Mourning Michael Brown and Eric Garner
By Nicholas Riebel II Staff Writer Many of the facts about what happened in Ferguson are uncertain, but one thing is clear: Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson shot and killed…
Brutal Assault, Struggle for Justice
By Marcy Labellarte, Contributing Writer|| It is held by several justice agencies that between 18 and 25 percent of women and between 1.4 and three percent of men will experience…
Immigration Reform is Necessary, Amnesty is Preferable
By Nicholas Riebel, Staff Writer|| The United States of America is a nation of immigrants. Even the Native Americans had to cross the Bering Strait and settle on this land.…
Increasing globalization requires informed citizens
By Nicholas Riebel, Staff Writer || This day and age is amazing and exceptional, in that it is absolutely the same as every other time throughout history. This is the…
Bitter Aftermath of Midterm Elections
By Nicholas Riebel, Staff Writer || My worst fears about the 2014 midterms came true: the GOP took over the Senate, made gains in the House, and took more net…
Thoughts from Abroad During the Scottish Referendum
By Lauren Muliawan, Contributing Writer || Having spent the last five weeks in the heart of Edinburgh, I have begun to live, breathe, and eat Scottish politics. In the few…
Rethinking Public Banking
By Mike Krauss, ‘71 || According to the federal government, the American economy has come roaring back. The second quarter GDP (Gross Domestic Product) was reported to be growing at…
The New Giant of Indian Politics
Aditya Ramachandran, Staff Writer || Though the United Nations General Assembly attracted a significant amount of attention, the presence of one world leader seemed to dominate the American media earlier…
Nostalgic Recollections from a Campus-Loving Upperclassman
By Amy Schulman, Opinion & Editorial Editor || Campus feels unexpectedly different this semester. I arrived in late August, fueled by my confidence and eagerness to be taking classes in…
Social Media App Yik Yak Offers Nothing of Value
By Tran Doan, Contributing Writer || Fed up with all those Facebook statuses, Twitter hashtags, or food photos on Instagram? There’s an app called Yik Yak, a so-called social network…
Scotland Will Be Independent Some Day
By Nicholas Riebel, Contributing Writer || During the time that this was being written, it appeared that the Scottish people had chosen to remain part of the United Kingdom. The…
Historical Perspective on Failure
By Patrick Huang, Contributing Writer || Starting from the late 18th century, many historians have associated the word modernity with civilization, especially emphasizing the role of modernization in the making…
Waging War on Ebola
By Aditya Ramachandran, Staff Writer || Recently, in a riveting New York Times editorial, Michael Osterholm, of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota,…