America’s action harms Middle East
April 27, 2012
“First you push into territories where you have no business to be, and where you had promised not to go; secondly, your intrusion provokes resentment and, in these wild countries, resentment means resistance; thirdly, you instantly cry out that the people are rebellious and that their act is rebellion; fourthly ...
College experience takes new shape
April 26, 2012
As a graduate student in history, I had to take a class called “Introduction to Graduate Studies.” At least, in my haphazard, caffeine-addled push toward the semester’s end, I sort of remember it having a name something like that. Anyway, the purposes of that class were manifold, but the ...
TN 101 falls short of expectations
April 25, 2012
It seems fitting that now, at the end of my tenure as a columnist for The Daily Beacon, I have finally decided to air just a few of my grievances in the form of an instructive story:
During the past month or so I had heard a lot about the ...
Assembly’s agenda alienates public
April 24, 2012
Throughout Barack Obama's tenure as President of the United States, I have often heard him referred to as "radical" or "extreme" by certain forces in the right-wing media. While this uneducated name-calling isn't surprising, it does showcase certain blindness toward their fellow outlandish brethren. Outrageous personalities like Sean ...
Experience new things this summer
April 24, 2012
With the semester winding down to a close, many students will be leaving Knoxville to pursue their summer plans. From real world jobs to internships to staying home with your family, the summer can offer many opportunities to try new things, make memorable experiences and learn to let go of ...
Defend your peers, stand together
April 23, 2012
Last week, I utilized the first half of my final 1,500 words for this paper to issue the first half of my “senior will” for the underclassmen students of this university. In that column, I asked that they defend their rights and make their voices heard, not only to ...
Conservatives miss mark domestically
April 20, 2012
Domestically speaking, it’s been too long since I’ve heard a compelling argument for why I should not revile, much less vote for, a conservative. We’re still waging our own ancient war of the interests of the very many versus those of the very few, and the dangerous ...
America needs nonpartisan president
April 19, 2012
Someday — I promise it will happen, save for an apocalyptic event, military invasion, or the final crash of the economy — the country will elect a president who will say, “Uh, don’t we have to cut spending and raise taxes to eliminate the debt?” This will probably wait, though, until ...
Racial profiling problem persists
April 18, 2012
Though not all of you may have noticed, yesterday the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing called “Ending Racial Profiling in America.” (At the time this article was written, the hearing had not yet been webcast, but some preliminary information was available online). The fact that such a ...
Tragedy refutes dangerous gun law
April 17, 2012
Since my last column concerning Trayvon Martin and the conundrum in Sanford, Fla., I have received an outpouring of comments, critique and general concern. It’s important to note that a case such as this cannot trigger a unanimous, concrete reaction. The emotions and opinions that many are showcasing in ...
Survive interviews with simple tips
April 17, 2012
As the school year is slowly coming to a close, seniors have begun to feel the senioritis bug they once felt in high school. Yet, this time, instead of worrying about prom and what pool you plan on going to this summer, seniors must be setting up potential job interviews ...
Speak out instead of finding excuses
April 16, 2012
You’re almost there. You have almost reached the point where you will never again have to read any of my off-beat rants. In two weeks, my tenure with this publication will come to an end just shortly before my tenure at this university as an undergraduate student does the ...
US struggles with income disparity
April 13, 2012
America is the most unequal country in the developed world.
When looking at a bar graph regarding life expectancy between the richest and poorest neighborhoods within countries, income can mean quite a lot — there is a clear correlation here, with bars highest among the richest and smallest among the poorest ...
Justice differs for Petrino, Zimmerman
April 12, 2012
If you’ve been following college football recently, you’ve probably noticed that Arkansas head coach Bobby Petrino made a pretty terrible decision to hire Jessica Dorrell — a former volleyball player and, we now know, someone with whom Petrino had entered into an illicit relationship — then get on a motorcycle ...
Spare yourself from orange glow
April 11, 2012
Even if for some reason your mind blanked out starting at the end of March (meaning you missed Spring Break here at UT), there’s always one sure-fire way to tell that students have been frolicking about in Florida recently. Yes, friends, take a look around you and you’ll ...
