the case before collective bargaining even enters the picture!]]></description>
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		<title>A Tale of Two Failures</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Nov 2010 02:32:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin Mumma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Which was worse: the career fair, or the coverage of the career fair? Career Services and the Brown and White face off. Career Fair Fail: Last month, Lehigh held its traditional University-wide career fair. The event serves as a way for underclassmen to get a taste of the job-search scene, and a way for seniors [...]]]></description>
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