Political correctness: The new tyranny Mark Parent Opinions Editor There are those among us who want to kill freedom of speech, and we cannot let that happen. In today’s age, political correctness has become a form of speech fascism that is used to oppress, judge and label individuals for even a minor slip of the tongue. And on college campuses, including this one, this form … Continue reading Correct me if I’m wrong…
Adam Griffin Staff Writer Behind 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., crowds of people gather in groups surrounded by marshals. They take up pens and sign a pledge to non-violence. They then turn to their groups and pick up picket signs. They are walking several blocks down the streets to the City Hall, hoping to make real changes to the law that has … Continue reading Restoring Unity: All Lives Matter Civil Rights Rally
Ailey O’Toole Staff Writer Mental illness, such as depression, anxiety and suicide, among children, adolescents and young adults is a problem in America — one we need to start talking about. How many of you have friends who suffer from depression or anxiety? How many of you yourselves struggle with these disorders? Mood disorders, personality disorders and anxiety disorders are more prevalent than ever, … Continue reading Mental illness: A problem we can no longer ignore
Jackson Cooper Staff Writer It may not be common knowledge, but deep down, you know it’s true: one of the biggest fears about going to and being in college is that your roommates are actually serial killers. Maybe they watch “Fatal Attraction” a lot — remember, that movie where Glenn Close boiled a bunny because she stalked Michael Douglas? Or perhaps they love … Continue reading Why your roommates may or may not be serial killers
Matthew Johnson Sports Editor It was just an easy evening in July. After dinner, my father had prepared to watch Sunday baseball with me — a pastime seemingly as natural as watching the grand old bat and ball game itself. Exhausted from the humid afternoon, which comes with living at the bottom of the Bible Belt, he was disappointed when he came in the … Continue reading Millennial Moment
Matt Wood Staff Writer How many websites do you visit on an average day? How many individual web pages do you click on? “South Park” fans will recall the episode “Over Logging,” in which an Internet outage drives South Park’s residents to California, “Grapes of Wrath” style, in search of a solid Internet connection. Well, that episode came out way back in 2008 when smartphones … Continue reading Never Click on Clickbait
Matt Wood Staff Writer Pro-Argument Last Monday, President Obama granted Royal Dutch Shell approval to resume its controversial drilling campaign in the remote Chukchi Sea off the northwest coast of Alaska. The decision came just weeks after the president unveiled an ambitious plan to curb carbon emissions nationwide. As expected, environmental groups such as Creedo Action, Greenpeace and the Sierra Club, are dismayed to … Continue reading Should we drill in the Arctic?
Adam Griffin Staff Writer The Statue of Liberty stands as a tall symbol in New York’s harbor. The words from her iron frame echo across the world: “Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp,” cries she with silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, … Continue reading Immigrant attitudes
Matt Wood Staff Writter We can hardly go a day without some spectacled, new-age media type telling us about the power of social media. And, to an extent, they’re right. Social media is a powerful tool. Ubiquitous access to the Internet empowers anyone who can put their thoughts into words or catch a transgression on a cellphone camera, to be heard by tens of thousands … Continue reading Life in Black lives matter?
Quinn Hunter Layout Editor I do not and will never condone the violence that has happened in connection to the #BlackLiveMatter movement. I also recognize that my colleague above has made some valid points; however, the way in which those points have been made is in a condescending tone, devaluing all that has been said. You have not known silence, until one who can never … Continue reading Defending #BlackLivesMatter
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