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Sex-toy hysteria in Alabama

Sex-toy hysteria in Alabama

Last month, the Supreme Court refused to hear the "Alabama sex-toy case," ending an almost 10-year battle since the 1998 enactment of a law banning the sale of sex toys in the state. Will they next consider a ban on the sale of guns?

Local high school students advocate for LGBT rights

Local high school students advocate for LGBT rights

A group of current and former Metropolitan Nashville high school students at Hume-Fogg have formed a coalition to convince the Metro Nashville Public School system to rewrite its non-discrimination policy.

SGA attempts to bring Collegiate Readership Program to campus

SGA attempts to bring Collegiate Readership Program to campus

Critics of the plan contend providing thousands of newspapers daily is excessive and unnecessary, since all the information from these papers can be found online. But would all that extra paper make our students more likely to read newspapers?

A day at "The Farm"

Tennessee's sustainable community has moved beyond agriculture

A day at

The Farm is not really a farm, nor has it been for some time. The 3-square-mile community, located 60 miles south of Nashville in Summertown, Tenn., is home to a small community of progressive idealists and free thinkers who seek "a better life" for themselves and their children.

The Echo Project

Can a music festival really be "green"?

The Echo Project

About 10,000 music fans descended on South Fulton, Ga., outside of Atlanta on the weekend of Oct. 12 for the first Echo Project, a three-day outdoor music festival. Promoted as the country's most eco-friendly music festival, it attempted to partner outstanding musical performances with environmental awareness and community building.

Vandal calls attention to China's carbon emissions

Vandal calls attention to China's carbon emissions

The act of protest follows a June report citing China as the "World's Largest Greenhouse Gas Emitter" - a title previously held by the United States.

HEAD TO HEAD

Democratic candidates on the environment

States delay executions in response to lethal injection debate

A voluntary nationwide moratorium on executions is emerging in light of the Supreme Court's agreement to hear a case concerning the constitutionality of lethal injection.

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News of the bizarre from around the world.

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