Before we delve into the point of this article, let’s remind ourselves of our current situation: We’re in the worst economy since the Great Depression, global climate change is finally a reality, 80 percent of the world’s forests are gone and someday soon we will run out of oil. With[Read More…]
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Grand Old Party sends ‘Pied Piper’ Mike Huckabee on moral mission
Is the Grand Old Party slipping out of touch with political reality? Former presidential candidate Gov. Mike Huckabee seems to think so. Huckabee, a conservative heavyweight, warned the masses last week that the GOP is at risk of becoming as “irrelevant as the Whigs.” The term “Whigs” represents a U.S.[Read More…]
Energy drinks and liquor can make bad cocktails
There is nothing worse than being tired, right? No one wants to be tired on a Friday night or with a long drive ahead. There are few remedies for being tired — sleep, coffee or energy drinks. During a stroll through the University Student Union hallways, I noticed the Red[Read More…]
Our View-War is turning Americans into what we despise most
War brings out the worst in people. It perpetuates a vicious cycle of committing wrongs to avenge wrong doings, creating nothing but more animosity and bloodshed between battling nations. This is the reality of our current conflict in the Middle East. For more than seven years we’ve been killing thousands[Read More…]
Internet becomes dumping ground for socially inept
The Internet is probably one of the most amazing inventions to come about in history. Without it life would be extremely dull. Where else would we go for a quick YouTube laugh, or to view sports scores in real-time? Where would college students be without Wikipedia? With all this convenience[Read More…]
Religious beliefs become outdated due to over-reliance on ‘God’ mythology
In my previous couple of columns, I have explored the misconception that religion induces moral behavior. The fact that religious people are often the most ill-behaved isn’t difficult to see. But the problem with modern religion runs much deeper. On a gut-level, the concept of God no longer carries the[Read More…]
Jean and Chema-The Soloist
Honest Abe’s Bed-Rush and Dick
Intelligent Design isn’t smart
I recently saw an excellent documentary on PBS’ Nova website titled “Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial.” It was about the 2005 Pennsylvania State Supreme Court case, Tammy Kitzmiller, et al. v. Dover Area School District, et al., in which the Dover School Board attempted to teach Intelligent Design alongside[Read More…]
The real ‘reefer madness’ in California is not legalizing marijuana
It seems the governor is finally listening to the more than half of California residents who support the legalization of marijuana. This week, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said it’s not time for action, just chatter. He suggested a dialogue should start and “we ought to study very carefully what other countries[Read More…]