Digital voting offers new possibilities, chance to make it count
If you didn’t vote, you can’t be unhappy with election results. That’s what most people say. It can be difficult to vote while at college because most people are not registered to vote in their college towns. Students are registered…
Life after college scary without help
I’m graduating college in May. Boom. I said it. I’m still a little bit in denial, thinking that after 17 years of education, I’ll be handed a college degree, the university’s way of telling me I’m ready for the world….
Computers still necessary
About a week and a half ago, I was in my room chatting with my roommate one minute and cursing at the blinking folder icon on what should have been my MacBook Pro’s boot screen. Now, if I had a…
Old enough to vote, not to drink
Eighteen is a good year. Young people are able to vote, own property, be considered a legal adult and be drafted into the army and yet they can’t celebrate these freedoms responsibly, with an alcoholic beverage. This past Halloween weekend,…
Voter identification easy find, provide
Just like Halloween, election season is upon us. It is that time of year when candidates make their run for seats in the House of Representatives, Senate and the title of state Governor. There are on-campus clubs and promotional events…
Extremists causing discrimination toward Muslims
A poll done by Newsweek shows 46 percent of Americans say this country allows “too many” Muslim immigrants. The same poll reflect that 41 percent of Americans believe the Muslim culture glorifies suicide. Acts of terrorism have been making headlines…
Vote young, make change for future
When I was younger, my mother would always take me to go vote with her. I would feel so grown up when she let me enter the booth with her and pull the handle. As I got older and learned…
Pumpkin spice craze deserves praise
As the weather progressively gets colder and the leaves that have already changed colors begin to fall, the festive mood of autumn can be felt. Naturally, this means companies begin to oversupply us with anything that could possibly be related…
Ebola crisis not big fear
Ebola is a disease that hit the U.S. a few weeks ago and has now reached New York City. There has been talk of how this is a serious issue and something must be done about it. While that is…
Cease school shootings today
Last Friday, a firearm found its way into an American school… again. Last Friday, shots were fired in an American school… again. Last Friday, young, promising and innocent lives were lost… again. A week later the media is fixated on…
