Miranda Lambert fights Chris Brown over Twitter
Miranda Lambert is just like you, only prettier and probably a little more badass. For those of you who don’t know who she is, either because you hate country music or because you haven’t watched the news in the last…
Does religion beat out women’s rights?
Access to affordable birth control is a human right. Study after study has shown that the poorer a woman is, the more likely she is to have an unplanned pregnancy. More studies show that the main cause of this is…
New ObamaCare provision insists pregnancy dangerous to women
The latest controversy dominating the news is the newest provision in the Affordable Care Act, affectionately known as Obama Care. Free birth control and sterilization coverage are mandated under ObamaCare 2010. Which means all employers, including religious institutions whose doctrines…
Privacy extends past SOPA: Disney takes fingerprints, money
There’s been a lot of talk about privacy and rights lately, what with all this SOPA & PIPA stuff, and now these issues with Catholic hospitals and birth control. I get why people are worried about these things, and why…
Buy locally, bypass slave labor, pollution of corporate chains
When you look around your town, do you see it as prosperous, or do you see it as I do? I see it filled with struggling businesses and people rushing off to Wal-Mart to spend their money. I am not…
15 tips for student sanity during rush, pledge season
A lot of students currently have a huge decision on their plate that can alter their college life and even their life after college. Do I want to pledge? And if so where do I want to pledge? These past…
Real musicians deserve credit, not fakes
Everybody has their own style of music and every year there is new musical talent testing the limits of those styles. But there are others that are taking it in the wrong direction. These are the artists that rely on…
No dollars for dummies
Have you ever bought an appliance only to return home and discover it does not work as expected? Caveat emptor, maybe. But in the sophisticated capitalism to which we aspire there ought to be some quality control. We’re willing to…
Learn to trust your fellow man, not television’s version
The day I turned my back on a man with a gun, I had no fear. It was not an act of bravery or valor. This was not a courageous deed. It was normal. The wind was gusting as I…
How to land a date in four days
It’s almost the middle of February and we all know what that means: Valentine’s Day is screaming at you like a toddler on a plane. Four days away. Once again, you’ll be spending the holiday home alone like some crazy…
