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All content by Aaron Friedman
The Android and iPhone app Lulu allows female users to review the men they are friends with on Facebook.

Opinion: Lulu blurs line between networking and crazy

By Aaron Friedman
May 1, 2013

Opinion: Pecchioni’s freak-out on CMST class justified

By Aaron Friedman
April 22, 2013

Regular absences bad for teachers and students alike

By Aaron Friedman
April 22, 2013
Jordan and Amanda, (no last names given) have a photo taken on the steps amid same sex marriage supporters during a traditional marriage celebration Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at the Utah State Capitol. The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on the constitutionality of Calif., Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act on Tuesday, March 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Deseret News, Scott G Winterton)

Opinion: Marriage equality snubs singles

By Aaron Friedman
April 11, 2013
In this Monday, March 11, 2013 photo, a bottle of Miami Club Rum displays for sale in a liquor store in Miami. The Florida Legislature is considering proposals that would allow craft distillers such as Miami Club Rum to do what Florida's craft wineries and brew pubs already can do: Sell their products directly to visitors walking in for tours and tastings. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Opinion: Old enough to drink: why 21 is an arbitrary choice

By Aaron Friedman
March 26, 2013
Trent Mays, 17, left, and 16-year-old Ma'lik Richmond sit at the defense table before the start of their trial on rape charges in juvenile court on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 in Steubenville, Ohio. Mays and Richmond are accused of raping a 16-year-old West Virginia girl in August of 2012. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, Pool)

CNN coverage still not worst part of Steubenville rape case

By Aaron Friedman
March 19, 2013

Opinion: Restroom rules or an attempt to catalog us?

By Aaron Friedman
March 10, 2013

Opinion: Assisted suicide laws deprive citizens of right to die

By Aaron Friedman
March 7, 2013
Scientists used mice like the one pictured to determine if certain enzymes could lower blood alcohol levels and prevent liver damage. The results might also apply to humans.

Opinion: Substance abuse may be our damnation and salvation

By Aaron Friedman
February 24, 2013

Opinion: Raising minimum wage only helps the right people

By Aaron Friedman
February 21, 2013
Authorities continue their investigation at the site in Midland City, Ala., on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013 where a five year old boy was held hostage in an underground bunker before being rescued Monday. Authorities shot and killed Jimmy Dykes after a week long standoff. The boy who was freed from an underground bunker is acting like a typical 5-year-old by all accounts, playing with toys and running around, but psychology experts and a woman who suffered through a similar ordeal warn there could be long-term emotional scars. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Opinion: Dykes kidnapping incident proved merit of snitching

By Aaron Friedman
February 14, 2013
The cost of a DWI ticket can reach up to $1,000 in Louisiana, not including bail, court costs and increased insurance rates.

Opinion: City’s drinking culture clashes with transportation infrastructure

By Aaron Friedman
February 4, 2013
White supremacist Jeff Hall holds a Neo Nazi ag outside his California home Oct. 22, 2010. The Jewish community is one of the many cultural groups protected by the Hate Crimes Prevention Act.

Opinion: Hate crime legislation has good intentions, but falls flat

By Aaron Friedman
January 30, 2013
Anthrocon is the world’s largest convention for people who dress and assume the rolls of  fictional animal characters. “Furries” can meet one another on dating sites like pounced.org and furrymate.com.

Opinion: Good credit doesn’t necessarily mean good lovin’

By Aaron Friedman
January 29, 2013
Gun-rights advocates gather outside the Utah Capitol during the National Gun Appreciation Day Rally Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, in Salt Lake City. Gun owners and Second Amendment advocates rallied in state capitals nationwide Saturday, days after President Barack Obama unveiled a sweeping package of federal gun-control proposals. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Opinion: In Obama’s ‘gun control package,’ there are more important issues at stake

By Aaron Friedman
January 23, 2013
This courtroom sketch shows James Holmes being escorted by a deputy as he arrives at preliminary hearing in district court in Centennial, Colo., on Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. Investigators say Holmes opened fire during the midnight showing of the latest Batman movie on July 20, killing 12 people and wounding dozens. (AP Photo/Bill Robles, Pool)

Opinion: Killer characterization trend doesn’t reflect issues

By Aaron Friedman
January 15, 2013
Inertia, Mutha F@#ka

Opinion: GZA believes science ed is something to mess with

By Aaron Friedman
November 27, 2012
Wilford "Diabeetus" Brimley

Recent Report: America still in ‘Fat Club,’ won’t talk about ‘Fat Club’

By Aaron Friedman
November 19, 2012
FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 file photo, medical marijuana is packaged for sale in 1-gram packages at the Northwest Patient Resource Center medical marijuana dispensary, in Seattle. Votes this week by Colorado and Washington to allow adult marijuana possession have prompted what could be a turning point in the nation's conflicted and confusing war on drugs. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Colorado pipe dream is still a dream

By Aaron Friedman
November 12, 2012

Move past sexism, man up to fight gender inequality

By Aaron Friedman
November 8, 2012
Eve and Charles Clayton wait patiently in line to vote at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Shreveport, La., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. Lines at the church were long but moved quickly. (AP Photo/The Shreveport Times, Douglas Collier)

Electoral College discounts large minority groups

By Aaron Friedman
November 6, 2012
Prosperity preacher buys jet, mansion with church dollars

Prosperity preacher buys jet, mansion with church dollars

By Aaron Friedman
October 30, 2012
Louisiana wants sex, but needs sex education

Louisiana wants sex, but needs sex education

By Aaron Friedman
October 23, 2012
The General Dynamics Land System shows the production of an Abrams tank in Lima, Ohio. Rows of sand-colored armored vehicles ready for deployment are parked outside the nation’s only tank manufacturing plant.

‘Tanks for Nothing’: Congressmen protect own interests, promote funding for needless tanks

By Aaron Friedman
October 14, 2012
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney pauses during a campaign rally on Monday, Oct. 8, 2012 in Newport News, Va. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Unfair expectations of candidates heightens distrust

By Aaron Friedman
October 8, 2012
Both Romney and Obama campaigns exhaust public conception of change

Both Romney and Obama campaigns exhaust public conception of change

By Aaron Friedman
September 27, 2012