samuel.schanfarber https://www.cuindependent.com The independent student voice of CU Boulder. Fri, 08 Oct 2021 04:00:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.4 Opinion: The failures of our War on Drugs https://www.cuindependent.com/2014/11/05/failures-war-on-drugs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=failures-war-on-drugs Wed, 05 Nov 2014 12:35:54 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=57179 "Let’s stop telling people what they can’t do, and instead start teaching them how to do what they want to do, responsibly." By Sam Schanfarber

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]]> The Schanfar Side: Space is great, but let’s explore our oceans https://www.cuindependent.com/2014/10/15/opinion-schanfar-side-world-needs-ocean-exploration/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-schanfar-side-world-needs-ocean-exploration Wed, 15 Oct 2014 19:52:22 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=56181 We know more about the surfaces of Mars and the moon than we do about our own oceans. By Sam Schanfarber

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]]> Opinion: How we can try to prevent sinkholes https://www.cuindependent.com/2014/10/02/opinion-sinkholes-major-downers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-sinkholes-major-downers Thu, 02 Oct 2014 10:52:30 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=55541 The recent frequency of sinkholes doesn't necessarily signal the apocalypse, but it's definitely not good. By Sam Schanfarber.

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]]> Opinion: Tupperware transition — how cheap, reusable plastics could save the planet https://www.cuindependent.com/2014/09/24/opinion-tupperware-transition-cheap-reusable-plastics-save-planet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-tupperware-transition-cheap-reusable-plastics-save-planet Wed, 24 Sep 2014 10:13:17 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=55247 Imagine a world with no waste. By Sam Schanfarber

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]]> Opinion: Deepwater debt — why BP should have to pay for the Deepwater Horizon incident https://www.cuindependent.com/2014/09/17/opinion-deepwater-debt-bp-pay-deepwater-horizon-incident/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-deepwater-debt-bp-pay-deepwater-horizon-incident Wed, 17 Sep 2014 19:27:18 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=54975 The new charges BP faces for the 2010 spill, and what the ruling means for oil prices and the environment. By Sam Schanfarber

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]]> Opinion: The great American oligarchy https://www.cuindependent.com/2014/04/24/opinion-great-american-oligarchy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-great-american-oligarchy Thu, 24 Apr 2014 10:29:24 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=53695 Corporations own your Congress, but we can take it back. By Sam Schanfarber

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]]> Opinion: Don’t give a flying frack https://www.cuindependent.com/2014/03/19/opinion-dont-give-flying-frack/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-dont-give-flying-frack Wed, 19 Mar 2014 20:46:37 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=52693 Why another non-renewable energy source is just what this planet needs. By Sam Schanfarber

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]]> Opinion: Federal foreclosure — how we should default on our debtors https://www.cuindependent.com/2014/03/03/federal-foreclosure-default-debtors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=federal-foreclosure-default-debtors Mon, 03 Mar 2014 13:43:19 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=51887 The government is failing to adequately provide you with social services. Should we reclaim the debts they owe us? By Sam Schanfarber

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]]> Opinion: Give your soul to Comcast https://www.cuindependent.com/2014/02/17/give-soul-comcast/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=give-soul-comcast Mon, 17 Feb 2014 13:13:15 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=51121 Why the world's soon-to-be largest cable company might make your life a lot easier. By Sam Schanfarber

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]]> Opinion: Is the NSA cause for concern…or comfort? https://www.cuindependent.com/2014/02/12/nsa-cause-concern-comfort/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nsa-cause-concern-comfort Wed, 12 Feb 2014 13:42:36 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=50974 The NSA is criticized as being too invasive. But what if they're actually your best audience? By Sam Schanfarber

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