La Salle University, a private Catholic school, came under fire after its student newspaper published a story on the front page of an April issue about a professor who had used exotic dancers at an off-campus event to demonstrate a point. Head university officials had protested the publication of the story. The newspaper staff placed…
The issue with drug trafficking: Mexico’s crisis is U.S. crisis, too
I’ve heard several people express the idea that if we as a nation are not careful, Mexico’s drug crisis might spill over into the United States. The problem is it already has. There is no uniquely Mexican drug crisis. We are experiencing the American drug crisis. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, recently proposed that Mexican cartels…
Trump for president?
With Republican hopefuls for the 2012 election beginning to assemble, one individual just cannot seem to go away, and will likely be making a run—or at least attempt to. For a few months, Donald Trump has been toying with the idea of running for president. For the sake of my party and the country, I…
Blurring the lines of gender identity
A recent J. Crew catalogue included a picture that is causing controversy. The president of the company, Jenna Lyons, is shown painting her son’s toenails pink. Beckett, the five-year-old, is laughing and modeling a J. Crew shirt. Critics, including psychiatrist and Fox News contributor Keith Ablow, claim that Lyons’ actions will result in her son…
Teaching ESL classes inspires a change in perspective
We all have our prejudices. I will admit I have some of my own. However, I was recently reminded we need to continue to be open-minded about those who we meet throughout the course of our lives. I teach English as a Second Language classes once a week at St. Monica’s Church for one of…
As election looms, Obama team gets ready
President Obama officially announced his candidacy for re-election April 4. The president made the announcement via a video that was released on his website. This was not a surprise. The last president to not seek re-election was Lyndon Johnson in 1968. The Obama administration has certainly seen better days and many confident Republicans are writing…
Dependence on smartphones grows stronger with every new app
Technology is advancing constantly. It seems as though every time I buy a new computer or phone, a more advanced one has already appeared to take its place. Although it is always exciting to grab the latest edition of the hottest technological device, I am starting to realize that I have become annoyingly dependent on…
The human cost of technology
We are all surrounded by electronics these days. From iPhones to Macbooks, Blackberrys to Droids, it’s virtually impossible to walk from one end of campus to another without seeing multiple people talking on, texting with or toting their cell phones and laptops. Unfortunately, few people really think about where all of these hot new gadgets…
Problems in the Middle East
We have reached the point as a society where the War on Terror is becoming a witch hunt. We’re starting to blame al -Qaida for every issue we can. I am not justifying al-Qaida’s actions; I am saying we are seeing terrorists behind every protest. Most recently, more than 20 people in Afghanistan have died…
Despite Republican complaints on president’s plan, coalition is way to go
To respectfully disagree with Karl Rove and most of the Republican presidential hopefuls, I believe the President’s coalition is the right solution to Moammar Gadhafi and Libya’s civil war. President Obama probably should have asked for a declaration of war against Gadhafi’s Libya. But there is a precedent for U.S. police action. Both the Korean…