State of My Union

When I watch the State of the Union address, I rarely expect to hear anything that is relevant to me as a young American in this country. Whenever I watched Bush do the State of the Union address, or speak for that matter, I never felt like he was talking to me. But from the […]

The Politricks of Christmas

It has begun. I’m sure you know what I’m talking about. The music that is being played even though it’s not yet Thanksgiving, the sales, the movies, the influx of people in the mall that has spontaneously regenerated out of thing air as if they have been hibernating for the past six months; the cold […]

Free Health Care? or Free College?

I read this article on Yahoo about how states are now beginning to cut aid to college students. This is happening because of the recession. More people are asking for financial because more parents are losing their jobs, among other circumstances. States are struggling to balance budgets and are beginning to slash programs left and right.
As […]

The Impact of My Vote

So I was fortunate enough to go to the Democratic National Convention in 2008, and I have to say that I had one of the best times of my life. I got a glimpse into the political process and got to see how things work. That was when I decided that I was going to vote for […]

To Carry or Not to Carry

So I read this article about students who are fighting for a law to be passed to allow them to carry guns on campus. Before I give you my opinion on this, here’s a little background:
The second amendment is the part of the Bill of Rights that says: ”a well regulated Militia, being necessary to the […]

Playboy’s Top Party School is the University of Miami

Playboy magazine recently announced the results of its party school rankings, and the University of Miami took top honors.
Playboy scored schools based on campus life, sports, sex, and academics, plus a “bikini” rating combining weather, gender ratio, and cheerleaders.
You’d be hard-pressed to find University of Miami undergrads who disagree with their school’s reputation for […]

Tuition Is Becoming Impossible to Afford

College tuition has gotten all out of whack. In a Huffington Post piece last week, University of Michigan senior Andy Kroll maintains that tuition is swelling more quickly than almost any other index, including household income, the Consumer Price Index, and medical care. He presents some astounding stats:

Over the past 30 years, the average […]

Tweets to Follow

Not on Twitter? You might want to rethink your decision. The Chronicle of Higher Education just came out with a list of 10 profs to follow for the latest news on their research (mostly new-media based).
The list includes Jay Rosen, associate professor of journalism at NYU; Howard Rheingold, a UC Berkeley lecturer on virtual […]

Facebook, the New Prefrosh Hangout

Social networking sites aren’t just hot spots for broadcasting college rejection — they’re also the new go-to for admitted students.
Many of today’s college seniors are joining Facebook groups for several schools they’ve been accepted to, so they can find out the inside scoop from students who attend. “You can kind of tell what […]

College Pres. Joins April Fools’ Trickery

College newspapers publishing joke issues on April 1 is standard. But a president responding with a joke of his own? Now that is newsworthy.
Every year, the College of Wooster’s student newspaper, The Wooster Voice, publishes an April Fool’s edition (The Wooster Vice). This year, President Grant Cornwell retorted with a letter announcing the […]

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