Matthew Johnson Sports Editor As a fan of Kanye West’s music, the disdain he receives from most people amazes me. And before you glance your eyes to another article due to the fact I said I am a fan of Kanye West’s music, please reread what I just wrote. I am a fan of West’s music and not his antics. Unfortunately, others are … Continue reading Millennial Moment
Jackson Cooper Staff Writer I don’t know why I still have a Facebook. Now, I can understand Tumblr, because it’s always entertaining. And Twitter, well, let’s just say a lot of important people are on Twitter. However, Facebook is just more personal, like what MySpace was to us ‘90s kids back in the day. Currently, Facebook has evolved into what Instagram was when … Continue reading Top ways to make people think your life is better than it is….on FACEBOOK
Over the summer, a series of videos ascertained by the Center for Medical Progress documented questionable abortion practices at multiple Planned Parenthood facilities across the country. Is this revelation proof that Planned Parenthood should be stripped of its ability to offer abortions, or is this just an obverblown and partisan story? Planned Parenthood should be defunded Mark Parent Opinions Editor The issue of ridding Planned … Continue reading Planned Parenthood
Adam Griffin Staff writer ince the attacks of 9/11, Americans have been faced with the threat of radical Islam. In response, the U.S. has entered into two wars, enacted legislation that violates civil liberties and engaged in a battle for the hearts and minds of the Islamic world — often losing that particular battle. Yet, the rise of Islamophobia following the 9/11 attacks continues … Continue reading America and radicalism
Jackson Cooper Staff Writer “What I’ve made for you today is a rustic-style, raspberry reduction, garnished with a smooth roasted peanut spread, spread across a thick slice of white bread with another slice of bread holding the flavors in place. Really, what I’m doing this for is my dad…he was always a chef, he’s the reason I started cooking, and I know (sniff) … Continue reading Top 5 recipes any poor college kid can make
Quinn Hunter Layout Editor Many things have been said about creating art. Coming into college, I knew none of those things, and I am sure neither do a bulk of the first-year art students. So here is the very best of 3.25 years of art school in two columns. You won’t find great ideas in the clouds. Ideas are not hiding somewhere, and you have … Continue reading Art still has rules! Notes from a senior
The issue of gun control is, by all accounts, hyper-partisan and prone to inaction. Yet, in light of frequent mass shootings, it is important to reexamine the arguments surrounding the effectiveness of an assault weapons ban, which is often touted as a panacea to these instances of mass violence. An assault weapons ban, which was the law of the land for an entire decade, would … Continue reading Assault Weapons Ban
Natalie King Publisher Instagram is an alternate universe of pictures, quotes and other rather useless bits of information we millennials likely scroll through 50 times per day. I would argue that almost anyone who is an active Instagrammer has experienced the awkward encounter of seeing someone you only know via social media in public. To those of an older generation, this would likely not be … Continue reading Millennial Moment
Spencer Schneier News Editor n Sunday, Bernie Sanders delivered a speech at the Greensboro Coliseum to a crowd of over 9,000 people, outlining his platform in a passionate speech touching on things from racial inequality to health care reform. Many of his solutions are outlandish; some of them are probably too socialist to ever be viable in the U.S. political climate, but all of … Continue reading My weekend at Bernie’s
Mark Parent Opinions Editor Fourteen years ago, I was sitting in a second-grade classroom wondering why my mom had called me to the office to be picked up early from school. As it turned out, al-Qaeda had attacked the Pentagon, the World Trade Center and even downed a plane in Pennsylvania. Of course, every single one of us knows the rest of the story. America … Continue reading The lesson of 9/11: Thank our first responders
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