Condoms in Schools: Philadelphia Schools Take Bold Step to Fight STIs

Courtney Hodrick in Science 5 months ago

Students in 22 Philadelphia high schools will return from winter break to find condom vending machines in the nurse’s office, as part of a campaign to lower STI rates in teens.

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Who Won the Presidential Debate: Obama and Romney Both Flopped

Courtney Hodrick in Politics 7 months ago

Keep tuned for constant updates and the latest poll numbers during Monday's final presidential debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney, on the issue of foreign policy.

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Obama Loses Debate: Romney Wins First Presidential Debate

Courtney Hodrick in Politics 8 months ago

Romney wins first presidential debate as Obama falters in Denver. Republican candidate could get boost in presidential polls.

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5 Defining Paul Ryan Speeches on Taxes, the Budget, and Entitlements

Courtney Hodrick in Politics 9 months ago

Mitt Romney chose a vice presidential candidate who loves to talk about the economy. Here are 5 of his signature speeches.

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Trojan Vibrator Carts Make a Comeback as Bloomberg Flip Flops on Orgasms

Courtney Hodrick in Politics 9 months ago

NYC shut down two "pleasure carts" on Wednesday, but only until they got permits.

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Romney Ad Attacking Obama War on Religion Has Hidden Economic Message

Courtney Hodrick in Politics 9 months ago

With his new advertisement, Mitt Romney stealthily plays the "Obama's a communist" card.

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Constant Surveillance System Will Make New York a Police State

Courtney Hodrick in Politics 9 months ago

NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly said the Domain Awareness System will help fight crime. But Civil Liberties advocates are rightly up in arms.

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Romney VP Pick: Marco Rubio or Rob Portman, Announcement Will Depend on Candidate

Courtney Hodrick in Politics 9 months ago

Looking at when past Republican candidates have announced their running mates holds the key to the timing of Romney's announcement.

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Romney VP Nomination: LIVE Paul Ryan is Top Pick

Courtney Hodrick in Politics 9 months ago

The guessing games may be coming to an end soon as the GOP VP is announced.

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Zombie Apocalypse: Florida Bath Salts Victim Ronald Poppo Speaks About Attack

Courtney Hodrick in Politics 9 months ago

Ronald Poppo, the homeless man whose face was nearly chewed off, just released his first interview about the incident.

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Who Will Be Romney's VP Pick?

Courtney Hodrick in Politics 9 months ago

After months of speculation, Mitt Romney may be finally announcing his vice presidential nominee on Friday. Who do you think he will choose?

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Facebook Like Button Should Be Protected Free Speech

Courtney Hodrick in Media & Tech 9 months ago

Should a Facebook “like” be protected by the First Amendment? Why not, if comments and posts are.

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iPhone 5 Release Date and Features: iOS6 and the 4 Features You Can Expect

Courtney Hodrick in Media & Tech 9 months ago

September 12 is currently the rumored release date for what will probably be the newest, hottest gadget yet. Here’s a rundown of all of the features you can expect to find in your new iPhone 5.

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Marvin Wilson Execution: Man Receives Texas Death Penalty Despite Having an IQ of 61

Courtney Hodrick in Politics 9 months ago

Injustices like this have gone too far and have gone on for far too long.

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Michael Phelps Girlfriend: Megan Rossee Unfairly Attacked As a Gold Digger

Courtney Hodrick in Culture 9 months ago

Most of the rumors surrounding Megan Rossee have been nothing but negative, and that’s just unfair.

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DEBATE: Should Congress Regulate the Use of Attack Ads in Election 2012?

Courtney Hodrick in Politics 9 months ago

What role should attack ads play in the election cycle, and is there anything we can do about them?

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Chick Fil A vs Starbucks: LGBT Supporters Are Winning the Anti Gay Companies War

Courtney Hodrick in Politics 9 months ago

As the percent of Americans who support gay marriage passes the percent of Americans who don’t, LGBT rights opponents may feel more inspired to turn out to companies like Chick-fil-A.

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14 Scary Facts About Wade Michael Page and White Supremacists in America

Courtney Hodrick in Politics 9 months ago

Here are 14 things you need to know about Sikh temple shooter Wade Michael Page, the white supremacy symbols tattooed on his body, and the history of the groups they represent.

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Mars Landing LIVE: NASA Curiosity Rover Makes it to Mars

Courtney Hodrick in Science 10 months ago

PolicyMic will be covering the NASA's Curiosity Mars Landing live. Bookmark this page and click/tap "refresh" often through the weekend.

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DEBATE: Do These 3 Charts Show that Obama is Doomed in Election 2012?

Courtney Hodrick in Politics 10 months ago

Why is Obama so popular if he isn’t succeeding compared to other presidents, particularly in terms of job creation and economic growth?

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Debate: Do These Three Charts Doom Obama for Re-election?

Courtney Hodrick in Politics 10 months ago

Weigh In: Why is Obama so popular if he isn’t succeeding compared to other presidents?

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What the Robert Pattinson Dating Scandal Tells Us About Our Own Trust Issues

Courtney Hodrick in Millennials 10 months ago

As cheating scandals become more and more prevalent, our culture is increasingly glorifying a lack of trust as the true sign of love.

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Has NBC's Olympic Coverage Been Abysmal?

Courtney Hodrick in Culture 10 months ago

What do you think of NBC’s coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games?

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All the Anti Gay Companies You Fund When You Spend $5.25 On a Chick-fil-A Sandwich

Courtney Hodrick in Politics 10 months ago

At $5.25 for a Classic sandwich, the $1,974,380 that Cathy donated would buy roughly 376,072 sandwiches. Let’s follow the money to see where they’re all going.

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Chick fil A Same Sex Kiss Day Sticks It to Anti Gay Companies and LGBT Haters

Courtney Hodrick in Politics 10 months ago

It’s hard to think of something that would frustrate a company, whose CEO has spoken out in opposition to homosexuality, more than proudly putting gay love on display.

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Birth Control Mandate is As Bad As Sept. 11 and Pearl Harbor: Mike Kelly

Courtney Hodrick in Politics 10 months ago

Conservatives are up in arms about the Affordable Care Act contraception mandate that was enacted Wednesday. Here are the 7 most hyperbolic complaints about Obama's contraception mandate.

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One Chick Fil A Owner Embraces Gay Pride in New Hampshire

Courtney Hodrick in Politics 10 months ago

One franchise owner's sponsorship of a gay pride festival adds another level of complication to the Chick-fil-A debate.

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Open Mic: Will The Mitt Romney Tax Plan Help or Hurt the Economy?

Courtney Hodrick in Business 10 months ago

GOP candidate Mitt Romney has released a new tax plan that promises to cut income taxes for all income groups by 20%, but one think-tank found that only the highest income bracket will benefit.

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The Bourne Legacy Review: Without Matt Damon, This Movie is a Flop

Courtney Hodrick in Culture 10 months ago

If the Bourne franchise can continue without its titular character, there must be something drawing viewers other than the man himself.

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50 Shades of Grey Movie: Emma Watson Will Not Be Cast As Anastasia Steele

Courtney Hodrick in Culture 10 months ago

Sorry, boys, your fantasies of seeing Hermione Granger do BDSM will not be coming true in this lifetime.

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VMA 2012 Nominees: 5 Videos Prove Why Lady Gaga Was Snubbed

Courtney Hodrick in Culture 10 months ago

Let’s take a trip down memory lane to watch Gaga’s award-winning videos, and see how her two eligible videos from this year stacked up against them.

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11 Business Leaders That Put Anti Gay Companies Like Chick Fil A to Shame

Courtney Hodrick in Politics 10 months ago

Here are 11 CEOs and companies who have come out in favor of same sex marriage.

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Youngest Athletes in 2012 Olympics Beat US Superstars: Why China is the New Rival For Team USA

Courtney Hodrick in Culture 10 months ago

Just as in the days of the Soviet Union, the Olympic games are being used as a battlefield for international dominance.

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Carly Rae Jepsen Nude Photo Scandal Is Everything Wrong With Our Culture

Courtney Hodrick in Culture 10 months ago

Though Jepsen is the victim of criminal activity, most discussion of the photos has tended to blame, shame, and point fingers at Jepsen herself. Really, our culture is to blame.

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Mayor Bloomberg Gun Control Stance Has Been Unwavering

Courtney Hodrick in Politics 10 months ago

One of the most vocal responses to the Aurora shooting has come from NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and it's is not the first time that he has spoken out for gun control.

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James Eagan Holmes Shooting Should Not Push Women Rape Victims to Buy More Guns

Courtney Hodrick in Politics 10 months ago

Two thirds of victims between the ages of 18 and 29 had a previous a relationship with their attacker, so we need to admit that the problem is more complicated than strangers in dark alleys.

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Chick Fil A Anti Gay Company Fiasco: Mike Huckabee Called Me An Intolerant Bigot

Courtney Hodrick in Politics 10 months ago

Consumers have a right to decide where their money goes, and that's not an attack on Christianity.

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Feminism Started 5,000 Years Ago: 5 Feminist Feats You Have Never Heard of

Courtney Hodrick in Millennials 10 months ago

The first woman in space was actually Soviet astronaut Valentina Tereshkova. What other feats of feminism happened decades, or even centuries, before we think they did?

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Michelle Obama Obesity Campaign at London 2012 Olympics Will Not Succeed

Courtney Hodrick in Science 10 months ago

The Olympics have a great potential to motivate kids to be active, but won’t be a panacea for America’s obesity woes.

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5 People Who Were Fired for Being Gay, and the 29 States Where That is Still Legal

Courtney Hodrick in Politics 10 months ago

These are the stories of 5 individuals who lost their jobs due to their sexual orientation or gender identity, even in states where such discrimination has supposedly been banned.

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Batman Shooting: Victim Matt McQuinn Becomes a Hero As He Dies Saving His Girlfriend

Courtney Hodrick in Politics 10 months ago

Matt McQuinn will certainly be remembered as a hero, and my heart goes out to all those who knew and loved him.

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Batman Shooter James Holmes: A Profile on the Man Behind the Gun

Courtney Hodrick in Culture 10 months ago

Those who know James Holmes all called him quiet, shy, and even antisocial

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Batman Shooter James Holmes: Parallels to Virginia Tech and Gabby Giffords Shooters

Courtney Hodrick in Culture 10 months ago

Though it’s easy to see the pattern in the data, it is far more difficult to conclude what could be leading so many young people to commit such horrible acts against others.

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Republican War On Women Is Important, But There are Other Issues At Stake

Courtney Hodrick in Politics 10 months ago

We’ve moved on to discussing the other important issues because our minds are made up on reproductive rights.

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Jennifer Carroll Oral Sex Scandal: 3 Key Take-Aways

Courtney Hodrick in Politics 10 months ago

Does Carroll's choice to comment solely on her sexuality imply that she views being a lesbian as worse than either abuse of power or marital infidelity?

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4 Most Important Civil Rights Leaders of Today

Courtney Hodrick in World 10 months ago

In honor of Nelson Mandela, here are four other Nobel-winning activists who are still alive today, and the accomplishments they’ve made for peace and equality worldwide.

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5 Reasons Why Anthony Weiner Should Not Run for New York City Mayor

Courtney Hodrick in Millennials 10 months ago

Lewd photos and dishonesty might be too much of a scandal for any politician to make a comeback from, but New York is a particularly bad place for Weiner to stage a political ressurection.

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Pitchfork 2012: LIVE Where to Watch Hot Chip, Vampire Weekend Perform

Courtney Hodrick in Culture 10 months ago

Here’s everything you need to know about who to watch—whether you’re at the festival itself or watching from the comfort of your laptop screen.

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Harrison Ford and 10 Fantasy Celebrity VP Choices For 2012

Courtney Hodrick in Culture 10 months ago

With all the buzz about who Romney’s VP pick will be, and no clear frontrunners, maybe it’s time to step out of the world of reality and into the world of Hollywood.

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Hunger Games, Secret Diary of a Call Girl, and the 10 Books that Best Capture the Summer Feeling

Courtney Hodrick in Culture 10 months ago

From "Hunger Games" to "Game of Thrones" a list of the top 10 books that best capture the summer feeling.

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London 2012 Results: Pole Dancing Might be the Next Olympic Sport

Courtney Hodrick in Culture 10 months ago

Which major sporting event will be taking place in London next week? The correct answer, believe it or not, is the first ever World Pole Sports Championship.

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Mayor Bloomberg Donates $50 Million to Family Planning, A Victory for Women Worldwide

Courtney Hodrick in Science 10 months ago

Mayor Bloomberg just announced that Bloomberg Philanthropies will be making a $50 million donation towards the Global Family Planning Initiative, in partnership with Bill and Melinda Gates.

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Why Getting Everything You Want as a 22-Year-Old Can Also Be a Struggle

Courtney Hodrick in Millennials 10 months ago

If we spend a moment thinking about something other than financial earnings, Cotter’s “Struggle” raises an interesting question about our development as individuals.

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New Breastfeeding Reality Show Is Unnecessary and Unfeminist

Courtney Hodrick in Culture 10 months ago

How long a woman will choose to nurse her child should be a conversation between her and her child’s pediatrician, not something the blogosphere gets to debate.

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Marie Antoinette: Farewell, My Queen is a Sexy New Twist on French Revolution

Courtney Hodrick in Culture 10 months ago

In an election year in which “Class Warfare” is a buzzword, the film should have an immediacy and relevance not often found in period pieces.

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Serena Williams Wins Wimbledon Finals Again Because She Plays Tennis Like a Boss

Courtney Hodrick in Culture 10 months ago

While Andy Murray and Roger Federer dispute the Wimbledon Men's Singles Finals, Serena Williams is laughing all the way home with the Women's tittle because she plays tennis like a boss.

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DNSChanger Doomsday Malware Monday: All You Need to Know to Avoid Internet Blackout

Courtney Hodrick in Media & Tech 10 months ago

Monday’s Internet shutdown is not a planned cyberterrorism attack, it's an FBI shutdown of servers supporting infected computers.

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Even Ross Levinsohn May Not Be Able to Save Yahoo

Courtney Hodrick in Media & Tech 11 months ago

Barring any surprising news, Levinsohn will become Yahoo’s fifth CEO since 2008. Will he be able to make Yahoo relevant again?

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Extreme Heat Wave: 10 Weather Inspired Short Poems for a Very Hot Weekend

Courtney Hodrick in Science 11 months ago

Let's get real: it's too hot to read a longer poem.

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FB Privacy Settings Scandal: New Site Outs Your Worst Facebook Posts to Teach You a Lesson

Courtney Hodrick in Media & Tech 11 months ago

We are the youngest millennials, the real Facebook Generation. And we control our profiles, instead of the other way around.

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Chick Fil A, and the Anti Gay Companies You Would Never Believe You Support With Your Money

Courtney Hodrick in Politics 11 months ago

Find out which 6 American corporations have been taking your money to support anti-gay causes and organizations. Trust me, you'd be surprised and disgusted.

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Oscar Pistorius at London Olympics: South African Runner Will Be First Amputee to Compete in Olympics

Courtney Hodrick in Culture 11 months ago

When London’s 2012 Olympic Games begin later this month, one member of South Africa’s track team will be making history.

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Wildfires Are Like Sex, at Least That's What Focus on the Family Would Like You to Believe

Courtney Hodrick in Science 11 months ago

Abstinence-only sex education isn’t about managing risks, because, as the wildfire analogy makes perfectly clear, it comes from a mentality in which sex itself is the risk.

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Independence Day Without the Fireworks: 5 Ways to Celebrate That Won't Start a Wildfire

Courtney Hodrick in Culture 11 months ago

Here are five ways to celebrate July 4th, without burning down a forest.

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Amazon Crash Causes Instagram and Netflix to Blackout: Is Cloud Computing Ready for Prime Time?

Courtney Hodrick in Media & Tech 11 months ago

Two crashes in two weeks raise serious questions about the ability of cloud computing to withstand severe weather and the risks that come from hosting many popular websites in one location.

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The Kardashian Family Receives 40x More Media Coverage Than Ocean Acidification

Courtney Hodrick in Media & Tech 11 months ago

We may be devoted to reading tabloids, but even serious newspapers aren't talking about this critical environmental issue.

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80% of 10-Year-Old Girls Have Been on a Diet: It is Time to Change Our Priorities

Courtney Hodrick in Science 11 months ago

We are so much more than a number on a scale, and we need a culture that recognizes that.

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Community Star Donald Glover Performs as His Rap Alter Ego Childish Gambino

Courtney Hodrick in Culture 11 months ago

You may think you haven’t heard of Childish Gambino, but trust me, you have: he’s the rap identity of Donald Glover, best known for portraying the character of Troy Barnes on NBC’s 'Community'.

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Rainbow Oreo and Shooting of Lesbian Couple Show a Nation Conflicted on Equal Rights

Courtney Hodrick in Politics 11 months ago

It seems, that the tensions between the LGBT community and its supporters, and those who oppose homosexuality are escalating.

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New York Primary Results 2012: Charlie Rangel, and the 5 Races to Watch

Courtney Hodrick in Politics 11 months ago

Here are the five races to watch for during today's New York state primary.

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Gay Pride Parade NYC 2012: 10 Photos Show Why This Was the LGBT Party of the Year

Courtney Hodrick in Politics 11 months ago

On Sunday, New York City celebrated the Gay Pride Parade, an annual event which combines a rare mix of serious political action with pure rainbow happiness. Here are 10 photo highlights.

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Gay Pride Parade NYC 2012: 'Call Me Maybe' Will Be Stuck in My Head For Days

Courtney Hodrick in Politics 11 months ago

If you combined the political fervor of Occupy Wall Street with the bright colors and celebratory atmosphere of Carnival, the result would look a lot like the New York City Gay Pride Parade.

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Anne-Marie Slaughter 'Why Women Still Can't Have it All': A Feminist Response

Courtney Hodrick in Millennials 11 months ago

"Why Women Still Can't Have It All" might be the question that finally allows us to do just that.

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