Giving thanks is important all times of year and can improve your way of life. By Ella Lee [email protected] It seems as though since last fall, the world has hardly gotten a break from strife. Among...

When I was in high school, my school put on the play To Kill a Mockingbird. Regardless of my school’s lack of actual black students in a play that focused heavily on racism, the performance was quite...

Of all the problems facing this society — and as soon as you say that, some wag points out that problems don’t really face society, they gaze off obliquely at the horizon, where they can see the future...

There isn’t a whole lot of bipartisanship remaining in American politics. It’s hard to come up with specific solutions to complex problems. It can be even harder agreeing on if a problem exists and...

Last year, I lived in the dorms, constantly exposed to germs in very close quarters with other people. I got sick a lot — but I still went to class because I knew I’d lose points if I didn’t. After...

With almost any debate, it’s possible to see both sides. Whether it’s capitalism, free speech, or pizza toppings, there’s always room for mature conversation, but one side refuses to talk about...

President Trump uses terrorism to push immigration and national security reform, which is not in line with U.S. values.  By Constance Judd [email protected] It is not uncommon for presidents...

On Nov. 3, President Trump’s Twitter account was deactivated for 11 minutes, providing America with a hiatus much overdue. While the 11 minutes of reticence were a nice break from Trump’s customary...

There is a difference between cultural appropriation and dressing as iconic characters such as Moana. People should be allowed to dress as these characters because the reasons they do it is admiration...

Americans need to slip away from the new cultural norm of blaming media outlets for information and start putting the responsibility on readers to correctly interpret and report the news they get from...

“House of Cards” is my favorite show. At least, it was. I’d seen it happen before — with Bill Cosby, Bill O’Reilly, and too many others — but that was never going to happen with my show. And...

In the scribble-scrabble of now, how did we get to this point, where the profundities of a clown somehow rule the day? Well, OK, maybe he’s not a clown. Maybe he’s a maniac. Or maybe not. Maybe he’s...