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(03/08/16 12:05am)
The race for the Republican nomination has offered the American people endless hours of entertainment since their campaign started last year. From nonsensical debates to defamatory sound bytes, the nominees have brought their mudslinging into the media in a way the American public has never seen before. However, we are no longer able to shrug off the Republican candidates and their antics. Now that the general election is rearing its head and primaries are beginning to stack up, the race for the official nomination is becoming frighteningly real.
(03/07/16 5:00pm)
Few things are a more recognizable harbinger of spring than the return of baseball. As Major Leaguers show up to camp in Florida and Arizona and teams made up of players of all ages dust off their old mitts, people around the country know that at long last, winter is coming to an end.
(03/04/16 5:00pm)
Just this past Sunday I took part in a privilege walk during the All Campus Leadership Conference. If you don’t know what a privilege walk is, it’s where everyone stands in a line shoulder-to-shoulder, someone reads off statements, and if you identify with a statement, you take a step forward. It’s meant to make people aware of their own privilege as well as how they compare to others in their community. If you haven’t done one, I highly suggest it, it’s such an easy and eye-opening experience. While these privilege walks bring up so many different points of privilege, I want to focus on one in particular that stuck out to me. Now first I should explain the demographics in the room. It was a group of ten people—nine were female and one was male. The moderator asked, “How many of you feel safe walking home alone at night?”
(03/03/16 4:00pm)
The way we elect our presidents in the U.S. is a convoluted system filled with primaries, caucuses, delegates, party conventions, campaigns and rhetoric filled with fear and anger. The debates are not filled with real issues, only trivial arguing. Our elections have become more of a reality TV show than a democratic process. These are just some of the reasons why I believe the way we elect our presidents is improper and unacceptable. As a country we need to rethink the way we are voting for our leaders and decide if it is the most effective way of getting the most qualified people into office.
(03/03/16 2:00pm)
If you have shopped in a grocery store within the last six months, you have undoubtedly come across products displaying the label “non-GMO” or “GMO-free,” meaning they are not genetically modified organisms. For years past, genetically engineered food has been thought of as a sort of “Frankenfood” by the public. However, contrary to this seemingly popular belief, the technology’s monumental promise is clearer than ever before.
(03/01/16 2:00pm)
In today’s job market, applicants cannot be competitive without digital fluency. For most people, that means proficiency in Microsoft Office and other Internet platforms. However, with the tech industry booming, more and more jobs are requiring more sophisticated digital know-how such as HTML or CSS coding skills.
(02/29/16 5:00pm)
For the first time in this presidential primary season, businessman Donald Trump was put on his heels during a debate. Previously, Trump had been able to evade damage from any attacks during debates. Former Gov. Jeb Bush attempted to call Trump out numerous times but never seemed to be able to land a powerful punch in the debates. Both Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas., and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., took Trump to task in the debate Thursday, and their attacks should only increase as more primaries are held. Nominating Trump as the Republican nominee would set back the conservative movement for the next 10 years. True conservatives should embrace Cruz and Rubio’s attempts to expose Trump as the narcissistic, self-serving individual he is and hope that one of those two ultimately becomes the nominee.
(02/29/16 5:00pm)
When I was only two weeks old, I embarked on my first plane ride across the Atlantic Ocean. Considering traveling is one of my family’s favorite pastimes, it was something that they practically forced me to do against my own will ever since I can remember. My parents would constantly travel to London for various reasons. Me, as young as I was, would also have to go with them. So as you can imagine, I became an avid traveler very quickly. By the time I finished elementary school, I had been to Iran, Singapore, London, Portugal, France and Malaysia. These journeys were moments in my life that I treasure not only because they were enjoyable, but more importantly because it taught me about the world’s different cultures, values and ideals.
(02/25/16 4:00pm)
In early December of 2015, Syed Farook and his wife Tashfeen Malik shot and killed 14 people in the now infamous San Bernardino shootings. During their investigation, FBI officials found Farook’s iPhone on the scene of the crime; however, it was passcode protected.
(02/25/16 2:00pm)
"Hey, what’s up?” “Just got raped by an exam.”
(02/24/16 5:00pm)
The United States Constitution says nothing about political parties. However, before it was even ratified, two different factions were already forming. On one side, favoring ratification, were the Federalists, and on the other side, opposing ratification, were the Anti-Federalists. These groups were important prior to the Constitution passing, but quickly disappeared after it was implemented. Sadly, despite these groups' quick exit, new parties would soon form.
(02/23/16 2:00pm)
College campuses should be environments free of racism and hate, which is why recent anti-Semitic incidents on our own campus have been so shocking. The incident itself is deplorable and has no place on this campus. To see such vulgar acts of hate and ignorance exhibited within our own community should be shocking to us all. Yet our administration decided that it was not worthy to share these incidents with the greater campus community. The only reason most students outside of Sellery residence hall have now heard about the aforementioned incident is because of a few widely shared Facebook posts from earlier this week.
(02/22/16 5:00pm)
Adjacent to the Chazen Museum sits a sign, the lone marker in an otherwise barren lot: “Future Home of the UW School of Music Performance Center.” In a few years’ time, the new venue—which will host a 325-seat recital hall and a large rehearsal area—will make its debut. This extravagant new complex will allow the prestigious music school to reach new heights. Its expansion, however, paradoxically worsens one of its greatest flaws: its exclusivity.
(02/22/16 5:00pm)
Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” an adage recognizable to many. It calls upon humanity to learn from its mistakes to make the future a better, more hospitable place for us all. Unfortunately, we are forgetful creatures.
(02/18/16 2:00pm)
“Communication is key,” a phrase we are probably all too familiar with. Whether it is coming from our soccer coach from grade school, or our current academic advisors attempting to convince us that never contacting them is simply not to our benefit, such a statement is bound to be heard. It is human nature to communicate, to collaborate, to conspire. However, it is also human nature to perceive ourselves as more correct than the next person. So often we value our own opinion over differing ones, and become offended by views that do not match our own.
(02/17/16 5:00pm)
This past Saturday, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia passed away at the age of 79. He was known for being a stalwart conservative on the bench who disagreed with topics such as the Affordable Care Act, affirmative action and immigration reform. He was lauded by conservatives across the country for his staunch views, whereas he was mocked by liberals for being a grandfatherly curmudgeon against social progress. But despite what the public thinks about Scalia, the need to fill his vacancy could prove beneficial for President Barack Obama's administration.
(02/15/16 12:00pm)
One of the most prolific, yet highly controversial, agenda items from Sen. Bernie Sanders’, I-Vt, campaign is the establishment of free tuition for public colleges. Many people call it the most radical policy change ever suggested in the recent presidential campaigns, but it is not as radical as people assume it to be. Our society is already somewhat radical for it to allow the fact that students taking on massive loans and debts for college tuitions it is an acceptable norm.
(02/15/16 12:00pm)
Fifty-four percent of students in the highest-income quartile earn a college degree, while 9 percent of students in the lowest-income quartile earn a college degree. We are taught that the key to obtaining the American dream is through education. Americans must utilize education as a means to live a richer and fuller life regardless of race, economic status, or gender. However, daily we observe that low-income and traditionally underserved minority students are underrepresented in higher education and overrepresented in the judicial system. This is because many factors inhibit these students from having the opportunity to obtain a college education.
(02/15/16 12:00pm)
Imagine any university building. Find a bathroom. Now find a bathroom where you feel safe.
(02/11/16 4:00pm)
Since I can remember, I have been attending church. I was baptised as a child and became confirmed in Christianity when I was a teenager. However, a burning question about my own faith, as well other faiths, has never gone away. I openly embrace my faith, but sometimes find it difficult to conform to certain aspects of it. Starting at a young age, I became very interested in philosophy, but I was warned to not to read the works of German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche because such works are believed to undermine the principles of Christianity. Despite the warnings, I continued to read the works of this so called “sinful” philosopher.
