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Armstrong deserves no sympathy

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By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Assignment Editor It’s long been a hobby of mine to try to decide who the title of biggest villain in sports belongs to at a given time. At the present moment, the title unquestionably belongs to Lance Armstrong. In the days leading up to his interview with Oprah Winfrey, support for…

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Armstrong made honorable choice in leaving Livestrong

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By Gwen Furmanek Contributing Writer Lance Armstrong has lost everything.  A few short years ago, he was on top of the world and one of the most famous athletes of all time.  He made his mark on the world through the charity he founded, Livestrong. In middle school, the yellow, silicone gel bracelet was something…

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Armstrong doesn’t deserve the Guy Fawkes effigy treatment

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By Sara Ward Copy Editor Britain holds annual bonfire celebrations and fireworks displays across Britain on Nov. 5 to mark a failed attempt by Guy Fawkes and others to blow up the houses of parliament and kill King James I in 1605. So it makes perfect sense that one town in Britain decided to burn…

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Punish the man, not the cause

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By Skye Tulio Sports Assignment Editor It seems like not a day goes by without a new scandal coming out of the woodwork in the world of professional sports centered around performance-enhancing drugs. It’s discouraging to think some of our most beloved athletes turn out to be frauds in the truest form of the word.…

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