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Welcome to SQ Online: An Editorial

Welcome to SQ Online, a site for students like you. We believe that the thinkers, believers and doers which comprise... Read More
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Coldsantoâ„¢ Announces New Product, The Common Coldâ„¢

This satirical take on biotechnology and patenting brings some important questions to the table: How much of science can a company own? And is the Supreme Court making the right choices for science? Read More
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Why the Nobel Prize Doesn’t Deserve Our Love

By Sharada Saraf | SQ Online Reporter | SQ Online (2016-2017) [hr gap=”10″] Imagine being in a year-long group project... Read More
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Bankrupting Graduate Students: How the House Tax Proposal Could End American Research

By Sharada Saraf | SQ Online Editor | SQ Online (2017-2018) [hr gap=”10″] They’re the teaching assistants who ensure that... Read More
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Defend the Nation or the Pacific Ocean?

When gazing at the glistening blue waters from La Jolla Shores it’s hard to imagine another world teeming with life underneath... Read More
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Fighting for Funding: White House Anti-Science Stance Distresses Scientists

By Sharada Saraf | SQ Online Reporter | SQ Online (2016-2017) ________________________________________________________________________________________ President Trump wants to cut billions of dollars... Read More
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Re-evaluating the Smoking Ban

In the past, groups of cigarette smokers were commonly seen walking out of Geisel Library to gather... Read More
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An Intro to Student Blogs & Buzz

Step out from behind the lab bench and wade upstream through the rows of desks in Peterson Hall. Share your... Read More
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A Voice for Science

BY BAR YOSEF| SQ ONLINE WRITER | SQ ONLINE (2016-17) ____________________________________________________________________________ Today, there is only one PhD scientist in Congress.... Read More
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