I am a proud American. My country may not be perfect but neither is any other country for that matter. My president hasn’t always delivered but I stand by him. Every American, however disgruntled they ...

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  Nearly 11 years have passed since the United States began Operation Enduring Freedom, just a few days after Osama bin Laden orchestrated the deadliest terrorist attacks against America. After more than a decade, our ...

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Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn wrote to Florida Governor Rick Scott on May 1, 2012, requesting a temporary ban of concealed weapons at the Republican National Convention. According to the Tampa Bay Times, the two-page letter ...

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“Mr. Chairman, my fellow Americans, my fellow Democrats, I proudly accept the nomination of our party.” These were the words of Democratic Presidential Nominee Hubert Humphrey in 1968 Chicago, as he accepted the Democratic nomination ...

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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. It’s important to spread awareness, but this needs to happen more than one month a year in order to end rape culture. Don’t get me wrong– I think dedicating ...

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Finally, the fallacious claim that Apple’s flagship product, the Mac, cannot get viruses or malware had the nails on its coffin sealed shut. This month, it was revealed that there were 600,000 Macs infected with ...

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The way someone treats an animal reflects a key part of who they are as a person. An incident that took place in 1983 shows a cold side of Mitt Romney that can’t be forgiven ...

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Do smart-phones make for dumb students? A March 21 US News & World Report article suggested that the use of smart-phones in the classroom “concerns some professors.” Despite citing NYU business professor Aria Finger’s support ...

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It’s hard to know where to draw the line regarding school dress codes. When it comes to phrases or images that depict certain ideas, there’s a grey zone in deciding what’s inappropriate enough to censor. ...

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“#ToMyUnbornChild if you turn out gay, I will burn you alive.” –Daborey Burrell (@Shityboy2Stainz). #ToMyUnbornChild was a trending topic on Twitter on March 12 of 2012. The idea was that users could tweet to their ...

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Students at Florida State University and University of Florida may soon see some drastic tuition increases. A recent bill passed by the Florida legislature would allow the two public universities to raise their tuition beyond ...

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On March 23, 2010 the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was passed and finally reformed an ailing healthcare system that was broken. As the two year anniversary of the bill’s passage approaches, the relentless ...

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On March 7, 2012, my Facebook newsfeed was bombarded with the name Kony. I was being sent requests to sign petitions and saw status updates with videos, posters and messages that said “STOP KONY!” I ...

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In the last few weeks there have been many people decrying a supposed war on religion being waged by President Obama and his administration. The issue originally began when Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen ...

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