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• What are your thoughts on Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize?

"I say give me one for all the big plans that I have that will maybe someday happen."

— Nick Boi, junior in Mathematics

"They decided like two weeks into his presidency. He hasn’t done anything yet."

— Evangelia Tsipas, sophomore in Civil Engineering

"It’s great that he’s an eloquent speaker. He did a great job campaigning for change, but can he really do these things? So many other people have done so much. What separates him? What did he do that makes him worthy of this?"

— Sara Pessimisis, Junior in Political Science

"It is upsetting, but not surprising given the way people idolize him, even though he’s accomplished very little."

— Erin Solomon, Junior in Political Science