Editorial: Deadly epidemic on campus prompts action
The piece notes rising student suicides, cites the Jed Foundation estimating 1100 college deaths yearly, and highlights efforts by the Jed Foundation and colleges to provide support. It discusses pressures of perfectionism and urges campuses to expand counseling and peer support to prevent more tragedies.
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Aiken Standard Staff Listing and Contacts
Acknowledges the Aiken Standard staff and contacts. Includes publisher Scott B Hunter editor Jeffrey Wallace and key reporters Arthur Zappa Ellen Priest Phillip Ites circulation director Newcom Newcom J David Boyd Letitia Jefferson and others with email and department roles.
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Reflections on John F Kennedy and a Nation’s Shock
A college freshman recalls election night 1960 and the JFK assassination. The narrative moves through watching returns on a black and white set, meeting Kennedy in 1962, and covering the news as it broke. The piece ponders Kennedy’s legacy and how his death reshaped American culture and politics.
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Iraqis would respond to a strongman in Baghdad says Abizaid
The piece argues Iraqis resist occupation not from incompetence but because guerrilla support grows as they expect the insurgents to win. It urges a local strongman model, a pro American ruler, with troops withdrawn from cities and a focus on security and oil. It criticizes Bush rhetoric on democracy as delusional.
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Martinez floats on a cloud of political optimism
The piece notes Mel Martinez weighing a Florida Senate bid as Bush and Congress probe a new Cuba policy. It cites Bush aides Powell and Martinez, European reactions to Castro, dissident exchanges, and South Florida Cuban exile politics shaping a potential Martinez candidacy and party strategy.
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