The Clint Eastwood-directed feature film “American Sniper” set industry box office records in its opening days. Millions watched this dramatized biography about Navy SEAL Chris Kyle. In the last scene, Kyle was murdered. The film depicted the hero that Chris Kyle was. It then closed with his senseless death Read More
I have been in a fraternity for the better part of four years. I pledged the first semester of my freshman year and I’ve never been embarrassed to wear my letters. In the past, I’d been upset about how fraternities were portrayed by the media. They never seem to reflect on Read More
As a strong women’s rights advocate and one of few women to serve in a national public office, Hillary Clinton had a halo on her head in the eyes of democrats, and especially females. Her stance on social issues are congruent with mine, so I was always ready to defend her when someone made a Read More
Spring Break has come. This long-standing seasonal event is actually a relatively new arrival on the list of University traditions. We rarely pause to think about its origins. So happy are we to hit the snow-lined trail to the Tennessee border that points south. Very, very south. In fact, Read More
The world seems to make less sense every day. Strange things are going on everywhere. This is not about UFOs, ESP or Bigfoot. It’s things more incredible than that. We are living in a Bizarro World. I submit the following into evidence. On the very same day Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the Read More
Because my minor is criminal justice, I’ve studied multiple societal, familial and personal risk factors to juvenile delinquency. Alongside drug abuse, poverty and antisocial behavior, growing up in a single-parent household is listed as a common predictor of early criminal behavior. According to the American Psychological Association, children who grow up without one of their Read More
It’s eighth grade, and I’m wearing a baggy T-shirt and flare jeans. My hairline is receding from the tight ponytails I subject it to each day, but I’d say the look goes well with my braces and glasses. My assigned locker is right beneath Aaron’s, and today is the best day of my life because Read More
I know you may be surprised to read this, but I did my fair share of stupid things as a teen. Jumping into the bushes face first to make the girl next door laugh, putting WD-40 on skateboard wheels and riding it down a steep hill with no helmet, let a friend slam a fiberglass Read More