An armed gunman shot and killed nine people and wounded nine others. Even more recently, shootings occurred at Texas Southern University in Houston and Northern Arizona University on Oct. 9, only a week after the Oregon shooting. The nation is shocked to hear of more shootings on college campuses. In […]
Opinion
A Live Shot Should Get Their Attention
Now deceased Vester Lee Flanagan had the full intention to avenge himself. And he had many things to avenge, such as his dignity, sense of worth and career. However, even though the undeniable evidence clearly revealed him to be the murderer in this dreadful incident, the evidence was only briefly […]
Instagram’s Identity is Eroded by Update
Recently, Instagram made an update to their app allowing photographs of different size formats other than square to be uploaded. Once the update was announced, millions of users shouted for joy on the internet because it means they don’t have to use third party apps to fit their wide landscape […]
The Orthodox Easter Experience
The difference between the Catholic and Orthodox Easter dates extends back to the late 16th century, when Pope Gregory XIII corrected the inconsistencies in the Julian calendar with the transition of seasons by adopting the Gregorian calendar. Because the time of Jesus’ crucifixion was recorded as having occurred after the Jewish Passover, […]
The Right to Life & the Shortcomings of Religious Institutions
Allison Solis, both student and Celts for Life member, begins her day at 7 a.m. to the sound of her son, Luke, awakening for the day. As she packs her diaper bag and backpack for the school day, she rushes to her car by 8:30 a.m. for the hour-long commute […]
Why We Must Stand With Israel
Israel is a nation under constant siege. To the north, the forces of Hezbollah threaten with rockets and weaponry provided by Iran. To the east, the rogue nations of Syria and Iran plot and foment terror within Israel itself. To the south, strikes from Gaza are a daily threat. To […]
Geraldo Rivera: Talk Show Host, Rap Aficionado?
quot;Hip-hop has done more damage to black and brown people than racism in the last 10 years,” Fox News’ Geraldo Rivera said on HuffPost Live on Feb. 17, thus sparking controversy. Now, I may have missed the memo on when Rivera became an aficionado on rap and hip hop culture, […]
SCOTUS Declines to Hear Case on Breastfeeding in Workplace
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case on sexual discrimination and breastfeeding in the work place at the beginning of February. This decision not to hear the case is essentially the Supreme Court agreeing with the trial court who dismissed the case on summary judgment. The final word? […]
The ISIS Problem Will Not Be Solved With War
Everyone with access to television, radio and newspapers has heard of ISIS. The radical extremist group that has been terrorizing the globe through kidnapping and murder has gained infamy and spread to a number of countries, including Libya, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and Egypt in a short amount of time. Their […]
It’s Time to Get Rid of Gitmo
Photo Courtesy / U.S. Army Guantanamo Bay has stood a monument to controversy, anger and fear for the last 13 years. Guantanamo Bay began as a radical solution to an unexpected and equally radical problem. Over those 13 years, it has become infamous for torture practices and abuse. It is […]