Syrian situation merits US attention
February 21, 2012
Deja vu, anyone? Needless to say, we’ve been in this position before. Not even a year ago, the United States was confronted with a similar situation in Libya. Before the Libya issue, our country faced ordeals with other Middle Eastern countries such as Iraq and Afghanistan. While each country ...
Binge drinking widespread, dangerous
February 21, 2012
Universities in the United States often carry a stereotype that students engage in reckless binge drinking. Binge drinking is often defined as consuming five or more drinks in a short amount of time, ranging from two to four hours. Yet, many students reinforce this stereotype through their actions. The National ...
Administration enjoys irrelevant SGA
February 20, 2012
I don’t like the SGA.
You must have surmised that from reading my tirades from last year around election time. I guess you read about how I find them to be a useless and powerless organization, a waste of university funding, and a blight on the face of American ...
Threats to free Internet intolerable
February 17, 2012
The “History of the Internet” on Wikipedia gets down the basic time frames of the net’s basic permutations and technological benchmarks, and while it can be woefully inaccessible it is adequate to draw some interesting conclusions from. Yet most noticeably divorced from the “History” is the rise of Google ...
Prioritize to avoid procrastination
February 17, 2012
It’s February, and once again, the siren call of procrastination is sounding. We’ve made it through the push of January fairly unscathed; but as February descends with its cold weather (finally) and its lack of a school holiday, the motivation of students nationwide begins to plummet.
Some people ...
Social conservatives resist Romney
February 16, 2012
I have a question for all you Republicans out there. Have you ever actually gained anything from a “socially” conservative president being in office?
Let me explain my question — it seems to me that the problem with Mitt Romney to the Republicans is that he doesn’t seem to have ...
Remember meaning behind ‘Centaur’
February 15, 2012
It all began with the wonderful suggestion that this week I write about cryptozoology, the (pseudo) science of studying as-yet unconfirmed but anecdotally documented species. That suggestion then spurred me to visit Hodges Library, where one of three known centaur skeletons has been on display for about 20 years. In ...
Enjoy Valentine’s Day while single
February 14, 2012
Valentine’s Day has been a long-standing tradition evolving from both Christian and pagan cultures. There are many legends behind the start of the holiday. The Catholic Church often supports one myth of St. Valentine, who wrote a love note to a girl while in prison. On the note, he ...
Separate spheres of religion, politics
February 14, 2012
Whenever I discuss politics, I always try to keep religion as far away as possible. By no means is this saying I’m not a spiritual person, I just feel like mixing politics and religion is somewhat of a toxic brew that can quickly become volcanic. With this being said ...
NFL should expand to serve fan base
February 13, 2012
Thick in the midst of an election year, the thing we keep hearing about the most is the state of the American economy. From President Obama and the Democrats heralding supposedly promising statistics on job creation and a minuscule downswing in unemployment numbers, to presidential contenders in the Republican Party ...
Great benefits in academic autonomy
February 10, 2012
As college students, we begin to experience one of the greatest joys of adulthood: independence. Whether it be from high school, our parents, curfews or living at home, college presents the opportunity to break free and live on our own. We have the ability to stay out as late as ...
Hold your beliefs, toss your prejudice
February 10, 2012
I like to think of myself as an agnostic, not an atheist. It can be difficult to pinpoint the most relevant differences between the two in the context of being an American — and all of the woeful complexity that comes with. I also reject the idea that agnosticism, regarding belief ...
TV sports journalism poorly executed
February 09, 2012
For some reason, ESPN feels obligated to decide things like “Eli Manning is an elite quarterback” based primarily upon the last few games that some analyst watched. Probably because arbitrary nomenclature is just vague enough to mean anything, but sounds like decisive “analysis.” Of course, this is the same company ...
Cryonics challenges human capability
February 08, 2012
It’s almost spring, and if you look around you can see that the world outside is beginning to thaw. Most of the trees still seem pretty barren, and most of the grass is still an unhealthy shade of murk, but the birds have been chirping and a few brave ...
Endorsements should be evaluated
February 07, 2012
When it comes to the world of politics, I can usually withstand most all of the pomp and circumstance that goes hand-in-hand with the political world. I find the State of the Union interesting, though the constant applause does grow tiring. I even find the White House press briefings somewhat ...
