Women’s attire is an overrated and outdated discussion Carrie Laudie | Editor in Chief | @carrielaudie Women are given a pile of lies when they are told that if they dress sexy it is empowering. A good litmus test for a statement such as that one is to switch the gender roles and imagine telling that to […]
Sean Stoker | Opinions Editor | @theroyalthey The Center for Medical Progress reignited the abortion debate over the past few months by releasing a series of undercover videos allegedly showing Planned Parenthood officials negotiating the scientific use of aborted fetus tissues. Unsurprisingly, this exposé exploded on contact with the media. Those with anti-abortion views […]
One man’s path to inner beauty Christian Ledek | Staff Writer There is a sexism problem among some of the students here. I’m not perfect, but I try to be a good person and expect others to do the same. That’s why recent conversations I’ve overheard on campus have disturbed me. I was in line at […]
Being a student with a disability means that even when my hip dislocates at 4:00 in the morning, I still have to go to 8:30 a.m. class. For most of my life I’ve heard friends, family members and even doctors tell me that I didn’t look sick and that all the test results were normal. […]
Jessica Allen | Assistant Sports Editor Being a student with a disability means that even when my hip dislocates at 4:00 in the morning, I still have to go to 8:30 a.m. class. For most of my life I’ve heard friends, family members and even doctors tell me that I didn’t look sick and that […]
Katherine Burchett | Staff Writer I know what you’re thinking. You think I’m going to bash on smartphones and social media. Well, I’m not. I really like technology and social media. I really do. I love photography too, and I have fun coming up with ideas, strategies for advertising, and ways to connect with people. My […]
Is the shocking photo of a drowned toddler necessary to bring attention to the Syrian refugee crisis, or is it just distasteful jingoism? Tiffany Frandsen | Managing Editor | @Tiffany_mf Nilufer Demir snapped the photo of a drowned 3-year-old who had surfaced on a Turkish shore after he and his family attempted to escape the slaughter […]
Why the anti-police movement has got to stop Sean Stoker | Opinions Editor | @theroyalthey Not too long ago, we lived in a world where the average person did not carry a high definition camera with Internet access at all times. Having lived this way for several years now, we’ve approached a new era of […]
Why the Food and Drug Administration needs to rethink practices Sean Stoker | Opinions Editor | @theroyalthey I’m often amused—and a wee bit horrified—by the lengths food companies are willing to go to in order to put garbage in my mouth, and what the FDA allows them to get away with. Most often I see this when […]
The poster child of a sad era in American politics Sean Stoker | Opinions Editor Politics was never a game of purity. But the politicians used to at least pretend to care, didn’t they? It’s a sorry state of affairs when the candidates we’re saddled with in the upcoming election cycle can’t even act like they’re […]